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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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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If you are a huge found footage fan, then you probably already know about the Unnamed Footage Festival (UFF). It’s a festival dedicated to all things found footage and in-world camera. This in-person festival celebrates its tenth year in 2027. But did you know that UFF also hosts an online festival that goes nonstop for
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Fantastic Fest may be over, but I’m still pulling up with thoughts on movies. I swiped a last-minute ticket to a showing of River (2026) after unsuccessfully refreshing the fest app for days, and personally, I felt like this movie didn’t disappoint. Written and directed by Joshua Giuliano, River was a steady-paced film, but a
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What starts off as a good old-fashioned procedural thriller, much like Mindhunter in its approach, transforms into something else along the way. Complete with father-daughter trauma and family secrets, you might find the plot points familiar—until they aren’t. Directed and co-written by Jordan Downey (ThanksKilling), The Cycle proves it’s possible to tell fresh stories in
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The Ones Who Grieve (Les âmes en Peine) includes a few of my favorite horror things. A period setting. A plague that turns the sick into flesh eaters. New French Extremity tendencies. Unfortunately, the end result was less engaging than the sum of its parts. Young Zélie (Zélie Rhixon) is trapped in the French countryside
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They’re coming to get you, Barbara. The scene kids that have now become scene adults, that is. One of the coolest boroughs (Brooklyn) of one of the coolest cities (New York City) is hosting one of the coolest genre film festivals on the East Coast. That is right. The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival is quickly
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Imagine Fantastic Film Fest is quickly approaching, and we cannot be more excited. The 42nd edition of Imagine runs from October 29 to November 8, and the main theme of the festival could not be cooler: Ghost in the Feed. Ghost in the Feed explores the anxiety and desires that resurface with every new form
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When you cover Fantastic Fest remotely as I did, you may not get to see showings of future box office hits like Resident Evil or Beware Boiúna. However, you get to see some amazing international titles like No Rest for the Wicked and The Ones Who Grieve. You may also end up watching an indie
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