In a month celebrating Women in Horror, February ended on an incredibly rewarding high note with the WOMEN IN HORROR FILM FESTIVAL, presenting three days of horror features and shorts from an amazing selection of talented women filmmakers. Run by Vanessa Ionta Wright, the festival launched in late 2016 (founded by Vanessa and Samantha Kolesnik) […]
Australian dark comedy Dolls involves a man’s unhealthy obsession with his doll collection. It’s a fun short film that also features some heavier moments as it addresses possessiveness and other perilous relationship issues. A man (Cameron Hurry) and a woman (Caitlin Hill) are in the middle of a heavy makeout session when, after entering his […]
The Women in Horror Film Festival announces its celebrity guest for its February 2020 festival in Atlanta, Georgia. Festival director, Vanessa Wright, welcomes two A Nightmare on Elm Street fan favorites: Heather Langenkamp and Amanda Wyss. In addition, Heather Langenkamp will be screening her horror short Washed Away. The Grue-Crew are excited to be checking […]
Writer/director Heidi Lee Douglas blends virus horror with an ecological message in her latest Australian short film, Devil Woman. The result is an engaging effort that both educates and entertains. Eddy (Marigold Pazar) is a university science student helping fellow ecology researchers Possum (Leith Alexander) and Alice (Flame Kimball) find proof that endangered Tasmanian devils […]
When no WIHFF was announced for October 2019, the Grue-Crew shed a collective tear. Where was one of our favorite film festivals? Well, GOOD NEWS, festival director Vanessa Ionta Wright has shared a wonderful WIHFF update. The Atlanta based festival has moved from October to February 2020 (Women in Horror Month!) and has relocated to […]
James Wan chooses a director for THE CONJURING 3, Disney announces the name of the new Star Wars TV show, and Walking Dead fans bid farewell to actor Scott Wilson. The Grue-Crew, along with guest-host Michelle Iannantuono, review VENOM, the new Sony/Columbia Pictures Spider-man-less Spider-man universe film featuring Tom Hardy as everyone’s favorite anti-hero. Join […]
Horror News Radio host and Award-winning filmmaker Christopher G. Moore will be attending the Women in Horror Film Festival in Atlanta, Georgia October 4 – 7, 2018. The Women in Horror Film Festival was founded in late 2016 by filmmakers Vanessa Ionta Wright and Samantha Kolesnik. They are a filmmaker, screenwriter, and community-focused festival dedicated […]
The Grue-Crew are excited for the Women in Horror Film Festival coming to Atlanta, Georgia, October 4 – 7, 2018. Feature films screening include Bugs: A Trilogy, She Was So Pretty: Be Good For Goodness Sake, Relict: A Mesopotamic Tale, Mia, and All the Creatures Were Stirring. Be sure to head to the WIHFF site […]
As a filmmaker, I always love supporting my fellow filmmakers and their individual projects and to their credit, Vanessa Ionta Wright and Samantha Kolesnik have used their knowledge and talents as filmmakers to create one of the most buzzed about horror film festivals this year. The Women in Horror Film Festival was an event […]
The Women in Horror Film Festival has announced its guest list for 2017, and it looks to include a great group of filmmakers. Guests include genre favorites such as Lynn Lowry (Cat People (1982)), , Sonya Thompson (The Walking Dead (2010)), and Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead). Additionally, the festival will include several panels featuring […]