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Tessa Kaur
- Nov 18
THE MEDIUM Review – Bone-Chilling and Female-Led Thai Folk Horror
Tessa Kaur says The Medium is a chilling tale about the horror lurking in Southeast Asian folklore. To a Southeast Asian, The Medium is...
E. L. King
- Nov 16
BLOODLINES: THE JERSEY DEVIL CURSE Review – Frightening Folklore Comes to Life
E.L. King says Bloodlines gives audiences an in-depth and fascinating analysis of the origins of the Jersey Devil that will leave them...
Mitchell Brown
- Oct 26
HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH Review – Celtic Folklore, Killer Masks and Science Fiction
Mitchell Brown says Halloween III pays tribute to the franchise while being a beloved standalone cult film. Sequels are tricky. Those...
![[BHFF] MOTHER SUPERIOR Review – An Artistically Dark Thriller Centered on Folk Feminism](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_e9a6e3b1a4694d6f92093b91b006ff08~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_e9a6e3b1a4694d6f92093b91b006ff08~mv2.jpeg)
Sarah Kirk
- Oct 21
[BHFF] MOTHER SUPERIOR Review – An Artistically Dark Thriller Centered on Folk Feminism
Sarah Kirk describes Mother Superior as a captivating and haunting debut feature exploring occult magic and the eternal cycle of the...
![[Interview] A Conversation with Elise Finnerty, Director of THE ONES YOU DIDN'T BURN](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_db84ad79842c44f4858acea346b5dac2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_db84ad79842c44f4858acea346b5dac2~mv2.jpg)
Breanna Lucci
- Sep 7
[Interview] A Conversation with Elise Finnerty, Director of THE ONES YOU DIDN'T BURN
Breanna Lucci chats with Long Island native Elise Finnerty about her feature-length film debut, The Ones You Didn’t Burn. Elise Finnerty...
![[Popcorn Frights] FANGA Review – A Horrifying Tale as Old as Time](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_10645fd9b8104b6a8078e6b431abcc32~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_10645fd9b8104b6a8078e6b431abcc32~mv2.jpg)
Julia Straub
- Sep 5
[Popcorn Frights] FANGA Review – A Horrifying Tale as Old as Time
Julia Straub says Fanga is a masterful reworking of Beauty and the Beast, employing captivating cinematography and contemporary themes to...
Sarah Kirk
- Aug 1
MOLOCH Review – Nico van den Brink Intimately Weaves Together Fear and Dutch Folklore
Sarah Kirk calls Moloch psychologically disturbing and an exposition of Dutch culture, filled with death and tragedy. In Moloch, family...
Breanna Lucci
- Jun 10
MEN Review - Alex Garland's Unsettling Psychological Folk Horror Film is Deliciously Sinister
Breanna Lucci says that Men's underlying themes of grief, guilt, and trauma take a backseat to the patriarchal nightmare. [THIS REVIEW...
Cayenn Landau
- Jun 9
SIDEWORLD: HAUNTED FORESTS OF ENGLAND - A Dark Journey Through British Folklore
Cayenn Landau says George Popov’s analysis of three British landscapes lends weight and credibility to folklore and legend in a...
Breanna Lucci
- May 20
YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER Review - An Intricate Exploration of Inherited Trauma and Irish Folklore
Breanna Lucci says filmmaker Kate Dolan has created something equally unsettling and special with her debut feature-length film. [THIS...
E. L. King
- May 19
Eerie Horror-Thriller YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER from Filmmaker Kate Dolan Arrives in June
Kate Dolan takes viewers on a frightening, yet authentic coming-of-age journey through the dark history of Irish folklore in You Are Not...
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Slay Away
- Mar 29
[PODCAST] Director Avalon Fast Talks Feminist Horror and Her Debut Feature HONEYCOMB
E.L. King discusses Honeybcomb (2022) in an exclusive interview with Avalon Fast. DESCRIPTION E.L. King interviews special guest Avalon...
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Sydney Bollinger
- Oct 8, 2021
[Death Creeps] Spiritual Ecology, Dominion Over Theology and Earth Inspired Sacrifice
The Wicker Man serves as a springboard for exploring the tension between dominion-over and communion-with in climate activism.
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![[Interview] A Conversation with Darren and Jeff Geare, Writers of THE RETALIATORS](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_0a1d495ebe8b4ceabfae7ed7a803e873~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_467,h_263,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_0a1d495ebe8b4ceabfae7ed7a803e873~mv2.jpg)
![[PODCAST] Shudder's Head Curator, Sam Zimmerman, Celebrates 61 Days of Halloween and Horror](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_084d310fee06485084d15b7a45927ff1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_468,h_263,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_084d310fee06485084d15b7a45927ff1~mv2.jpg)
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