The early days of the pandemic were like living in some unholy vortex. Stores were indefinitely shuttered. The streets were eerily abandoned. And the threat of COVID lurked around every corner. While it has been four years since those rudimentary times, and we’ve returned to some normalcy, the danger still exists in hushed whispers and […]
One of the genre films we’re looking forward to checking out at SXSW this year is Dead Mail, written and directed by Joe DeBoer and Kyle McConaghy and premiering on March 9. A new teaser and key art has debuted ahead of the fest, giving a closer look at the ’80s analog aesthetic. In the SXSW 2024 horror film… “On a desolate, […]
Prolific genre filmmaker Takashi Miike (Audition, Ichi the Killer) quietly released short film “Midnight,” based on a manga by Osamu Tezuka, on Apple’s YouTube channel yesterday. And that’s not even the most impressive part: per THR, the filmmaker shot the thrilling short on an Apple iPhone 15 Pro. Watch “Midnight” below. The short film “centers on a late-night taxi driver […]
20 years ago, Saw made an indelible impact on the horror genre. Not only did it usher in the so-called “torture porn” subgenre that would become synonymous with the aughts, but it also launched the career of filmmaker James Wan, who has firmly cemented his place among the masters of horror with follow-ups like The […]
Scream Factory has announced a fresh new wave of upcoming releases today, with the new collection being led by a Collector’s Edition Blu-ray for the 2009 fan favorite Orphan. Bring Esther home when Orphan hits Blu-ray May 14. Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman) is taken in by the loving Kate (Vera Farmiga) & John (Peter Sarsgaard) in […]
With tickets on sale now, the Final Trailer for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire was released online yesterday, and this weekend we’re busting open the containment unit even further. Ahead of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire arriving in theaters on March 22, you can browse the Afterlife sequel’s full official image gallery below. These are all the official images Sony […]
With tickets on sale now, the Final Trailer for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire was released online yesterday, and this weekend we’re busting open the containment unit even further. Ahead of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire arriving in theaters on March 22, you can browse the Afterlife sequel’s full official image gallery below. These are all the official images Sony […]
What’s going on with the Friday the 13th franchise? The saga has been on hold for several years now due to a messy legal issue, but Jason Voorhees is finally set to return in a brand new series from Bryan Fuller, A24 and Peacock titled “Crystal Lake.” It’s coming soon, possibly even later this year, […]
I’m trying to decrease my usage of “good” and “bad” when discussing art. They are lazy shortcuts that distill creativity into the simplest qualitative assessments as if art is worth boiling down to a pure binary outlook. It’s why whenever any movie is widely labeled “good,” I can’t help but approach it with some increased […]
The full lineup for this year’s Unnamed Footage Festival was announced by Dread Central today, revealing that a new version of Bloody Disgusting, Cineverse, SCREAMBOX and director Robbie Banfitch’s found footage horror movie The Outwaters will debut at the fest! It’s titled The Outwaters: Detective Audio Version, and a sneak peek is coming to Unnamed […]