This year’s Sundance Midnight offerings included a paranoid psychological thriller and a body horror doppelgänger creature-feature, each examining its own kind of female-centric horror. Continue reading Sundance 2022 Reviews: ‘Watcher’ and ‘Hatching’
The kids are not alright. (And neither are the adults) Continue reading Sundance 2021: ‘John and the Hole’ and ‘We’re All Going to the World’s Fair”
A trippy folk horror for the pandemic era and a nerve-wracking road thriller from New Zealand – both offer thrills with a side of wooziness. Continue reading Sundance 2021 Reviews: ‘In the Earth,’ and ‘Coming Home in the Dark’
From a period-piece werewolf film to a gonzo Western-Samurai-thriller starring an unhinged Nicolas Cage, and everything in between, this year’s varied selection of genre films set to play at the (virtual) Sundance Film Festival 2021 (January 28th-February 3rd) are sure to shock, delight, terrify, dazzle and provoke. Continue reading 15 Genre Films We’re Looking Forward To at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival
She Dies Tomorrow is a surreal and absurdist reflection and meditation on mortality. In other words, it’s basically all of us during Covid-19. Continue reading Review: ‘She Dies Tomorrow’ is the perfect horror film for our current moment
Both ‘The Lighthouse’ and ‘The Witch’ derive their horror from a place of existential despair, as relevant today as in the days of yore. Continue reading ‘The Lighthouse’, ‘The Witch’ and the Modern Relevance of Robert Eggers’ Old-Timey, Existential Horror
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
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