What comes to mind when you think of Hansel and Gretel? Is it crumbs of bread making a path through...
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 upon. In many instances, it suggests creative disputes among filmmakers and executives took place, or even a studio acknowledging they have a dud on their hands. Polaroid fell victim to a...
At this point in 2019, we can agree that horror is, or at least can be, political. New director Orçun...
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 see Jordan Graham’s chilling, psychological horror Sator. The film follows a man who lives in a cabin, isolated from the world who has come to discover the stories his grandmother...
Knock Knock… It’s the oldest joke in the book, but still one to illicit a reaction from the person answering...
“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 in search of a mythical plant that is believed to have the power of opening the door to the spirit realm. Instead of finding the answers she’s hoping for, Natalia...
I have always been a fan of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series and going into Fede Álvarez’s film...
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, foggy, mossy, and earthen.. But even still, there is an unnameable quality that makes a story set in the overcast, rich green hills of the Irish countryside authentic. Whether they...