Though this year’s Fantasia Fest was chock full of the best kind of horror tropes, only a few of them...
Horror has played with depicting the world of dreams before. The most iconic foray into the horrors of our sleeping...
I’m a huge advocate of watching movies while under the influence. I believe occasionally taking psychedelic drugs before a viewing heightens the experience, depending on the film of course. However, drugs may not be required when viewing Ryan Kruger’s debut feature Fried Barry. The act of watching the South African...
While horror has delved into the subconscious waters of our dreams many times before, director Anthony Scott Burns (Our House)...
The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival wanted to keep its “Secret Screening” a true surprise. No Halloween, they said. no Suspiria....
[Exclusive Interview] Nacho Vigalondo Shares The Inspiration Behind Pooka And The Influence Of Humor
Pooka is currently the hottest children’s toy of the year, with one minor catch: he’s not exactly for sale… or real. The extremely capricious teddy bear is a character brought exclusively to the screen by Hulu with the clever styling of director Nacho Vigalondo and the relevant content of writer Gerald Olson (Flesh...
Real estate and home ownership have fueled horror for as long as humans have told ghost stories. The dream of...
The Queen of Hollywood Blvd is a stylish homage to grindhouse crime film that stands out as a visually stunning...
Every year is a good year for horror. That used to just be a nice thing to say but even 2020 managed to deliver the scares despite *motions toward everything*. The release schedule was looking pretty grim earier this year but I’ll be damned if it wasn’t one of the...
Canada’s national treasure of indie genre cinema, Bruce McDonald, returns with a dark and dreamy oeuvre titled Dreamland. Those who...
When The Dead Don’t Die comes to theaters a few weeks from now, I suspect there will be a lot...
Welcome to Gut the Punks, a monthly dissection of genre films that have a loose connection to punk rock music and culture. This month here at Nightmare on Film Street, it’s March Break. We’re talking psychological breaks, broken bones and vacations. But for this month’s column, I’ll be talking about...