Nocturna: Side A — The Great Old Man’s Night ★★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★ Director Gonzalo Calzada takes two decidedly different...
Here’s a truly promising trailer for Scout Taylor-Compton’s (Rob Zombie’s Halloween and Halloween II) latest fear-fare feature, The Long Night, which...
Breaking Glass Pictures is set to release Argentine writer-director Gonzalo Calzada's double bill Nocturna: Side A - The Great Old Man's Night and Nocturna: Side B - Where the Elephants Go to Die on DVD and Digital on January 18.
★★★★ out of ★★★★★
British featureThe World We Knew combines a gangster film with supernatural and psychological horror elements. The result is a sharp-as-nails outing that delivers plenty of eeriness along with solid direction and crackerjack performances.
Independent distributor/sales agency Mutiny Pictures will be releasing the UK horror/thriller THE WORLD WE KNEW on VOD and DVD on January 11th, 2022.
What a great year for horror films! I hope some of your current and future favorites are on my list!
Joseph reviews two films from Another Hole in the Head Film Festival: "The Last Frankenstein" and "Night, Knight Teddy."
Joseph reviews two fine films from Australia's Monster Fest film festival: sylvan horror short "Button Man" and Ozploitation feature "Scam."
San Francisco’s Another Hole in the Head Film Festival, which runs online and in the theater from December 1st–15th, 2021,...
★★★★ out of ★★★★★
Shepherd eschews jump scares and gore in favor of an unrelenting creepiness as its main character finds that the isolation he seeks may be a terrible choice.
Austria's prestigious SLASH Filmfestival is currently accepting submissions for its 13th edition next year.
Along with Sweden’s Lund International Fantastic Film Festival’s fine selection of genre feature films, the fest boasted a fine selection of fright fare in short form. Here are more capsule reviews of some of those short-length shudder inducers.
★★★★ out of ★★★★★ With a wooded setting as bleak as the situations in which Woodland Grey’s two main characters...
★★★★ out of ★★★★★
U.K. horror comedy When the Screaming Starts skewers the lengths to which some people will go to try to achieve fame. Whether you are in the mood to see such people receive their comeuppance or if you just want to have some belly laughs while you get creeped out, put this blood-soaked mockumentary on your need-to-see list.
Joseph reviews the excellent Spanish thriller "Cross the Line" and the offbeat Brazilian feature "Medusa" from Lund International Fantastic Film Festival.
★★★ out of ★★★★★ The Room co-star Greg Sestero makes his directorial debut with this 1970s-styled killer cult movie. Butter...
★★★★ out of ★★★★★
It’s a dark night of several souls as a dinner party with four supposed friends goes sour and then turns deadly in this take-no-prisoners examination of ego clashes and deceit.
Along with Sweden’s Lund International Fantastic Film Festival’s fine selection of genre feature films, the fest boasts a fine selection...
Joseph reviews the taut thriller "See for Me" and the horror comedy "Sweetie, You Won't Believe It," both part of Lund International Fantastic Film Festival.
★★★★ out of ★★★★★
This Icelandic horror comedy is guaranteed to be one of the most off-the wall films you'll see this year. I found it an absolute blast!
★★★★ out of ★★★★★
You think you had it rough in college? Chances are that you never had an experience like the one the protagonist in Cram has. Talk about a hell of a night in the library!
Joseph reviews two features from Australia's A Night of Horror International Film Festival: German horror satire "Struwwelerror" and Australian folk horror "The Unlit" (AKA "Witches of Blackwood").
Joseph reviews two Brooklyn Horror Film Festival features: French science fiction fantasy/weirdo western mashup "After Blue" and Spanish doppelganger thriller "Ego."
Joseph reviews two excellent films from Fantastic Fest: Iranian supernatural chiller "Zalava" and the artistic "paper film" remix of Stephen King's "The Langoliers" enitiled "The Timekeepers of Eternity."
★★★ out of ★★★★★
The Secret of Sinchanee boasts solid acting from its ensemble cast and an effectively eerie atmosphere, but tries to delve into what feels like too many ideas for one film.
Joseph reviews three films from Arrow Video FrightFest: "Post Mortem," "As in Heaven, So on Earth," and "Nocturna: Side A - The Great Old Man's Night."
Joseph reviews two excellent films from Fantastic Fest: The Russian serial killer feature "The Execution" and U.K. horror mystery "Homebound."
Along with the terrific feature-film lineup from Vienna’s SLASH Film Festival, plenty of short-form fright fare is on tap, too. Here are capsule reviews of just a few of the short films on offer.
Provo, Utah’s FilmQuest film festival has announced its lineup of cinematic genre-film gems — including 14 feature films and dozens of short films from around the globe — for its 2021 in-person lineup. The fest takes place from October 29–November 6.
North Carolina's Wreak Havoc horror Film Festival presents award-winning independent horror features and shorts from around the world on October 1 and 2, 2021.