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12 TO MIDNIGHT: You Know You Want it, Bronzi vs Werewolves!

Robert Bronzi is still out there in the indie genre space, toting big guns, and they're coming in hot with a new crime/thriller werewolf movie called 12 to Midnight (which sounds way more interesting than 11:48 PM EST).    The...

TERRIFIER 3: The Teaser Trailer And Teaser Poster Are Here!

Art the Clown is set to unleash chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve.

ARROW Player in August: Selects by Hendrix, van den Houten's OFFSPRING 4K, And More...

Next month's lineup of programming on Arrow Video's ARROW Player has been announced and as always there are a lot of gems coming in August.    First, we have two Selects programs coming up from one of my favorite authors,...

BREED Teaser Exclusive: Is This Relationship Worth Saving?

Stick around long enough in life and you get to watch everyone's offspring grow up and start to pursue their own interests. Not speaking for all film nerds like ourselves but a fair number of creatives likely wish one of...

THE HYPERBOREAN: Watch The Opening Scene, Then Pre-order The Blu-ray

Our friends at Black Fawn Distribution are handling the Canadian rights for Jesse Thomas Cook's The Hyperborean and are starting things off with a VOD release this Wednesday across all major platforms.    They've sent out the opening scene of...

MUMMY SHARK Official Trailer: Because at This Point, Why Not?

Wild Eye Releasing is putting Mark Polonia's micro (what's below micro?) indie horror flick Mummy Shark out on VOD and DVD on October 8th.    You folks know the drill with movies like these. They're done fast, cheap and keep the...

MotelX 2024: SASQUATCH SUNSET, IN A VIOLENT NATURE And ODDITY Lead First Wave

Our friends at MotelX, the excellent genre film festival in Lisbon, Portugal, have annonced the first wave of titles for this year's festival, coming up this September.    Festival standouts Sasquatch Sunset, In A Violent Naure, Oddity, Cuckoo, Humanist Vampire Seeking...

GANYMEDE: LGBTQ Thriller Debuts on VOD in August From VMI Releasing

When a small town wrestling star develops a crush on an openly gay classmate, he begins to be stalked by a grotesque creature that invades his thoughts, all the while struggling to live up to the standard set by his legacy-obsessed dad.

THE DEAD THING: New Poster Debuts Ahead of World Premiere at Fantasia

A young woman lost in a series of meaningless connections falls in love with a charismatic and sensitive man, who hides a dark secret that turns her affair into a dangerous obsession.

PURGATORY JACK: For Sale, One Canadian Neo-Noir Mystery Thriller Set in The Afterlife

Here is something to keep an eye out for, Purgatory Jack, a Canadian 'neo-noir mystery thriller set in the afterlife' from The Butler Brothers, Brett and Jason.    Private detective Jack Marlin is working on a new case. He has...

Shudder in August: HELL HOLE, DANCING VILLAGE: THE CURSE BEGINS And DIVINITY

Unfortunately for all of us in the Northern hemisphere Summer is still heating up but cooler months are on the horizon. Shudder is also bringing some heat to small screens with three noteworthy feature films, televison and repertory programming.  ...

MEANWHILE ON EARTH Trailer: French Sci-fi Drama in Theaters This September

Metrograph Pictures is releasing Jérémy Clapin's sci-fi drama, Meanwhile on Earth, in cinemas on September 13th.    A 23 year-old girl is contacted by an unknown life form claiming to be able to bring her older brother safely back to...

BANGS Trailer: Comedy Short Part of Fantasia's Mieux vaut en Rire Program

A Quebecois entry into the vast array of short film blocks that make up part of the schedule at Fantasia this year. This time we've got an existential comedy short called Bangs from Montreal-based comedy duo Emelia Hellman and Nancy...

Sitges 2024: First Wave Titles Announced, Frost And Feldman Among Honorees

Sitges, one of the biggest genre events of the year, will be here before we know it. The massive genre film festival takes over Catalonia, Spain, for eleven days in October, bringing together some of the best titles from the...

HOWL AT THE DEAD: It's The Family Dog Against a Haunted House in Gregg Bishop's Short Film

When a family moves into a haunted house, their loyal pet dog struggles to protect them from the malevolent ghosts that only animals can see.

HELL HOLE: New Poster For Latest Horror Flick From The Adams Family

The Adamas Family have become staples of sorts at Fantasia. They are always sure to visit whenever they have a new film, which is nearly a annual occurance now. At the beginning of 2023 we first got word that they...

CREEPING DEATH: Cineverse Acquires Halloween Slasher For SCREAMBOX Streaming Service

Cineverse has announced that they've acquired Matt Sampere's feature debut, a slasher flick called Creeping Death.    While trying to enjoy a peaceful Halloween with his mother Linda Garner, Tim is paid a visit by his rambunctious, up-for-anything friends. After...

CATNADO Trailer And Art: Micro-Budget Horror Anthology Lets The Fur Fly October

It's like Sharknado, but with cats.

APEX PREDATORS 2 : THE SPAWNING: New Trailer & Poster For Mutant Shark Indie Horror

3P0: Oh! They fly now. Finn: They fly now?  Po: They fly now.   Shark mutations in the indie horror scene are seemingly endless. There is no stopping filmmakers from making up different ways for the toothy bastards to be...

DIRTY BAD WRONG: Canadian Body Horror Short to Premiere at Fantasia

As we continue to highlight Canadian short films playing at Fantasia as word gets to us, the next one on our list is Dirty Bad Wrong, from writer/director Erica Orofino. It is having its World Premiere on Monday, July 29th,...