The spooky side of pop culture
Sundance has been the launching pad for films like ‘Get Out’ and ‘Hereditary’. What genre gems might be poised to breakout at this year’s fest? From a Brandon Cronenberg directed “mind-f**k” sci-fi thriller to a Joe Keery-led murderous ride-share spree, we’ve compiled a list of films we’ll be looking out for. Continue reading 12 Genre Films We’re Looking Forward to at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival
Often overlooked by other writing contests and competitions, The Bloodlist focuses purely on dark genre and also highlights new talent in Fresh Blood Selects. Continue reading ‘Bloodlist’ 2019 announced: Dark genre resource highlights top unproduced horror scripts, new talent.
A psychological horror with dark comedy and fantasy elements. A “cosmic horror”. A horror/thriller. However you label it, Daniel Isn’t Real is a refreshing new entry in the catalogue of indie genre films, a stylish, twisted trip into the dark psyche that is equal parts fun and terrifying. Continue reading ‘Daniel Isn’t Real’ Review (Beyond Fest)
The interactive art installation will open its doors September 20-November 17 for an encore engagement through the Halloween season in a new downtown LA location. Continue reading ‘I Like Scary Movies’ Experience Returns for LA Encore with a New ‘Friday the 13th’ Exhibit
Longer, darker and more emotionally rich than the first, the final chapter in the It saga offers a bold, epic conclusion for Pennywise and The Losers’ Club. Continue reading Review: ‘It Chapter Two’ offers an epic conclusion to the Pennywise saga
Ba-ba-dook Book-book! Die-hard fans of The Babadook, assemble! Causeway Films, the production company behind Jennifer Kent‘s acclaimed 2014 horror hit, … Continue reading Here’s Your (Last) Chance to Buy ‘THE BABADOOK’ Official Pop Up Book
“Creepshow” will scare the creep out of guests when this all-new “Halloween Horror Nights,” maze, inspired by the 1982 cult classic movie and Shudder’s all-original anthology series, debuts. Continue reading ‘Creepshow’ Maze coming to Halloween Horror Nights Universal Studios Hollywood
Ari Aster is fast becoming the king of metaphor-laden horror movies involving cults and massive head injuries, but another, overarching theme has emerged from his first two features – that of unattended-to emotional trauma and the real-life everyday horrors it leaves in its wake. Continue reading ‘Midsommar’, ‘Hereditary’, and the Everyday Horrors of Unaddressed Trauma
The writer/director of The Witch (2015), Robert Eggers, is back with his second film and it seems we have yet another deeply unsettling old-timey folk-tale on our hands. Continue reading Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe go mad in the trailer for ‘The Lighthouse’
Time to light the candles and gather your summoning squad, the Light as a Feather gang is back for more cursed teenaged body-horror high school drama. Continue reading ‘Light as a Feather’ Season 2 Premieres on Hulu
