Some people collect stamps. Others collect books, records or mini slasher action figures. And then there’s Nathan Barr. Along with...
Fair or not, films that have their release dates pushed back or flat-out shelved indefinitely tend to be looked down...
At this point in 2019, we can agree that horror is, or at least can be, political. New director Orçun Behram leaves full into political horror with his debut feature film, The Antenna. It is a moody, atmospheric feature that uses nightmarish visuals to portray a hellish not-so-distant future where...
Films today never truly dip their toes in piety. It is often used in horror as a cheap-shot quick-grab “good...
The 2019 Fantasia Film Festival audience had no idea what was in store for them when they sat down to...
Knock Knock… It’s the oldest joke in the book, but still one to illicit a reaction from the person answering the door. The month of April begins with a good laugh as the first of the month commemorates our common appreciation for tricks and pranks, all conducted out of pure...
“Who suffers by his ill whims? Himself, always.” The lines of Charles Dickens’ dark classic tale of holiday spirit, A Christmas...
Luciferina, which loosely translated means “bringer of light”, tells the story of 19-year-old Natalia who travels to a small island...
I have always been a fan of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series and going into Fede Álvarez’s film adaptation of David Lagercrantz’s novel I had mixed emotions as The Girl in the Spider’s Web finds Lisbeth Salander (Claire Foy) in the role of savior and vigilante. The film opens...
The new Indian horror-fantasy Tumbbad is a dark and dangerous story of one man’s greed for a fallen god’s gold. Like all men...
It’s hard to describe the mood of Irish folklore. With film, there is the benefit of a physical manifestation; marshy,...
There’s been a lot of discussion in the horror community of late on ‘what defines horror‘. Where we once were outcasts, shadowed by more glamorous genres, our creepy little genre is now ‘in vogue’. Horror audiences are a passionate bunch, and perhaps in an effort to protect our once niche macabre...