To resurface the old argument yet again, horror has always, and will always, be political. It’s part of its nature. It’s a ...
Duncan Jones’ name hasn’t been on the big screen for far too long. Jones’ last film, Mute, was for Netflix eight years ago, ...
Steve Niles’s iconic paranormal detective Cal McDonald returns in Cal McDonald: Plague of Evil and Other Stories, a 216-page ...
If you want to be fully surprised by the creature-feature reveal, DO NOT read this review.] - - - In a just world, filmmaker ...
There is something uniquely scary about being held at the whim of another person who is not in their right mind. Horror has ...
Writing a well-crafted, mean-spirited film is harder than most people think. It’s not enough to just be cruel and nasty; ...
Hurt people hurt people; life is cruel and, at times, unfair. At their core, straightforward adages. In Adam Egypt Mortimer’s ...
Nicolas Curcio does not, as they say, throw away his shot. Play House is the product of Fantastic Fest's inaugural Fantastic ...
As Maika Monroe solidifies her legacy as a modern genre queen, Victorian Psycho shoots to the top of her resume. Zachary Wigon's unruly period horror flick features the actress at her most unhinged—a ...
I walked out of Joko Anwar’s Ghost in the Cell at 2 AM charged with enough energy to wrestle King Kong off the Empire State Building. Anwar’s scared us senseless with Indonesian imports like Santa’s ...
I wouldn’t say Julie Darling (1983) is an ideal film to watch on a first date. I wouldn’t say it would work for a ninth one ...
From the first frame, Flapjax screams its inspirations. It’s dripping in Troma adoration, slathered in Brian Yuzna’s cosmic juices, and repulsive as a slice of late-night body horror sleaze. It ...