The discreet motive of the eccentric rich in The Dinner Party is not the only mystery driving this horror-thriller. As we follow ambitious playwright Jeff (Mike Mayhall) and his girlfriend Haley (Alli Hart) into the mansion and through their hosts’ eerie stories and chatter, we realize a sinister and bloody night is in store for [...]

The Ice Cream Man opens to an unnamed woman as she grabs an ice cream from her freezer. After finishing the treat in her room, she notices writing on the Popsicle stick. “Who Lives in the Freezer and Gives You a Treat. He’ll Haunt You All Night the Moment You Eat” on one side and [...]

Barry J. Gillis, who wrote the video-trash guidebook with his 1990 film Wicked World, apparently was given more money to do another trash thriller, The Killing Games (2012). This neo-classic "Canuxploitation" (Canadian exploitation) film may find some new audiences thanks to American Genre Film Archive’s successful re-release of Wicked World just last year (CLICK HERE [...]

Callum Windsor’s modern interpretation of The Erl King retains the atmospheric chills of the original Johann Wolfgang von Goethe poem. In the famous ballad, a young boy becomes ill and his father saddles his horse to rush his son to the doctor. Along the journey, the boy envisions the haunting spectre of the Erlkӧnig—commonly translated [...]

Scream Team Releasing has picked up BENEATH THE OLD DARK HOUSE for distribution, written and directed by Matt Cloude and produced by V2 Pictures. The film is an homage to beloved 80s horror anthologies (such as Creepshow, Tales From the Darkside, and Cat's Eye), and stars Brinke Stevens, Christy Johnson, and Kaylee Williams. The film [...]

Horror can be predictable sometimes. Let's face it. We've all called a plot twist or two. But every once in a while there is a film that truly surprises the audience (The Mist anyone?). Relaxin' with Jackson is a short that surprises from the start. I had no idea this was not an actual episode [...]

There is nothing as immersive to me as a foreign fantasy film. Just the fact that you’re listening to a dub or reading subtitles means you have to pay attention in a different way. You have to immerse yourself in the world of the film. And when it’s fantasy, you have the added bonus of [...]