Stuart Ortiz made a name for himself in the horror genre with the Grave Encounters found footage films. His latest work, Strange Harvest: Occult Murder in the Inland Empire, uses a faux documentary story to detail brutal and grisly murders, committed by a mysterious killer named Mr. Shiny. While the film certainly has shock value, as [...]

You know that it’s officially spooky season when Fantastic Fest creeps closer and closer. The 8-day cinematic carnival will take place from September 19-26 in Austin, Texas at the Alamo Drafthouse Lamar Cinema. While several of the festival packages and badges are sold out, some are still available, including the second half badge, which makes [...]

Angry Elves & Gory Holiday Fun - FF 2023

Fantastic Fest 2023 - The holidays certainly aren't perfect for everyone. Heck, they can be filled with awkward moments and uncomfortable family gatherings. This is very much true of You're Not Me, a feature that's bizarre and unsettling holiday horror centered on a family who just may have replaced its daughter with a beggar off [...]

Fantastic Fest 2023 - Nolan Bentley (Michael Weston) wakes up one day, tied to a tree, with no recollection of how exactly he got there. Heck, he can't even remember why anyone would leave him in the woods to die. He encounters a mysterious stranger (A.J. Buckley) who really isn't eager to help him. We've [...]

Fantastic Fest 2023 - Falling Stars is a gorgeous and mesmerizing movie that operates, in part, on its own mythos about witches descending from the skies during the October harvest. The cinematography is engrossing, and this is one of the more enchanting folk horror films that we've had in a while. It's a perfect, witchy [...]

Fantastic Fest 2023- No matter our race, class, or gender, we all have one thing in common. One day, our clock will expire. We're going to die. Transición is an eerie and startling meditation on the aging process and mortality, starring trans actress Celeste González, who turns in quite an emotional performance as Angela. The [...]