We had the opportunity to see Species (Sanguine) by Marion Le Coroller at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, and it did not disappoint. On the surface, it looks like other French body horrors of its ilk, like Titaine or The Substance. Species sets itself apart by focusing on Gen-Z (and let’s be honest, Millennial) burnout.
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I was a big fan of Kyra Gardner’s Living With Chucky and have been impatiently waiting to see what she would do next. Luckily, she’s back with a new horror movie that is fun, cool, and also brings Aya Cash back to the genre. Slay is a Gen Z slasher that respects its subgenre while
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We love men who know men are usually a problem. That’s why Abner Pastoll’s new film Nervous piqued my attention. The film follows a woman who begins losing the ability to hear men’s voices. However, this gift isn’t as wonderful as it seems. It quickly devolves into a tense little psychological moment that leaves the
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Found footage is a very popular and extremely oversaturated subgenre. Like other areas of the genre facing the same problem, it’s harder for filmmakers to impress audiences. We’ve seen it all and think we know where every movie is going because everything has been done before. Which is why trying to reinvent the wheel feels
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Special effects makeup artists are the unsung heroes of the genre. Our favorite horror movies wouldn’t be what they are without Rick Baker, Jennifer Aspinall, and Ve Neill. We also have this new class opening rib cages and putting characters through household appliances (looks right at Kyasia Fields, Black Spot FX, and Jessie Seitz). So, we
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Home invasion movies are effective because they leave the viewer in a state of vulnerability. We are supposed to feel safe in our own homes, and home invasion films disrupt that safe feeling. You know what I did not know I needed in my home invasion movies? Comedy. While covering Imagine Fantastic Film Festival, that
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Henry Chaisson is known for writing Antlers and producing AppleTV’s Servant. Chaisson has now taken on a new venture: directing his first feature film, Recluse. Recluse is an American gothic haunted house horror film playing at Imagine Fantastic Film Festival. Is Recluse an atmospheric masterpiece, or is it all window dressing to hide an empty
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October 2024, a streaming service dedicated to all things found footage and in-world camera called FoundTV was launched. Owners Louie and Monica La Vella, with help from Communications & Content Coordinator Rob Winsor, are doing their part to keep this niche subgenre of horror alive and well. From acquiring mainstream titles like Hell House, LLC
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I think we all know what to expect when we sit down to enjoy a haunted house ghost story. There are certain boxes that get checked off our mental list when ghosts are involved. Yet writer-director Dave Boyle (Man From Reno) takes that list and throws half of it out the window. In his latest
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Although we had to drag our tails to an 8:00 am showing after spending the entire prior day getting lost in the cinema, this wasn’t the worst choice for the workation. The Swallow, written & directed by Kevin Kölsch & Dennise Widmeyer, was a cute nod to “The Raft” segment from Creepshow 2 (1987). This
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