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Frogman (2023) H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival Review

★★★★ out of ★★★★★

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Frogman injects some fresh air into the somewhat stale shaky cam horror sub-genre. A trio of friends go in search of the elusive cryptid, the Frogman of Loveland Colorado, and manage to uncover something sinister. Well drawn characters and properly edited shaky cam standards combine for one of the best found footage films in years.

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Suitable Flesh (2023) H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival Review

★★★★ out of ★★★★★

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Cosmic Horror fans rejoice! Suitable Flesh is a sexy and gory return to the fun Lovecraftian films of Stuart Gordon. This time, with Joe Lynch at the Helm, and a terrific cast with Heather Graham, Judah Lewis, and Barbara Crampton, this is a naughty and wicked body-swap romp.

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Spooky Time Episode 24

Cosmic fishiness, served up multiple ways, and one of the freakiest museum anywhere await in the latest Spooky Time. Liz and Eric literally travel the Earth (and the internet) to share the best in spooky in Spooky Time 24.
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Eileen (Fantastic Fest 2023) Review

★★★★★ out of ★★★★★

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Eileen is a moody noir thriller of the highest caliber that delves into the deepest, darkest parts of the human psyche.

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The Scariest Things Podcast Extra: How to Survive a Horror Film with Georgina Black

Do you have the self control and common sense to survive a horror movie event? Georgina Black is here to present a tactical means to beat all those horror tropes that will allow you to be a Final Girl (Guy). Trust me, there are some tips and tricks that would have saved many a horror movie character if they had her knowledge. Find out in this TST Podcast Extra, live from the Cabin in the Woods Film Festival!
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Festival News: H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival 2023: Cthulhu at Arkham World’s Fair!

Imagine a time when the visions of where technology could take us collided with the dreadful mysteries of what might be beyond. The H.P. Lovecraft theme for 2023 is The Arkham World's Fair, and the kickstarter campaign has been launched, and supporters will get access to some fabulous Arkham Fair themed rewards. Another fantastic lineup of films await, so come prepared with the proper SWAG!
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Festival News: Popcorn Frights Annual Wicked Weekend October 4-8

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to Popcorn Frights! There's MORE! The popular festival is hosting its annual Wicked Weekend in Fort Lauderdale, featuring eight film events in five days. Seven highly anticipated preview screenings are going to be shown plus a 25th Anniversary screening of Halloween H20. It's a live in-theater event only, so plan your trip to Florida now!
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Thorns (FrightFest UK 2023) Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️ out of ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Intensity: 🩸🩸🩸 out of 🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸

What do you get when you combine Doug Bradley, religious horror, practical effects, signals from space, and a cool retro vibe? Who cares! It's DOUG BRADLEY! Sorry. I mean, Thorns! And it's a fun, often nostalgic-feeling ride.

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Herd (FrightFest UK 2023) Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 out of ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Intensity: 🩸🩸🩸

A tense, character-driven survival flick played against a background of feuding paramilitary groups and an epidemic of zombie infection.

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Mike’s Review: Watchdog (2023 Popcorn Frights Film Festival)

★★.5 out of ★★★★★ In the latest installment to the cringe-inducing horror sub-genre, Home Invasion Horror, we get a fair-to-midland entry with a little heart. Think Funny Games, but less terror, suspense, and sadism. Just some light torture and some fun cameos. 
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Hundreds of Beavers (2023 Popcorn Frights Film Festival)

★★★★ out of ★★★★★ 🩸🩸out of 🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸 For Gonzo cartoon violence Hundreds of Beavers is a genre and expectation defying film. It is a black and white "silent" black comedy, using furries and Looney Tunes manic comic violence to huge effect. This indie darling has been racking up best-of-film awards at numerous film festivals, and The Scariest Things can thank the Popcorn Frights Film Festival for this screening. One of the funniest things you are likely to see, and a big theater showing would be a blast. (Only horror adjacent though)
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Mike’s Review: The Banality (2023 Popcorn Frights Film Festival)

★★★★ out of ★★★★★ 🩸out of 🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸 Imagine if Terrance Malik directed a horror film. This isn’t the start of a bad joke with an equally bad punchline. Would it have gore? Chainsaws? Over the top supernatural happenings? Or would it be a somber and contemplative affair? If you know the films of Terrance Malik then you know the answer. 
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Wintertide (Popcorn Frights Film Festival 2023)

★★★ out of ★★★★★ 🩸 out of 🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸 In the proud Canadian tradition of sex, disease, and madness, Wintertide follows a woman struggling with depression in a post apocalyptic winter where the sun hasn't come up in 100 days and people are turning into unthinking strays, gone mad from isolation and lonliness.
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Ghosts of the Void (Popcorn Frights Film Festival 2023)

★★★ out of ★★★★★ 🩸🩸 out of 🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸 A struggling married couple who have been evicted from their home makes a fateful decision to sleep the night in their car on a wooded road. At times thrilling, and at other times head scratching, this film has a great heart but a flawed mind. Convincing performances by Tedra Milan and Michael Reagan make this worth watching.
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