top of page
![[CFF Review] STAG is a Masterful Exploration of Female Friendship and Betrayal](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_fc85e862154a408fb9cce23a6ddf8347~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_468,h_263,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_fc85e862154a408fb9cce23a6ddf8347~mv2.jpg)
![[CFF Review] THE HAUNTING OF HYPE HOUSE is a Supernatural Social Commentary Struggles to Impress](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_e413dcc17d234ad1875cd85950fc49f1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_467,h_263,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_e413dcc17d234ad1875cd85950fc49f1~mv2.jpg)
![[Review] HUNT CLUB is Feminist Revenge Horror Prevailing Over Society’s Alpha Male](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_36563bf26e9541a78e27d5d5734c36ca~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_468,h_263,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_36563bf26e9541a78e27d5d5734c36ca~mv2.jpg)
![[CFF Review] HELL HATH NO FURY is a Murder Comedy of Errors](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_78d62b2e4a1840469e69cce35281f915~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_467,h_263,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_78d62b2e4a1840469e69cce35281f915~mv2.jpg)
EDITORIAL ESSAYS
![[Decoding Evil] When Passion Becomes a Prison for THE MENU’s Chef Slowik](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_181493a333d043f1a006057ad930b823~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_467,h_263,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_181493a333d043f1a006057ad930b823~mv2.jpg)
![[Interview] CLOCK Editor Alexandra Amick on Telling Female Stories and Maternal Horror](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_b8a4199ae7c3469dadb9d4d490999cae~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_468,h_263,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_b8a4199ae7c3469dadb9d4d490999cae~mv2.jpg)
![[Podcast] Director Anthony DiBlasi and Star Natalie Victoria Tackle MALUM](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_c3184add761649b08729d308dd7708be~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_467,h_263,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_c3184add761649b08729d308dd7708be~mv2.jpg)
![[Interview] A Conversation with BURY THE BRIDE Actor and Producer Chaz Bono](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_16bb79e7b3024f648ce5017ea5dacf09~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_468,h_263,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/0048f1_16bb79e7b3024f648ce5017ea5dacf09~mv2.png)
![[Interview] A Conversation with Bury The Bride Co-Writer and Star, Krsy Fox](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_9c3f39e1e6a347519dfdaf1d55b61e86~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_467,h_263,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_9c3f39e1e6a347519dfdaf1d55b61e86~mv2.jpg)
![[True Horror] The Portrayal of Human Trafficking in EDEN and How We Discuss Victimization](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_9854ab031d314d62aaeebfe1fb3a1e80~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_468,h_263,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_9854ab031d314d62aaeebfe1fb3a1e80~mv2.jpg)
![[Death Creeps] Death’s Blanket and THE BLACKCOAT’S DAUGHTER](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_c3a3d7e87ccf43958af87b4cd03d32a3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_467,h_263,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_c3a3d7e87ccf43958af87b4cd03d32a3~mv2.jpg)
![[Slay The Date] Bloody Good Characters and The Superior Performances in Bob Clark’s Black Christmas](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_7ad4442c793c40f99e7a9bd375f30217~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_468,h_263,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_7ad4442c793c40f99e7a9bd375f30217~mv2.jpg)
![[Decoding Evil] A Study of Michael Myers and the Halloween Film Series](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_62d0547edbe14354bbe7783756479351~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_467,h_263,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_62d0547edbe14354bbe7783756479351~mv2.jpg)
ALL FEATURES
Search
![[PODCAST] BRING OUT THE FEAR Writer and Director Richard Waters on His Award-Winning Folk Thriller](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_e34803e3feeb427486365e6370b8d268~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_e34803e3feeb427486365e6370b8d268~mv2.jpg)
E. L. King
- Jan 3
[PODCAST] BRING OUT THE FEAR Writer and Director Richard Waters on His Award-Winning Folk Thriller
E.L. King interviews Richard Waters about his award-winning folk horror film Bring Out the Fear, toxic relationships, and his love of...
Brant Lewis
- Jan 3
They’re All Going to Laugh at You – Exploring the Queer and Trans Lens of CARRIE
Brant Lewis discusses Brian De Palma's adaptation of Carrie and its prevalent and abundant queer elements. As a freshman in high school,...
E. L. King
- Jan 3
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN Review – A Revenge Thriller That Ultimately Dissatisfies
E.L. King says Emerald Fennell's Promising Young Woman is unexpected, but ultimately doesn't deliver any hope for sexual assault...
![[PODCAST] Holiday Horror Special: Gremlins, Gizmo, and the Threat of Christmas Commercialism](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_dbd80f2c70ba479ca9f00fdd83fbd435~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_dbd80f2c70ba479ca9f00fdd83fbd435~mv2.jpg)
E. L. King
- Dec 24, 2022
[PODCAST] Holiday Horror Special: Gremlins, Gizmo, and the Threat of Christmas Commercialism
E.L. King discusses Joe Dante's Gremlins and its American consumerism subtext with special guests Ten Backe, Sherri Nunn, and Josh Ickes....
Gabriel Rodrigues
- Dec 23, 2022
BREATHING HAPPY Review – A Tragic and Authentic Lens on Addiction and Grief
Gabriel Rodrigues says Breathing Happy perfectly crafts a haunting and dream-like atmosphere delivering a relatable story to audiences.
![[Slay The Date] Bloody Good Characters and The Superior Performances in Bob Clark’s Black Christmas](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_7ad4442c793c40f99e7a9bd375f30217~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_7ad4442c793c40f99e7a9bd375f30217~mv2.jpg)
Justin Lockwood
- Dec 23, 2022
[Slay The Date] Bloody Good Characters and The Superior Performances in Bob Clark’s Black Christmas
Slay The Date is a quarterly column bringing you something different, compelling, and fun with each edition. Our writers share their...
Death
- Dec 22, 2022
SCARE PACKAGE II: RAD CHAD'S REVENGE Review – A Satirical Critique and Love Letter to Horror
Death says Scare Package II is an effective satirical critique of the horror genre that audiences are unlikely to have seen in a very...
Peg Aloi
- Dec 22, 2022
THE LEECH Review – An Outrageous and Brutal Holiday Horror
Peg Aloi says Eric Pennycoff's The Leech is a satisfying and hilariously brutal thriller. The indie psychological holiday horror drama,...
![[PODCAST] Aaron B. Koontz and the Directors of SCARE PACKAGE II: RAD CHAD'S REVENGE Talk Horror](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_01075c86e3c34cd0bcd62bf20cb0be6f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_01075c86e3c34cd0bcd62bf20cb0be6f~mv2.jpg)
E. L. King
- Dec 21, 2022
[PODCAST] Aaron B. Koontz and the Directors of SCARE PACKAGE II: RAD CHAD'S REVENGE Talk Horror
E.L. King discusses horror films, parodies, and the best horror films of the year with the directors of Scare Package II: Rad Chad's...
Breanna Lucci
- Dec 16, 2022
RAW Review – How to Haze and a Veterinarian's Guide to Cannibalism
Breanna Lucci says Raw overflows with incredible performances, artful props, and complex relationships. [THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS]...
Jamie Arena
- Dec 15, 2022
WEREWOLF BY NIGHT Review – Channeling Hollywood’s Classic Monsters
Jamie Arena says Werewolf by Night is a sweet ode to classic creature features but doesn’t fully succeed at intertwining the Marvel...
Savannah Chess
- Dec 12, 2022
VIVARIUM and the Horrors of Suburbia Provide a Bleak Outlook on the American Dream
Savannah Chess says Lorcan Finnegan splits from typical suburban horror to bring us a film more focused on psychological scares and...
E. L. King
- Dec 9, 2022
SHADOWS Review – A Dystopian Paradise and a Claustrophobic Nightmare
The beautiful overgrown dystopian paradise of a post-apocalyptic event sets director Carlo Lavagna’s second feature's bleak, unforgiving,...
Rebecca Payne
- Dec 6, 2022
The Problem with a Conventional Reading of DRACULA’s Lucy Westenra
Rebecca Payne examines how our understanding of Bram Stoker’s Lucy Westenra may have more to do with misogynistic interpretation than who...
![[Interview] A Conversation with MISSING Director Shinzô Katayama](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_0b54556b104c4111a3274f5f8dea6492~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_0b54556b104c4111a3274f5f8dea6492~mv2.jpg)
E. L. King
- Dec 2, 2022
[Interview] A Conversation with MISSING Director Shinzô Katayama
E.L. King chats with emerging film director Shinzô Katayama about his commercial feature debut and latest thriller from Dark Star Pictures.
Mitchell Brown
- Dec 2, 2022
THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI Review – Silence Isn’t Golden, It’s Gothic
Mitchell Brown examines the highly inspirational silent horror film that paved the way for German expressionism. German expressionism is...
![[Interview] A Conversation with Darren and Jeff Geare, Writers of THE RETALIATORS](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_0a1d495ebe8b4ceabfae7ed7a803e873~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_0a1d495ebe8b4ceabfae7ed7a803e873~mv2.jpg)
E. L. King
- Dec 2, 2022
[Interview] A Conversation with Darren and Jeff Geare, Writers of THE RETALIATORS
E.L. King interviews the Geare Brothers about the gore-fueled revenge horror The Retaliators, co-directed by Michael Lombardi.
Julia York
- Nov 30, 2022
5 Haunting True Crime Documentaries You Won’t Be Able to Stop Thinking About
Julia York shares her list of anxiety-inducing true crime documentaries that have left her yearning for answers. As someone whose...
Cynthia Via
- Nov 30, 2022
Love, Cannibalism, and the Dichotomy of Online Dating in FRESH
Cynthia Via explores the deliciously horrible urges and undeniable love affair in Mimi Cave's feature debut, Fresh.
E. L. King
- Nov 21, 2022
MISSING Review – An Intense and Emotional Gut-Punching Japanese Crime Thriller
Missing is a captivating and surprising film with hints of neo-noir — it’s a slow burn that subverts audience expectations at every turn.
bottom of page