Category: Film
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The cycle of family trauma takes a terrifying, supernatural turn in The Voices of Our Mother, a new Canadian horror feature set to arrive on Shudder this summer. Starring genre veteran Sheila McCarthy (Anything for Jackson), the film explores how buried secrets can manifest as a literal, predatory evil. The story begins with the passing…
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Auditioning is already panic inducing enough for most actors, but new indie slasher We Can’t Leave takes that anxiety to a lethal and gore-dripping extreme. The story centers on a group of hopeful performers who arrive at a secluded location for what they believe is a standard casting call. The atmosphere quickly shifts from professional…
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By 1971, The Shaw Brothers were the undisputed kings of Hong Kong cinema, For years, they had run the show like a well-oiled, colorful, slightly authoritarian machine. They had the sets, they had the stars, and they had the Shaw Style, lavish, operatic, and, now, safe. Then came Raymond Chow. He walked out of Shaw,…
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The depths of Norway are hiding something ancient and hungry in the new teaser for Kraken. Taking a page out of the creature feature playbook, the film centers on a series of disturbing events in the country’s deepest fjord. It begins with the bizarre behavior of wild salmon, but quickly escalates into a string of…
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The desert escape subgenre is getting a high-tension makeover this summer with Find Your Friends, a new survival thriller headed to Shudder. Marking the directorial debut of Izabel Pakzad, the film swaps out girls’ trip cliches for a gritty exploration of isolation and group dynamics. The story follows Amber (Bella Thorne) and her close circle…
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Upcoming horror-thriller Penny Lane is Dead is set to slash its way into theaters this July. Melding 1980s aesthetics with a sharp streak of dark humor and feminine rage, the film has just unveiled its latest trailer, showcasing a neon-soaked night of terror in the Australian suburbs. The story unfolds on a sweltering summer evening…
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1951 was a ‘duck and cover’ kind of year. People were genuinely worried that a stray atom would turn their suburban ranch house into a glowing crater. George Pal, the stop-motion wizard behind the Puppetoons, saw this dread and realized there was money to be made from it. Enter When Worlds Collide. Pal took the…
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The Evil Dead franchise is officially cranking up the gore again with the full reveal of its latest installment, Evil Dead Burn. After the massive commercial success of Evil Dead Rise, which famously pivoted from a streaming-only release to a $147 million theatrical win, Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema are clearly leaning into the…
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Filmmakers Rachel Kempf and Nick Toti, the minds behind the controversial no-streaming found footage hit It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This, have returned with a new project that doubles down on their signature lo-fi aesthetic. Their latest feature, Homebody, is a hauntingly gritty ghost story captured on MiniDV tape in stark black and white…
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Dark Atlantic and Indie Rights have officially brought Strawstalker to North American VOD, the latest found footage offering from writer-director George Henry Horton (Project Dorothy). The film dives into the campier side of horror, following Henry and Haley, a pair of fame-hungry content creators who move into Oak Bridge, a perfect Los Angeles neighborhood that…