Since its world premiere at the 2018 Fantastic Fest, critics and horror fans have been buzzing about Richard Shepard’s horror...
Adam Egypt Mortimer’s Daniel Isn’t Real is a psychological horror that pits a fragile young man against himself and the horrors of...
Three years ago writer/director Jill Gevargizian made waves with a short film that featured a tortured hairstylist taking more than a little off the top. Expanding on that short, Gevargizian’s debut feature The Stylist celebrated it’s world premiere at Celebration of Fantastic Fest 2020, gracing audiences with a gory look...
Thoroughbreds is a nasty little thriller about two girls that conspire to murder an overbearing step-father. Estranged friends Amanda and...
[Fantastic Fest Review] THE STANDOFF AT SPARROW CREEK is A Brilliantly Tense Noir Fueled By Paranoia
Henry Dunham’s The Standoff At Sparrow Creek celebrated its US premiere at the 2018 Fantastic Fest, stunning and disarming every single...
Justin Benson and Aaron Moorehead’s Synchronic celebrated its US premiere at Fantastic Fest 2019 simultaneously shattering reality and presenting a world that honors some of our darkest truths. If you’re planning to skim read this article, doing your best to avoid any key plot details because you just want to...
Ah, period horror. If you know me, you know I’m not ashamed to admit my affinity for less-than-well received horror....
As another terrifying year draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on the films that made us scream. Sure,...
[#PanicFest2021 Review] Be Careful What You Wish For in David Charbonier & Justin Powell’s THE DJINN
David Charbonier & Justin Powell are filmmakers you likely aren’t familiar with yet, but that’s going to change pretty soon. Their first feature, The Djinn, celebrated it’s North American Premiere at Panic Fest 2021 just a few months after their second, The Boy Behind The Door world premiered at Celebration of...
In true Fantastic Fest fashion, the festival surprised everyone when this year’s secret screening was announced to be none other...
I’m still scraping my jaw off the floor. I promise this review will start in a minute. A warning ahead...
Jeremy Saulnier’s cold, brooding film Hold The Dark premiered to eager audience in the hot swelter of Austin’s Fantastic Fest 2018. Saulnier has made a name for himself in genre film by exploring the brutality and reality of characters in perilous situations. 2016’s Green Room gave us a taste for blood and we cheered...