French writer/director Quentin Dupieux has what can only be described as a unique approach to genre black comedy. His 2010...
I have always been a fan of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series and going into Fede Álvarez’s film...
Director Nicholas Pesce generated considerable buzz with his directorial debut, The Eyes of my Mother (2016). Now, with Piercing, he returns to the realm of unexpected, disorienting horror. This time the gore is served up with a side of black comedy, retro styling, and Lynchian surrealism. “[Pesce] returns to the...
Thanksgiving is a time to count your blessings, reflect on your surroundings, and gather with the ones you love most....
When I saw the trailer for Killer Kate!, I knew it would be my jam. The trailer was tight and...
I’m no stranger to late-night parties at a packed Brooklyn dive bar. But I have to admit, the afterparty on the third day of the Brooklyn Horror Film Fest was…new. First, I walked through the door and came face to face with two Coney Island performers. One was juggling, one...
I first came across Michael Peterson’s work when my friends and I watched his debut feature Lloyd the Conqueror for...
The Universal Monsters have been scaring audiences worldwide for nearly a century. They stand as Hollywood’s homecoming for Horror, pioneering...
I could spend hours talking about why I love 1941’s The Wolf Man. There’s the makeup, the cast (Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains and Bela Lugosi?!), and the movie’s importance to werewolf lore (silver-as-kryptonite and full-moon-transformations come from this film). But what will always get me about this movie is the ending....
When democracy fails, it’s not hard to believe in a “deep state” conspiracy. Whether it’s the Illuminati or Lizard People,...
There is a special magic in the folk tale. Modern media can give you great stories, for sure. But folklore...
The Mexican possession film The Inhabitant (El Habitante) recently celebrated it’s North American premiere at the 2018 Toronto After Dark Film Festival. The film follows three sisters in over their heads after they find more than they were expecting during a home invasion robbery. Written and directed by Guillermo Amoedo, the film...
