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Clayface (2026) Review // Oh Look, The Consequences of My Actions

I pulled up to Alamo Drafthouse DC to check out Clayface, directed by James Watkins. He directed Eden Lake (2008) and Speak No Evil (2024), so without seeing the trailer, I knew we would at least get something dark. I usually associate comic book movies with action, bright colors, and fantasy. However, there are plenty

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5 More Minutes // Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2026 Review

Like any good genre nerd, I love a time-loop tale. I’m not talking about your Groundhog Day and Until Dawn (R.I.P. to the movie we could’ve had). I lean more towards movies like Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes, Palm Springs, and Happy Death Day. Something about them speaks to me. More importantly, the main characters

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Erie

Erie // Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2026 Review

Alison-Eve Hammersely’s feature debut, Erie, just had its East Coast premiere at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival on October 20th. Hammersely is an award-winning shorts filmmaker who is bringing her voice to the found-footage horror subgenre with Erie. Found footage has found another resurgence in the past few years, so it is nice to see new

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Wounds // Screamfest LA 2026 Review

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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Recluse, Imagine Fantastic Film Festival 2026

Recluse // Imagine Fantastic Film Festival 2026 Review

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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Never After Dark // Imagine Fantastic Film Fest 2026

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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