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Now Streaming: WOUNDS May Never Heal
Armie Hammer, Zazie Beetz and Dakota Johnson star in an absorbing horror drama, directed by Babak Anvari.
Review: UNDER THE SHADOW, Jump Scare Terror in the Middle East
A well-executed jump scare can deliver one of the strongest physical reactions possible in a theater, but by and large, horrors that go bump in the night rely on little more than technical scares. This leads to a parade of...
Toronto After Dark 2016: THE VOID, CREEPY and UNDER THE SHADOW Lead First Wave
Here in Toronto one of the highlights of the Fall movie season is the annual Toronto After Dark film festival. The annual congregation of genre cinemas dependees will meet again at the Scotiabank Cinema from October 13th through 21st. So....
Horror Channel FrightFest 2016 Day 5 Highlights
UK fans have been enjoying five days of nailbiting action with the 2016 edition of the Horror Channel FrightFest, which has just come to a close at Shepherd's Bush, London, and we have been chronicling the event with the official...
Watch The UNDER THE SHADOW Trailer
Babak Anvari's feature debut Under the Shadow has been earning rave reviews as it tore through the festival circuit this year. The trailer for the horror flick is here and you can watch it below. In Under the Shadow...
Exclusive Poster Debut: UNDER THE SHADOW Looks Scary Just From This Image
We are very pleased to debut the official poster for Under the Shadow, which is freaking me out just looking at it. Written and directed by Babak Anvari, the movie burst out of the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year...
Lost Episode Festival: The 2016 Lineup Includes THE GREASY STRANGLER And UNDER THE SHADOW
Often we talk about Toronto's embrassment of riches when it comes to film festivals and specialized screenings. You would be hard pressed to throw a Timbit in the air and not hit a festival screening. And local hero Johnny Larocque...
BiFan 2016: Local Hits THE WAILING and KARAOKE CRAZIES Lead Award Winners
The winners have just been announced at the 20th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in South Korea, with Na Hong-jin's fantastic thriller The Wailing scooping The Best of Bucheon award in the Bucheon Choice competition, as well as the NH...
BiFan 2016 Review: UNDER THE SHADOW Scores with Strong Scares and Social Sting
A well-executed jump scare can deliver one of the strongest physical reactions possible in a theater, but by and large, horrors that go bump in the night rely on little more than technical scares. This leads to a parade of...
Horror Heavy Lineup For 2016 Chicago Critics Film Festival
Watching something grow into what you always believed it could be is joyful stuff. I've had my experience doing just that with events before. The communal aspect of events makes them different than writing, which is normally pretty solitary, even...
UNDER THE SHADOW: Netflix Acquires Worldwide Streaming Rights For Iranian Horror Pic
Babak Anvari's debut feature film, the Iranian horror flick, Under the Shadow, will have its World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival tonight in Park City. Yesterday, streaming giant Netflix acquired the worldwide streaming rights for the film. The announcement...
UNDER THE SHADOW: Watch This Clip From Upcoming Sundance Midnighter
The latest flick from Babak Anvari, Under the Shadow, is all set to have its World Premiere in the Midnight program at Sundance 2016. Deadline debuted an exclusive clip yesterday which we can share with you now. A supernatural thriller, Under the...
Kevin Smith And Rob Zombie Headline Sundance Midnight Lineup
Sundance have announced the nine films that will make up their Midnight At Park City lineup at the 2016 edition of the festival, a US-centric list that mixes established names such as Kevin Smith and Rob Zombie, with young up...
Babak Anvari's UNDER THE SHADOW Wraps! Check The First Stills And Poster Art
It was just over a month ago that BAFTA nominated director Babak Anvari began the shoot on his Farsi language horror film Under The Shadow in Jordan, and with that shoot now complete ScreenAnarchy is pleased to bring you the...
Farsi Language Horror UNDER THE SHADOW Begins Shoot In Jordan
I read a lot of scripts. I mean a lot of scripts. Reading scripts has become a fundamental part of my working day since becoming a part of XYZ Films and let me tell you - most of them are...
