February 17, 2021
Scix Maddix
Michael (Ulrik Munther) is a sound engineer exploring the Swedish woods with microphones and recording equipment, holed up in a shack with computers and tapes mixing interesting ambient sounds. While exploring, he discovers both psychedelic mushrooms and an isolated, abandoned sensory deprivation chamber--hence the title, Autoscopy. In case you're curious, Wikipedia says: Autoscopy is the experience [...]
January 14, 2021
Max Matta
There is a fine art to horror audio mixing and the creation of unsettling music that is not to be taken lightly in the making of genre films. Even the mass audiences have caught on to the crutch that is jumpscares and the blasting of high tempo music which have been the trend in many [...]
January 4, 2021
Max Matta
There's something inherently terrifying about losing control of yourself, which has been used to great effect in films involving possession. The concept of demons wrestling for control of the soul of humans hit its crescendo with The Exorcist which terrified the nation. Where the fun begins with subgenres that have such an effect on audiences [...]
December 14, 2020
Lindsey Ungerman
The Killer of Grassy Ridge is a ten minute short about a backwoods Shenandoah killer and at no risk of being hyperbolic, I can confidently say this is one of the best shorts I have seen in a long time. This short has won awards for Best Short Film, Best Debut Short, Best Thriller, Best [...]
December 14, 2020
Max Matta
In a year that just seems to take more and more from everyone, whether it be financial stability or a loved one, its hunger seems endless. While it is obvious why children shouldn't be accepting candy from strangers during a global pandemic, there is a sad loss of wonder for children and adults alike to [...]
December 6, 2020
Max Matta
Creating a world in any form of fictional media today is a struggle for so many reasons, most of which are simply because everything has been done. By the time most people have hit adulthood, they have ingested so much media that anything new is bound to be compared to something that came before it. [...]
November 2, 2020
Lindsey Ungerman
Night Bugs is the kind of stuff nightmares are made of. As if a pest infestation wasn’t enough… What if those pests had malicious intentions? That’s just what happens in Night Bugs and the result was highly satisfying. Let me be clear… I am NOT a fan of bugs. But I AM a fan of [...]
NECROMAN–An Unnerving Tale Of Desperation Among The Dead
AUTOSCOPY Is A Lush, Deep Woods Psychedelic Trip–SLAMDANCE
MOONLANCE–Loud noises make it scary, right?
NUMERUS DUO is High Production Low-Brow
THE KILLER OF GRASSY RIDGE is Ten Minutes of WOW
GOODNIGHT, HALLOWEEN–The Sad Death of Iconography
THE CROSSING, The Visuals Speak Louder than the Words
Night Bugs is Unique and Entertaining
NECROMAN–An Unnerving Tale Of Desperation Among The Dead
AUTOSCOPY Is A Lush, Deep Woods Psychedelic Trip–SLAMDANCE
MOONLANCE–Loud noises make it scary, right?
NUMERUS DUO is High Production Low-Brow
THE KILLER OF GRASSY RIDGE is Ten Minutes of WOW
GOODNIGHT, HALLOWEEN–The Sad Death of Iconography
THE CROSSING, The Visuals Speak Louder than the Words
Night Bugs is Unique and Entertaining
NECROMAN–An Unnerving Tale Of Desperation Among The Dead
AUTOSCOPY Is A Lush, Deep Woods Psychedelic Trip–SLAMDANCE
MOONLANCE–Loud noises make it scary, right?
NUMERUS DUO is High Production Low-Brow
THE KILLER OF GRASSY RIDGE is Ten Minutes of WOW
GOODNIGHT, HALLOWEEN–The Sad Death of Iconography
THE CROSSING, The Visuals Speak Louder than the Words
Night Bugs is Unique and Entertaining