Festivals: Overlook
Overlook 2023: Three More Titles Added! THE DEAD ZONE, IT LIVES INSIDE And It's a Secret!
With just over two weeks to go before this year's edition of the Overlook Film Festival three more titles have been added to the program. We can tell you what two of them are: a 40th anniversary screening of...
GODLESS: THE EASTFIELD EXORCISM: First Look at The Poster and Trailer
Okay, now we know why our friends at XYZ Films grabbed Australian horror flick Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism ahead of its world premiere at Overlook later this month. The trailer and poster were released by the North American distributor...
GODLESS: THE EASTFIELD EXORCISM: Coming to North American VOD in April From XYZ Films
Earlier this week Nick Kozakis' thriller Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism was part of the announcement of the full lineup of films playing at the Overlook Film Festival at the end of the month. The film is set to have its...
SWALLOWED: Watch The Trailer For Carter Smith's Queer Body Horror Flick, Out in February
After a drug run goes bad, two friends must survive a nightmarish ordeal of drugs, bugs and horrific intimacy in this backwoods body-horror thriller.
Overlook Announces March 2023 Dates, Submissions Open
Long a highlight of the genre fest calendar, the good folks at New Orleans's Overlook Film Festival have announced next year's festival will be scooting forward a bit. The dates for 2023 have been announced as March 30 to April...
WHO INVITED THEM: Shudder Announces Streaming Date for Horror-Comedy
Shudder announced their plans for Duncan Birmingham's horror comedy, Who Invited Them. The Shudder Original Film will premiere on the streaming service on September 1st. Shudder holds the worldwide rights for the film which has its U.S. premiere at Overlook...
Overlook 2022 Review: SWALLOWED, LGBTQ+ Horror Flick Ruled By Its Villains
Benjamin and Dom are close friends, spending their last night together, celebrating before Benjamin heads to the coast to become a gay adult entertainer. What about Dom? Well, Dom may have deeper feelings for his friend which is why he...
THE SUMMONED: XYZ Films Picks up Faustian Horror Flick
XYZ Films announced yesterday that they have acquired Mark Meir's horror flick The Summoned. The film played this weekend at Overlook Film Festival. XYZ Films picked it up for distribution and is planning to release it in North America this...
Overlook 2022: First Batch Of Flicks and Events Drops
The return of The Overlook is nigh and the today brings the announcement of the first big batch of mayhem. It includes the news that Scott Derrickson's Blumhouse pic The Black Phone starring Ethan Hawke and written by C. Robert Cargill...
Overlook Film Fest Returns to New Orleans for 2022
Our long national nightmare is coming to an end. After two cancelled editions, our good friends at the Overlook Film Festival have just announced that the celebration of genre film and interactive mania will return for its 2022 edition, live...
Nightstream Festival Returns with AFTER BLUE, HELLBENDER, AGNES, and More
As the world slowly peeks its head out from under the proverbial covers, there are still events that can be enjoyed by people across time zones. Last year, a number of prominent genre fests banded, unable to mount their live...
Nightstream 2021: Digital, Collaborative Festival Returns This October
Nightstream is coming back, baby. Last year's inaugural festival was a successful response to the shutdown that happened because of the pandemic. While all festivals in the collaborative effort are planning in-person or hybrid events this year, or next, there...
The Great Festival Rebound of 2020: Let The Anarchists Speak
We are not at Sundance right now. However, we do have Anarchists who are covering the festival lineup. IFF Rotterdam started today and we won't be there either. But, we do have an Anarchist all raring to go and cover...
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Nightstream 2020: DINNER IN AMERICA Wins Audience Award
By all accounts everyone who virtually attended the Nightstream digital film festival had a great time. It was short (really, too short) and most certainly it was sweet. While we hope we do not have to do this type...
Nightstream 2020: Full Program Announced, Aneesh Chaganty's RUN Starring Sarah Paulson to Premiere And Open Online Event
You kind of had the sense that when Nightstream was announced, that if this many great festival minds were to combine their powers that the result of their efforts would be something really, really exceptional. If not, a pox on...
Nightstream 2020: Advance Look at Trailer For Genre Collective's Online Event in October
In August it was announced that our friends from the Boston Underground, Brooklyn Horror, North Bend, Overlook, and Popcorn Frights film festivals would be combining their powers for good. This collection of U.S. Genre Film Festivals announced a collective virtual...
NIGHTSTREAM 2020: Genre Festival Collective Announces Virtual Event in October
If we have learned anything from this year is that (1) the show must go on, (1b) eventually, and (2) flexibility is a must. Of course the time to survey the festival landscape and see what has happened over the...
BLISS: Joe Begos' Latest Indie Horror Bleeds Into US Cinemas And on Digital in September
After a quick run through the North American genre festival circuit Dark Sky Films has announced that Joe Begos' (Almost Human, The Mind's Eye) latest horror flick Bliss will have its U.S. theatrical and digital release on September 27th. ...
SATANIC PANIC: New Trailer And Poster Deliver Hot And Fresh Horror Right to Your Door
Chelsea Stardust's horror flick Satanic Panic is coming to U.S. cinemas and On Digital/ On Demand on September 6th. Written by friends to the Screen Anarchy family, Ted Geoghegan and Grady Hendrix, Stardust's sophomore feature film premiered at the Overlook...
GWEN: RLJE FILMS And Shudder Pick up William McGregor's Debut Thriller
RLJE Films and Shudder have announced that they will handle the theatrical and streaming release of William McGregor's debut feature film, the thriller Gwen. Gwen is a young girl whose life seems to be collapsing around her. Struggling with...
