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Julia Straub
- Nov 10
SLAXX Review – Denim Justice Runs Wild
Julia Straub says Slaxx is a delightfully amusing story of humanitarianism and revenge. Co-writer and director Elza Kephart, with...
![[BHFF] V/H/S/99 Review – It's the End of the 90s Zeitgeist as We Know It](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_2e9167f0146949d2b0e03d1fd766eb14~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_2e9167f0146949d2b0e03d1fd766eb14~mv2.jpg)
GameswithDeath
- Oct 21
[BHFF] V/H/S/99 Review – It's the End of the 90s Zeitgeist as We Know It
Death says V/H/S/99 loses the 90s zeitgeist in translation in some places, but the shorts make up a fun collection of scary stories in...
Savannah Chess
- Aug 8
SUPERHOST Review – A Host Will Do Anything For A Killer Review
Savannah Chess says Superhost boasts a wicked female antagonist facing off against a travel blogging duo in a bizarre popularity contest....
Breanna Lucci
- Aug 4
WHAT JOSIAH SAW Review – Familial Trauma, Long-Kept Secrets, and a Hint of Farmhouse Horror
Breanna Lucci says What Josiah Saw depicts a haunting world where the only thing scarier than the dead is the living. [THIS REVIEW...
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...
Savannah Chess
- Jul 25
GOOD MADAM Review – Reclaiming and a Character Driven Exploration of Post-Apartheid South Africa
Savannah Chess says Good Madam is a socially conscious horror film illustrating colonialism's problematic past and present. Jenna Cato...
![[Interview] A Conversation with GOOD MADAM Director Jenna Cato Bass and Co-Writer Babalwa Baartman](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_a7d15e5972bd43a2b821197c1b0d9b74~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_a7d15e5972bd43a2b821197c1b0d9b74~mv2.jpg)
Megan Borns
- Jul 15
[Interview] A Conversation with GOOD MADAM Director Jenna Cato Bass and Co-Writer Babalwa Baartman
Megan Borns discusses South African thriller and Shudder Original Good Madam with its co-writers for an exclusive interview about the...
![[PODCAST] Tim Seeley Talks Horror Comics, REVEALER, and Writing Strong Female Characters](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_3474a56b8a12463a97ae548a99b237a3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_3474a56b8a12463a97ae548a99b237a3~mv2.jpg)
Slay Away
- Jun 30
[PODCAST] Tim Seeley Talks Horror Comics, REVEALER, and Writing Strong Female Characters
E.L. King discusses Revealer (2022) in an exclusive interview with special guest Tim Seeley. DESCRIPTION E.L. King interviews special...
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Slay Away
- Jun 27
[PODCAST] Director Luke Boyce Talks Horror, Comics, and REVEALER
E.L. King discusses Revealer (2022) in an exclusive interview with special guest Luke Boyce. DESCRIPTION E.L. King interviews special...
E. L. King
- Jun 24
Shudder Original WHO INVITED THEM Acquired Following its Premiere at Overlook Film Festival
Duncan Birmingham's horror-comedy Who Invited Them arrives on Shudder in September. June 15, 2022 // New York, NY – Shudder, AMC...
E. L. King
- Jun 23
REVEALER Review - Grab Your Bible and Your G-String, the Apocalypse Unites Unlikely Bedfellows
E.L. King says Revealer’s stellar performances, comedic timing, and incredible synthwave score by Alex Cuervo make it the perfect dark...
Breanna Lucci
- Jun 20
Jenn Wexler’s '70s Horror THE SACRIFICE GAME is Coming to Shudder
The Sacrifice Game, Jenn Wexler's second feature film, starring Mena Massoud and Olivia Scott Welch, will be a Shudder Original. Jenn...
E. L. King
- Jun 17
Shudder Releases Trailer for Haunting South African Psychological Horror GOOD MADAM
The Shudder Original will debut on the streaming platform in July. Official Selection: World Premiere—Toronto International Film...
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Justin Lockwood
- Jun 17
[Tribeca Festival] A WOUNDED FAWN Review - Mythological Surrealism Unsatisfyingly Meets “Me Too”
Justin Lockwood says A Wounded Fawn is a disappointing commentary on abuse and toxic masculinity. The Shudder Original production, A...
Mitchell Brown
- Jun 6
MAD GOD Review - Exploring a Nightmarish Hellscape From the Mind of Stop-Motion Master Phil Tippett
Mitchell Brown says Mad God is a visual feast and a waking nightmare demonstrating Tippett’s reverence for handcrafted animation. [THIS...
Sydney Bollinger
- Mar 25
THE SEED Review – Aliens, Gore and Erotic Horror
Sydney Bollinger call The Seed a modern alien invasion with hot girls and nostalgic tropes. [THIS REVIEW CONTAINS REFERENCES TO SEXUAL...
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![[Interview] A Conversation with Michael Lombardi, Co-Director and Star of THE RETALIATORS](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_706bb9affa584fbfa6fa38096bbd3b2e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_468,h_263,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_706bb9affa584fbfa6fa38096bbd3b2e~mv2.jpg)
![[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_467,h_263,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_db84ad79842c44f4858acea346b5dac2~mv2.jpg)