Toronto International Film Festival Midnight Madness reviews:
WORKING CLASS GOES TO HELL (2023)
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Riddle of Fire (2023)
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We’re always intrigued by folk horror cinema here at The Scariest Things, and the highly anticipated Falling Stars is one...
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Joseph reviews Takeshi Kushida's FrightFest feature MY MOTHER'S EYES, "which blends psychological and physical horror in a remarkable studied but immediate manner. "
A Night of Horror International Film Festival presents its 2023 edition in Sydney, Australia from September 29th to October 1st.
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Joseph reviews French mystery thriller OUR FATHER, THE DEVIL.
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Joseph reviews the German shocker HOME SWEET HOME: WHERE EVIL LIVES, which screened at FrightFest.
THE KNOCKING (2023)
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HOSTILE DIMENSIONS (2023)
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Joseph reviews two solid films from London's Pigeon Shrine FrightFest.
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Japanese time-looping science fiction comedy RIVER is a whimsical delight!
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In SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL, Nicolas Cage's character is hell bent on revenge.
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Joseph reviews new "Supernatural --- or is it?" shocker COBWEB.
Trailer alert and poster for action horror HERD (Pigeon Shrine FrightFest_
Trailer Alert and poster debut for Ted Raimi's psychological thriller Failure! debuting at Pigeon Shrine FrightFest
The FrightFest Guide to Mad Doctor Movies heads our way in August!
trailer alert for short film The Waiting Room, or Eggs in Purgatory
2035 (2023)
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The New Tale of Rat Wife (2023)
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Home (2023)
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Among South Korea’s Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival’s premiere and classic offerings from around the globe are new voices in Korean cinema. Following are reviews of three works from up-and-coming Korean directors.
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A fairly recent phenomenon in cryptozoology is the dogman, a variation on the classic werewolf. The Dogman Triangle: Werewolves in the Lone Star State, the latest documentary from the Small Town Monsters filmmaking crew, considers eyewitness testimonials and possible explanations about these hirsute horrors.
FrightFest reveals its 2023 poster
The Scariest Things has the trailer and poster reveal for Asian horror short BORDER.
The Scariest Things presents a trailer alert for THE SACRIFICE (EL SACRAFICO; Panama, 2022).
Here is The Scariest Things' preview of South Korea's Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival’s (BIFAN) 2023 edition.
On Saturday, May 27th at 3:45 p.m., the black comedy CLAUDIA--- directed by Edward Westrop --- will have its world premiere at The Romford Film Festival.
Chattanooga Film Festival serves up another scintillating cinematic stew of genre films for its 2023 edition, running June 23rd through the 29th.
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A couple whose marriage is decidedly not in a good place — and add a newborn baby to that mix — find their lives fraught with horror thanks to the titular piece of furniture in the Spanish feature The Coffee Table.
Oscilloscope has dropped the new MOON GARDEN poster and announced theatrical dates.
Joseph reviews three fine short films from MidWest WeirdFest.
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Tense chiller TRADER boasts energetic direction and editing along with a jaw-dropping performance by Kimberly-Sue Murray as the only character seen on screen, a sociopath bent on making money from day trading, no matter the cost to others.
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A bachelorette party goes to hell when the groom-to-be springs a supernatural surprise on his fiancée and her friends in this blood-soaked shocker.
Chattanooga Film Festival offers up its first wave announcement for 2023!
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Marijuana trimmers find themselves smack dab in the middle of some occult goings-on in this well-paced chiller that debuted at Overlook 2023.