SLASH Filmfestival 2023’s Short films In Focus
The 14th edition of Austria’s superb SLASH Filmfestival kicks off on September 21 and runs through October 1, and along with its fine selection of feature films are an equally…
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Nightmares Film Festival Is a Horror Fan’s Dream Come True
Columbus, Ohio’s Nightmares Film Festival returns this year from October 26–29 with 17 feature films and more than 150 short films, along with exciting live experiences. Whether you are a…
[Review] Boy Kills World [Toronto International Film Festival]: Revenge Is Rarely So Much Fun
Aficionados of over-the-top action thrillers such as The Raid outings, the John Wick series, Outrage and its sequels, and the like should have a blast with director Moritz Mohr’s audacious…
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Announces Its Shock-Filled 2023 Lineup
The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival’s 2023 slate is loaded with ghoulish goodness, from folk horror to serial killers, to the supernatural, to a focus on ever-popular Japanese horror, and beyond….
A Night of Horror International Film Festival Set to Give Australia the Shivers with Its 2023 Lineup
The eldritch, the eerie, and the icky will hit the big screen in Australia as A Night of Horror International Film Festival presents its 2023 edition in Sydney from September…
Popcorn Frights Announces Its 2023 Wicked Weekend Spectacular
Florida’s Popcorn Frights Film Festival has announced the lineup for this year’s Wicked Weekend program, and lovers of slasher movies, supernatural stories, and other eerie cinematic offerings won’t want to…
[Review] Pandemonium [Pigeon Shrine FrightFest]: French Shocker Drags Viewers Through a Stunningly Imagined Hell
After shocking audiences with his 2019 debut feature All the Gods in the Sky, French writer/director Quarxx returns with another chilling work, Pandemonium (France, 2023). What starts out as a…
[Review] Single8 [Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film]: The Joy of Youthful Filmmaking Abounds in This Delightful Feature
If, like yours truly, you made movies on film during your school years back in the day, you will truly appreciate writer/director Kazuya Konaka’s throwback summer film Single8 (Japan, 2023)….
Pigeon Shrine FrightFest 2023 Delivers Ghouls, Ghosts, and the Greatest Geek Year Ever
With a new headline sponsor and 70 films more than worthy of fear-fare fans’ attention, London’s Pigeon Shrine FrightFest is set to deliver another amazing festival filled with genre film…
[Review] Door [Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival]: Death from a Salesman Comes Calling in This Vintage Japanese Horror Feature
Director Banmei Takahashi’s Japanese shocker Door may have been released in 1988 and had a host of home invasion thrillers from around the world follow it, but watching its new…
Popcorn Frights Hybrid Festival Announces Second Wave for Its 2023 Edition
Florida’s Popcorn Frights Film Festival serves up some anniversary celebrations of fright-fare favorites along with some brand spanking new horror features with its second-wave announcement for its ninth annual edition,…
[Review] Bldg. N [Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival]: Japanese University Students Encounter Eerie Events in Deteriorating Apartments
Japan has a strong, well-deserved reputation for crafting horror films dealing with ghosts. From Kwaidan (1965) to the J-horror heyday of Ringu (1998) and Ju-On: The Grudge (2002) to more…
From Slashers to the Supernatural: Popcorn Frights Film Festival Announces Its First Wave for 2023
Whether you are an aficionado of cutting-edge independent fright fare or a fan of classic 3D chillers, Florida’s Popcorn Frights has you covered! An amazing array of horror, science fiction,…
A Half-Dozen Fear-Fare Films We Can’t Wait to See at Fantasia
The Fantasia International Film Festival — North America’s largest genre-focused film fest featuring horror, science fiction, thrillers, mysteries, dark comedies, animation, and the like — celebrates its 27th edition from…
[Review] Jingle Hell (2023): Christmas Creepiness Abounds in This Holiday Horror Short
Christmas slashers make up a popular movie subgenre, and the latest entry in that category is director Sean Cruser’s short film Jingle Hell (2023). Following some of the expected tropes…