Festivals News
SXSW 2026 Opening Night: I LOVE BOOSTERS, Boots Randolph to Kick It Off
Exciting news out of Austin, Texas, today, as SXSW 2026 announced its opening night film for its 40th year: the world premiere of Boots Randolph's I Love Boosters. Here's the official verbiage: "South by Southwest® (SXSW®) announced today that NEON's...
Beyond Fest Chicago 2026: L.A. Genre Fest Announces First Geographical Expansion
The folks at Beyond Fest have announced their first geographical expansion, heading to the Windy City in April, 2026. The festival will bring their eclectic programming style to the Music Box Theatre, no stranger to weird, wonderful and wacked-out...
GRIMMFEST 2025 - THE ONLINE EDITION: BAD HAIRCUT, DEATH CYCLE Among Online Offerings in December
The annual Grimmfest film festival wrapped up on Sunday, but the festival has more in store for horror fans in the UK. With an abundance of film titles to choose from this year, tough choices had to be made, and...
THIS IS NOT A TEST: Independent Film Company And Shudder Acquire Canadian Zombie Horror
Independent Film Company and Shudder announced today that they acquired the rights to writer-director Adam MacDonald’s zombie outbreak horror This Is Not A Test. The Canadian zombie horror flick is set to have its world premiere at Brooklyn Horror Film...
MUERTAS VIVAS (Dead Woman Walking) Poster Premiere: Chilean Splatter Horror Comedy Heads to Sitges
Let us preface this by reminding everyone that making movies is hard. We last wrote about Sandra Arriagada's zomcom, Muertas Vivas (Dead Woman Walking), after it wrapped up filming - in early 2021. It was heading into post-production then, but it...
Toronto 2025 Wrap: Reviews, Interviews, News, and More
Our coverage of the 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is drawing to a close. A couple of weeks ago, the festival announced their 2025 award winners. We saw a lot of winners, too, which is great...
OFF-VIFF 2025: Single-Day Lineup Includes JAMES, STRANGE JOURNEY: THE STORY OF ROCKY HORROR, And THE PEE PEE POO POO MAN
Tickets are on sale now for the subversive and underground event, OFF-VIFF, a single day devoted to bucking the system, offering something well outside the norms of the conventional festival experience. They had us at grilled cheese sandwiches (see...
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...
Toronto After Dark Rises from the Ashes With A Full 2025 Edition!
After the tragic passing of its founder and most enthusiastic showman, Adam Lopez, from a long (and frankly inspiring) battle with cancer, like a phoenix from the ashes, the Toronto After Dark Film Festival returns in 2025 as a tribute...
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,...
SHE LOVED BLOSSOMS MORE: On VOD/Digital Platforms October 3rd
Three brothers build a time machine to bring back their long-dead mother in this comedic yet deeply disturbing exploration of grief.
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....
Celluloid Screams 2025: QUEENS OF THE DEAD And ALPHA Bookend Sheffield Horror Film Festival
The folks at Celluloid Scream: Sheffield Horror Film Festival announced their program for this year's edition before the weekend. Thanks to technical difficulties, we are only just catching up now. Happening one week before Halloween, Celluloid Screams has always...
Beyond Fest 2025: Park Chan-wook's NO OTHER CHOICE and Lanthimos's BUGONIA Will Bookend an Incredible Program
Look, we know that L.A. has had a fuck-off kind of year, but, jokingly now, fuck off. We have been going through this massive announcement for this year’s lineup at Beyond Fest and if watching movies makes up for all...
Brooklyn Horror 2025: QUEENS OF THE DEAD to Open Borough Genre Fest, Full Lineup Announced
The gang over at Brooklyn Horror has announced the lineup for this year's edition, celebrating their tenth year of bringing an eclectic mix of genre cinema from around the world to the New York borough. Tina Romero's hilarious zom-com...
