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Shudder in May: NIGHTWATCH: DEMONS ARE FOREVER, STOPMOTION And a Lot of TOXIC AVENGER Movies

We believe it is safe to say that Spring is finally here in North America. Relatively safe. Pretty sure it is safe.    Not only will April showers bring May flowers but May also sees the arrival of the new...

FREE FALL: Zachary Levi to Headline XYZ Films' Action Thriller Directed by Zoe Bell

A father attempts to mend fences with his separated daughter during a climbing trip that turns tragically wrong when an incident leaves them stranded.

DAMAGED Exclusive Clip: Samuel L. Jackson and Vincent Cassel Star in Crime Thriller

Terry McDonough (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) has a new crime thriller, Damaged, out now in theaters, on-demand, and digital platforms. We have an exclusive clip to share with you this morning.   McDonough's movie has a star lineup of...

STING: An Interview With Alyla Browne (And Sometimes The Director, Kiah Roache-Turner)

Having already cracked a tube of conversation with Sting director Kiah Roache-Turner in our mega-sesh last week we turned our attention to his young star, Alyla Browne. We gave Kiah the night off and let his star share her thoughts...

STING Interview: A Mega Sesh With Director Kiah Roache-Turner

Because a movie about a humongous mutant spider derserves a humongous mutant interview!   Not content to work within the boundries of the press junket system (though we are deeply indebted to each and every publicist who does their job...

FURIOSA : A MAD MAX SAGA: Offical Trailer #2 - She Will Return With a Vengeance.

Warner Bros. have just released the next official trailer for George Miller's Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.    As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a...

ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH: Trailer And Poster Reveal From XYZ Films

A young couple who collect rare folk ballads discover the dark side of love when they surreptitiously record and translate an ancient, taboo folk song from the deep, forgotten past.

THE COMPLETELY MADE-UP ADVENTURES OF DICK TURPIN Exclusive Clip

I quite like a lager. And in this economy any lager will do.  We've got an exclusive clip from the upcoming episode of the Apple TV+ comedy series, The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, titled The Reddlehag. The Britcom has...

TO THE MARROW: Irish Horror Short Continues Festival Tour to Germany's Hard:Line Festival

He's in the house. He knows they are too. So they have to get out. Now.

FilmSharks Signs Deals For NINE QUEENS 4K, BOOGEYMAN: THE ORIGIN OF THE MYTH, And THE RESTLESS WATERS, SHIVERING LIGHTS

With a couple more days left in this year's EFM our friends at FilmSharks have let us know about more deals they've secured in their time there. Two titles we've spoken about in recent months the other is the return...

STING: Check Out The Poster And Trailer For Kiah Roache-Turner's Creature Thriller

Well Go USA have just released the poster and trailer for Kiah Roache-Turner's upcoming creature thriller Sting and I've already got the heebeejeebees. This poster is triggering enough on its own.   You're going to hate me for saying this, but,...

BEAST OF WAR: Kiah Roache-Turner's WWII Shark Thriller Sells to U.S. And U.K

Kiah Roache-Turner is slowly making his way through the food chain, folks. Moving on from all manner of undead creatures (Two Wyrmwood films and Nekrotronic) one of our favorite Australian directors has moved into the natural world.   Their latest...

SILENCE OF THE PREY: Social Justice-Themed Horror to Open The Golden State Film Festival

In a desperate bid to secure a future for her child, an undocumented immigrant mother takes a caretaker job. Unbeknownst to her, the elderly man conceals a horrifying truth.

STING: Pet Spider Becomes Monster That Eats People

Kiah Roache Turner came to our attention with the bloody good Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014), then got really wild with Nekrotronic (2018), as well as the sequel Wyrmwood: Apocalypse, now turns his dastardly attention to a humble family...

Criterion in April 2024: LA HAINE, I AM CUBA, PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK in 4K

The Criterion Collection reaches out to encompass more radical works of cinema in April 2024, led by Mathieu Kassovitz's completely unsettling La Haine (1995); the seminal Werckmeister Harmonies (2000), described by Criterion as "a hypnotic parable of societal collapse from...

LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL Starring David Dastmalchian Acquired by IFC Films And Shudder

Late Night With The Devil, the new horror flick from Cameron and Colin Cairnes (100 Bloody Acres, Scare Campaign) and starring one of horror's dark princes, David Dastmalchian, has been picked up by IFC Films and Shudder.    A recent opening night...

Criterion in January 2024: TRAINSPOTTING and Chantal Akerman, Plus THE APU TRILOGY and BLOOD SIMPLE Go 4K

Also: John Sayles 'Lone Star' and Dee Rees' 'Mudbound.'

Abertoir Horror Festival 2023: Welsh Genre Festival Celebrates 18th Year

Off the top of my head I do not recall writing about the Abertoir Horror Festival until today. Funny how things slip by you and suddenly you're writing about a festival's 18th anniversary.    Raging Grace, Red Rooms and Tiger...

Shudder in October: V/H/S/85, THE PUPPETMAN, NIGHT OF THE HUNTED, WHEN EVIL LURKS And HELL HOUSE LLC ORIGINS

Does September seem to be screaming by quicker than usual? We're not the only ones, right? It is time to share with everyone what Shudder has in store for their viewers next month.   There is the new chapter of...

RAGING GRACE: Brainstorm Media Acquires Horror Drama For December Theatrical Release

An undocumented Filipina immigrant and her daughter become ensnared by a terrible secret while working as a caretaker for a terminally ill old man.