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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If you tell me Olivia Colman voices a fox, and Sam Neill voices a magpie, I don’t need to know anything else about your movie. Which is why I found myself sitting at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival wondering what The Fox was even about. A casual glance of the movie’s page filled in
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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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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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Split Rock is a new cosmic horror feature from director Ryan Glover (Strings) that premiered at the 59th Sitges Film Festival on October 9, 2026, ahead of its North American premiere at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival on October 21, 2026. Split Rock is an atmospheric slow-burn, but does it go beyond surface-level cosmic horror?
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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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