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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Erotic thrillers are back in the genre scene the past few years. There’s documentaries and festivals doing retrospectives, and also restorations of classic titles. But in the majority of them, a large area of the world is being mostly neglected – Asia. There are many Asian countries that have their own amazing flavour of Erotic/Sexy
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I was one of the people who fell head over heels for Heart Eyes last year. I’m a slasher girl, but it had been a hot minute since a new killer landed on the big screen that was cool enough for me to lean in. However, this was cool, funny, bloody, and just unique enough
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It’s February and love is in the air… or not. Actually, the world is still on fire, and we need to keep on keeping on. My intention isn’t to depress anyone but to share in our one true love: horror. Whether we like it slow and creeping or fast and chaotic, we all have our
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We prefer our horror on screen. That’s why we love film horror film festivals. We also know how hard it is to get movies produced for women and POC. Which is why we’re not mad that the Winter Film Festival is genre agnostic. The 14th Annual Winter Film Festival runs February from 18-22. Screenings will
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