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At this point in 2019, we can agree that horror is, or at least can be, political. New director Orçun...
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Films today never truly dip their toes in piety. It is often used in horror as a cheap-shot quick-grab “good...
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Pizza, Satan, and secret societies. I’m hard-pressed to think of a horror-cocktail more universally inviting. It’s no surprise Chelsea Stardust’s Satanic Panic was the top of Overlook 2019 festivalgoer’s Must-See lists. Pizza and mayhem are our kryptonite. Written by spooky wordsmith Grady Hendrix (author of Paperbacks From Hell, Horrorstor, My...
Going to parties can be a bit distressing; the pressure to interact with strangers and to waste your money on...
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Between heirlooms and physical traits, we inherit a lot of things from our parents; not every one of those things...
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Three hired guns find themselves in over their heads after a routine rescue mission goes from bad to worse in Jean Luc Herbulot’s Saloum. It’s a story filled with twists and turns and a gripping, manic energy that mashes up nearly all of your favorite genres. If you strung all its...
Superheroes are everywhere. Between a new Marvel movie at least once a year and DC’s attempts at breaking into the...
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It’s a tired saying by now, but it’s accurate nonetheless – we are as divided as ever. But what is...
Who says the season of scares ends after Halloween? When you really think about it, Christmas is terrifying. And the long tradition of ghost stories and frightening folklore associated with the season speaks to the underlying anxiety of dark nights, freezing cold, and mysterious folk figures breaking into your home....
Few horror movies are able to nail a single, lasting image that leaves audiences shuddering in their seats long after...
Gut the Punks! is a monthly dissection of genre film with some loose connection to punk rock music and culture....
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...
