I’m going to preface this review by saying I was not alive in the 70’s, and did not get the...
It’s hard to describe the mood of Irish folklore. With film, there is the benefit of a physical manifestation; marshy,...
Horror audiences have been impatiently awaiting The Conjuring 3 or one of its planned spin-offs; The Nun, The Crooked Man, Mrs. Warren and the Old Clock (okay, I made that last one up), since the previous installment of the franchise in 2016. Few films have been able to rattle movie-goers with...
Leigh Whannell’s Upgrade is a high-octane depiction of futuristic violence and revenge. When polling attendees of the Overlook Film Festival,...
Is there anything the horror community can agree on more than a good ole’ meta movie? Horror fans have spent...
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Gather ’round, ghostly fans, and prepare to be spirited away to the bayous of Louisiana with Disney’s latest spooktacular adventure, Haunted Mansion. Directed by Justin Simien, the film is a delightful romp through the iconic Disney Land Haunted Mansion ride, capturing the essence of the attraction with a blend of...
The 2018 Overlook Film Festival was proud to host the world premieres of several highly anticipated films this year. Among...
I typically toss the ‘on-screen‘ or ‘desktop‘ sub-genre of horror films in alongside my Found Footage categorization. Though both employ...
The Overlook Film Festival takes scary very seriously, and it came as a small shock to attendees when the Jury Award for Scariest Feature went to the documentary Caniba. When jury members Peter Kuplowsky (TIFF Midnight Madness Programmer) and Toby Halbrooks (Director of A Ghost Story) presented the award, they...
Is there anything more terrifying to a teen girl than coming into adulthood? I think not. Cinema has often used...
There’s been a lot of discussion in the horror community of late on ‘what defines horror‘. Where we once were...
