This year, Fantastic Fest featured several films with terrifying mother figures, like Crazy Old Lady, The Evil That Binds Us, A Woman Called Mother, and Fuck My Son. Dolly offers up another version of a mother from hell. While Dolly doesn’t reinvent the wheel with a masked killer stalking a couple during a pivotal moment […]
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Apophenia is the tendency to perceive a connection or meaningful pattern between unrelated or random things. In simpler terms, it’s paranoia dressed up in science. Chris Marrs Piliero leans into this idea with Appofeniacs, his feature debut, which had its North American premiere at Fantastic Fest 2025. The film is a cautionary, blood-slicked, and frequently
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Found footage fans can rejoice. V/H/S Halloween made its debut at Fantastic Fest 2025 and proved itself worthy of the hype. This year’s installment leans fully into the spirit of the season, with every short tied to the theme of Halloween. And the result? A wild, unpredictable ride that is as chaotic as it is
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Scott Derrickson returns with Black Phone 2, a sequel that delves deeply into both the trauma from the first film and the terror that remains in its wake. Four years after Finn’s disturbing experience with The Grabber, he’s struggling to find his place in the world. Mason Thames’ Finn silently struggles, trying to numb his pain
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I saw a slasher on the schedule for Fantastic Fest 2025, and I made a beeline for it. I didn’t read much about the film, so I could go in as blind as possible: I was pleasantly surprised! 13 Days Till Summer follows Antek, Pauline, and her friends as they try to survive after someone
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Chris Stuckmann is no stranger to film, but stepping behind the camera as a feature director is a whole new arena. However, with Shelby Oaks, he makes a pretty strong first impression. Premiering at Fantastic Fest 2025, the film finds Stuckmann experimenting with style and structure, blending found footage with traditional cinematic techniques to create
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One of the late-night movies I caught at Fantastic Fest was a true crime mockumentary I knew nothing about. (My kind of carrying on.) I love mockumentary-style found-footage films. They give the plot the perfect structure for experts to insert context and producers to insert the terrifying footage they somehow got their hands on (possibly
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Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on email Email You wake up from a groggy sleep to flashing blue lights outside your windows in the darkness of the forest. Of course, you go outside and follow the lights to see where they are coming from, right? If this intrigues you, you need
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Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on email Email Never Let Go hit theaters on September 20th, and it’s worth checking out if you are drawn to great performances and children in peril. It premiered at Fantastic Fest 2024 in Austin, Texas and I was caught the first screening. I went in
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Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on email Email Written and directed by David Moreau, MadS is a one-take film of a wild night, displayed in real time. We follow Romain (Milton Riche), who is celebrating his birthday and is just trying to get high and have fun. We open the movie
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