Opening the 2019 Fantasia Film Festival Underground program this year was a surprising indie film, and one of the festival’s...
In Aaron B. Koontz’s The Pale Door, a gang of outlaws bite off more than they can chew after a simple...
When our fearless leaders, Jon and Kim, saw Starfish at this year’s Fantastic Fest, they were quite confused, to say the least. When I saw the post-apocalyptic cosmic horror the week after, I also struggled to wrap my head around the story. I had no idea what to ask director...
[#SXSW 2021 Interview] Director Mickey Keating Breaks Down The Ethereal Nightmare Logic of OFFSEASON
Mickey Keating is one of the most interesting and versatile indie filmmakers working in horror today. In the same way...
Joel Potrykus is a master craftsman of bizarro cinema. Whether it’s Buzzard, where a weirdo loner builds a Freddy Kruger...
Taking drugs can bring up a wide range of emotions: anxiety, euphoria, numbness, the feeling of immortality or being connected with nature. For those who don’t want to take the risk, they can experience a second-hand trip through a drug movie, without experiencing the legal or social consequences. The Wave...
Serving as the debut feature for actor turned director Dave Franco, The Rental sets out to “do for home-sharing what...
Don Coscarelli, creator of the cult-favorite Phantasm series, has advice for people who want to get into independent film. In his book, True...
Indie film is firing on all cylinders when it’s at its most ambitious, and that’s exactly what you’re in for with For The Sake of Vicious. Indie Horror is never a surprise in the low-budget market but Indie Action is another thing altogether. Action sequences are complicated, they require significantly more...
Nowadays, clowns are as synonymous with horror as vampires and zombies. These once-comical entertainers have influenced a new culture of...
Found footage films have always had an interesting relationship with film scores. Due to their inherent nature, it often makes...
2023 has been a delightfully spooky year for horror enthusiasts. From slow-burn mysteries to shock-you-out-of-your-socks frights, filmmakers have really upped the ante this year. Though we’ve still got plenty of frights ahead in store, there have already been some killer horror films stacking up in the must-watch pile for 2023....