Tag: jackketchum

There is a story told between teen girls, midway through Darlin', about survival. How do you deal with the constricting snake trying to consume you in the forest? You let yourself get partially eaten, and kick the shit out of...

New York horror fans are in for some fantastic times this fall --- The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies is open for enrollment! In 2010, I attended the Montreal Stuart Gordon and Dennis Paoli master class on adapting Lovecraft to...

Almost a year to the day after The Woman's notorious premiere at Sundance in 2011, Bloody Disgusting Selects brings us Lucky McKee's latest on Blu-ray. I have already reviewed this film once following a special presentation at Texas Frightmare Weekend...

After watching a movie that takes place in such a strange headspace such as Lucky McKee's The Woman, it is probably best to let the thing percolate a bit before even attempting to articulate a reaction.  The prime example...

What you get out of Lucky McKee's The Woman, a piece of ultraviolent drama that's brilliant and infuriating by turns, is probably dependent on how serious you think the director and his writing partner, novelist Jack Ketchum are being. The...

[Lucky McKee's The Woman opens in limited release in the US today and so we take this opportunity to revisit Mr. Hurtado's earlier review. A list of theaters can be found at the link below]Lucky McKee's The Woman starts off...

Still riding a wave of controversy that started with its premiere at Sundance earlier this year, Lucky McKee's The Woman has proven to be the most polarizing horror film of the year. And tomorrow fans will get the chance to...

It's been riding a wave of controversy since its debut at Sundance and on October 14th fans will be able to see what the buzz has been about when Lucky McKee's adaptation of Jack Ketchum's The Woman hits screens in...

Lucky McKee's challenging and intelligent horror The Woman will be playing Wednesday night at the Chauvel Cinema in Paddington Sydney! Starts 8pm. Special guests Director Lucky McKee (May) and actress Pollyanna McIntosh (the woman) will also be there for Q&A!...

Here's the brand new trailer for Lucky McKee's THE WOMAN, which many of you would no doubt want to check out. But be warned: THE WOMAN is controversial and challenging; harrowing and horrific; disturbing and disgusting; and according to at...

In very welcome news, Variety is reporting that Lucky McKee's controversial shocker, The Woman, has been acquired by Bloody Disgusting Selects for theatrical and home video release in the US.  The Woman premiered at Sundance with a particularly lively first...

Lucky McKee's The Woman starts off with a whimper and ends with a bang, as all good horror films should.  McKee's newest project shows the attention to story and atmosphere that many contemporary horror films have lost, instead filling that...