Festivals: Fantastic Fest
Creature Feature Preacher Interview: THE CREEP TAPES, Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice Talk Friendship and a Sociopath
Video: The filmmakers talk about their friendship and how that developed into a funny but scary show.
Fantastic Fest 2025 Review: COYOTES Lacks Bite, But Justin Long Still Entertains
Justin Long fends off coyotes with his sense of humor and little else.
Fantastic Fest 2025 Review: 13 DAYS TILL SUMMER, Cruelly Stylish Slasher
A new slasher film from Poland delivers the goods for fans of creepy and mean masked killers.
Friday One Sheet: SHE LOVED BLOSSOMS MORE
The poster for Greek horror science-fiction hazy tale of unexplored grief, She Loved Blossoms More, has worthy-weird poster, with slime-green text, and a textured background of dried and oxidized blood. And of course, the key and central image of the...
WHISTLE: Teaser Poster Released, Theatrical Date Announced. Corin Hardy's Horror Premieres at Fantastic Fest Tonight
Corin Hardy's upcoming horror flick, Whistle, is having it's world premiere at Fantastic Fest today. With that, the teaser poster has just been released and the theatrical date has also been announced by Independent Film Company and Shudder - February...
Fantastic Fest 2025 Review: THE CURSE Mines Familiar Tropes for Effective Thrills
Kenichi Ugana's latest doesn't try to break new ground, but it still delivers the creepy, icky goods.
CAMP First Look: Dark Sky Films Acquires US Distribution Rights to Avalon Fast's Fantastic Fest Entry
Avalon Fast's sophomore film, CAMP, had its world premiere at Fanstastic Fest yesterday. Prior to that the folks at Dark Sky Films announced they had secured US distribution rights to the film. They released a first look clip for the...
NIGHT PATROL: Teaser Poster Revealed, Along With a 2026 Release Date
An LAPD officer must put aside his differences with the area's street gangs when he discovers a local police task force is harboring a horrific
secret that endangers the residents of the housing projects he grew up in.
RUN TIME: 104 min
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THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE Exclusive Clip: Eugène Green's Dark Comedy Fantasy Premieres at Fantastic Fest Tonight!
Eugène Green's dark comedy fantasy, The Tree of Knowledge, is having its world premiere at Fantastic Fest tonight and we have an exclusive clip to share with you this morning. The clip has been provided to us by the project's...
DEATHGASM II: GOREMAGEDDON: Trailer And Poster Debut, World Premiere at Fantastic Fest This Sunday
Deathgasam II: Gormageddon will have its World Premiere at Fantastic Fest this Sunday. Today, the trailer and poster debuted. You will find both further down, below the full announcement. Written and directed once again by the original movie's creator,...
APPOFENIACS Teaser: AI Horror/Thriller to Have North American Premiere at Fantastic Fest
When Duke goes on a frenzy of reckless deepfake creations, his callous disregard for the consequences reveals a chilling truth: with just a few clicks on a phone app, anyone can fabricate a convincing, deceptive video of an unsuspecting victim -- and ruin their life... or end it.
DOLLY Teaser: The Blend of 70s American And French New Wave Horror to Premiere at Fantastic Fest
A young woman, Macy, fights for survival after being abducted by a deranged, monster-like figure who wants to raise Macy as their child. A daring blend of New French Extremity and 1970s American horror.
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THE CRAMPS: A PERIOD PIECE Teaser Trailer: Comedy Horror Premieres at Fantastic Fest This Week
Brooke H Cellars' The Cramps: A Period Piece will have its world premiere at Fantastic Fest this week, on Friday, September 19th. A new teaser trailer has been sent out today, in anticipation of its arrival at the festival....
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THE EVIL THAT BIND US (TODOS LOS MALES): FilmSharks Acquires World Sales Ahead of Fantastic Fest World Premiere
In 1950s Valdivia, a grieving boy sent to live with his estranged family finds comfort in a mysterious girl who exposes their dark secrets--until her disappearance drives him toward betrayal, tragedy, and a thirst for revenge.
SILENCE: An Introduction to Eduardo Casanova's Debut Series Before Fantastic Fest U.S. Premiere
Eduardo Casanova, the evocative director of a ScreenAnarchy favorite, La Piedad/La Pieta, has set out unto the World their new project, Silence. Silence reimagines the vampire myth to explore queer identity, HIV stigma, and social silence, spanning the Black...
BAD HAIRCUT: Your First Look at Debut Horror Comedy From Kyle Misak to Premiere at Fantastic Fest
Hot off yesterday's announcement that it will have its world premiere at Fantastic Fest next month, we have your first look at Bad Haircut the debut horror comedy from Michigan filmmaker Kyle Misak. When a college kid goes to...
NIGHT PATROL: RLJE Films and Shudder Acquire Horror Thriller Ahead of Fantastic Fest World Premiere
RLJE Films and Shudder announced earlier today that they have acquired Ryan Prows's second feature film, Night Patrol. ... an LAPD officer must put aside his differences with the area’s street gangs when he discovers a local police task...
Fantastic Fest 2025: Full Lineup Announced! Sequels For SISU, THE CREEP TAPES And BLACK PHONE in The Mix, WHISTLE to Close
The folks at Fantastic Fest announced the full lineup of films for this year's twentieth anniversary event. As expected, the festival has pulled all the stops to bring a lineup chock full of studio releases, independent gems, and international discoveries. ...
Fantastic Fest 2024 Review: MADS, Wide-Eyed Descent Into Apocalypse
One of my favorite films of Fantastic Fest 2024 was this taut piece of single-take cinema from France. An already high teen visits his dealer hoping to score the latest designer drug. But before he can get to the ,...
Fantastic Fest 2024 Interview: FRANKIE FREAKO Director Steve Kostanski
I should start by saying I’m a Steve Kostanski stan. Does that make me a Kost-FAN-ski? In any event, his name on a project automatically elevates my interest. This is especially true when he’s in the director's chair. Manborg (2011),...
