The horror comedy anthology, Grind, made its premiere at SXSW! I’m here to tell you I was all about it and not just because it stars the lovely Barbara Crampton, amongst other fine actors. The four-part anthology focuses on the put-upon worker in the gray landscape of big corporations and capitalistic greed. It’s smart, funny, […]
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I had the opportunity to see The Gates ahead of its March 13th release date with a mostly Black audience: It was a wild time! The only thing I knew about the film was Mason Gooding and his friends were in the wrong neighborhood. Seeing three Black men in enemy territory, meant the movie could
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Wake it up! Overlook Film Festival just released its first wave lineup and it’s as sick and twisted as we all hoped. This year’s festival takes place from April 9th-12th and tickets are selling fast. Check out the titles that have been released so far and start making a plan to get to this wicked
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that, even if horror has always been historically queer, trans horror is sure having a moment right now. Since the 2024 release of Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw The TV Glow, many a trans cinephile has newly gotten into horror, a genre previously reserved (in the popular imagination, at least)
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I always knew film festivals seemed like something I would like to get involved with. I was a pretentious child who probably loved movies even more than I do now. So, I watched a lot of IFC and The Sundance Channel whenever we had premium cable as a kid. I watched indie movies that I
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Though it sounds like a novelty propelled by streaming, global horror has always been there. However, before streaming put it front and center, global horror was a bit more difficult to find. Unfortunately, it was often overshadowed by Hollywood productions. Thankfully, global terror is now much easier to find. Some of the most unsettling films
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A nest is a safe space for animals — a contrivance of comfort for birds, mammals, and reptiles alike, where they go for rest and hibernation after a long day of hunting and gathering — but what happens when that nest, that Haven of rest and relaxation, turns into something sinister? This is the question
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In case you missed it, there have been a lot of new horror movies these first few weeks of 2026. With so many titles fighting for our attention, it’s easy for a few films to fly under our radar. This is why we caught up with filmmaker Daniel J. Phillips to talk about his new
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For decades, the portrayal of non-white practices and religions in Hollywood has been subpar to offensive. Whether Hollywood has attempted to tackle Indigenous American practices, Hoodoo, Santeria, or Vodun, these spiritualities are almost always portrayed in an extremely harmful, negative way. The utilization of marginalized religions in media often comes at the expense of demonizing
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Bright lights, cotton candy, and joyful music aren’t supposed to feel threatening. Instead, carnivals and circuses are purposefully designed to overwhelm you with color and noise as they turn a local parking lot or a fairground into a temporary, childhood-inspired dream. And that’s precisely why carnivals and circuses make such a perfect horror setting. The
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