Author name: Amylou Ahava

Amylou is a writer, educator, and documentarian. They currently teach film courses at Texas Tech and are pursuing a PhD in horror and disability studies.

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Broken Bird // There Is Beauty In Death : 2024 Fright Fest Review

At FrightFest 2024, Joanne Mitchell’s Broken Bird combines an eerie narrative with atmospheric visuals to tell the story of two women who lose their grip on reality. Building on her acclaimed 2018 short film “Sybil,” Mitchell’s feature debut explores the dark depths of grief through the character of Sybil Chamberlain, a morbidly obsessed mortician portrayed with […]

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Test Screening // Lights, Camera, Death!: 2024 Fright Fest Review

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on email Email For movie lovers, the image of a shuttered theater evokes a deep sense of loss. When people stop seeking out films, it’s as if they’ve abandoned the very act of dreaming. Movies, like other forms of creative expression, give people the space to

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Lizzie Lazarus: Resurrection // 2024 Popcorn Frights Review

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on email Email Aviv Rubinstien’s LIZZIE LAZARUS (which played at Popcorn Frights) offers a unique twist on the classic destination movie trope. The premise of a destination movie is the characters set out to reach a certain location and the hope of arrival is what drives

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The Tenants // A Film Too Close To Home: 2024 Fantasia Review

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on email Email The Tenants directed by Yoon Eun-Gyeong, played at the Fantasia International Film Festival last week and engaged audiences with its haunting portrayal of a dystopian Seoul. This chilling thriller (often dubbed Kafkaesque by internet critics) dives deep into the pollution-filled reality of skyrocketing

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Haze // Trauma Starts At Home: 2024 Fantasia Review

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on email Email If you’re in the mood for a psycho-sexual queer thriller that will leave you questioning reality, look no further than Haze. Directed by Matthew Fifer, this film dives deep into the eerie world of institutionalization and buried secrets. Making its international premiere at

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