Part crime thriller, part psychological horror, Charismata is a dark, atmospheric mystery with a tinge of gallows humor as the...
For many, being or becoming a parent can be scary. For the young couple in Still/Born, parenthood is downright terrifying. Still/Born, the directorial...
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...
It’s hard to describe the mood of Irish folklore. With film, there is the benefit of a physical manifestation; marshy,...
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...
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...
Luciferina, which loosely translated means “bringer of light”, tells the story of 19-year-old Natalia who travels to a small island...
“Who suffers by his ill whims? Himself, always.” The lines of Charles Dickens’ dark classic tale of holiday spirit, A Christmas...
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...
The 2019 Fantasia Film Festival audience had no idea what was in store for them when they sat down to...
Films today never truly dip their toes in piety. It is often used in horror as a cheap-shot quick-grab “good...
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...