Author: Sean Parker
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In the spirit of Fear Street, or The Dark Pictures Anthology games, comes the Fresh Hell Presents, three back-to-back releases from writer/director Quinn Armstrong (Survival Skills). Armstrong has taken a trio of recurring horror themes to form an informal trilogy loosely connected through their location and a few scenes. The first film on the ambitious…
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When JP Nunez and I did our introductory article for FrightFest, we had a feast of horror titles to sort through and whittle down to five that each of us couldn’t contain our excitement for. Scarlet Blue was one of the first I picked. Aurélia Mengin’s sublime color use of reds and blues, mixing a…
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Last year, one hundred and nineteen million Americans became enthralled by true crime podcasts, according to Audiochuck and Edison Research. Our cultural obsession with the brutal acts of others can be almost as curious as the acts themselves. Is the devil in the details, or are we just caught up in the web of intrigue…
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Over the last couple of weeks, FrightFest movies have consumed my life. I’ve seen vampires, banshees, serial killers, and surrealness portrayed in ways that surprised and antagonized, and hopefully, you’ve been along for the ride as well. However, with all of the horror and big ideas being displayed on screen, I’m still a sucker for…
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Bogieville was one of the films I was really hyped up for at this year’s FrightFest. I love a good vampire movie. Who doesn’t? The preview offered a no-holds-barred fight between two factions of feuding undead creatures of the night. I don’t know if other people do this with movies, or maybe even different color…
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When I see the company “Rustic Films” attached to a movie, you can count on me being immediately interested. The production company is a way of saying Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead, and David Lawson Jr. have given the movie you’re about to see their thumbs up, and you know with that endorsement, it’s likely going…
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In today’s world, your head has to be on a swivel, whether with the news, zeitgeisty trends, or Gen Z vocab, no cap. But that’s especially true in the world of online dating. It’s difficult to put yourself out there in the first place, but it’s even more complex when you decide to meet in…
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Horror fans have a lot of tolerance for schlock, sometimes tolerating movies with ridiculous names that take things way too seriously and other times rolling their eyes at films that don’t take their premise seriously enough. There’s something great about a horror-comedy that knows how to walk that fine line. Director Mike Hermosa and the…
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As people grow up, they seem to forget what a difficult time high school was. In a melting pot of burgeoning hormones and opinions, most teenagers want to be left alone. In the instance of Ganymede’s Lee Fletcher (Jordan Doww), it could be that life is a prison, and maybe his time served ends when he finally…
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As previously stated, I’m a sucker for animated films. Recently, I’ve been on a bit of an anime kick, mostly looking for underground titles in the horror space that I’ve never seen before. The Kizumonogatari trilogy has been popping onto my radar many times over the last eight years. However, it’s almost impossible for Westerners to…