Tag: Cineverse
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At the prehistoric dawn of the internet era, back in the days of AOL dial-up, burned CDs, and independent film renaissance, Artisan films took a chance on a longshot title with no-name actors shooting on a handheld camera. The Blair Witch Project cost an eerily low $35,000 to produce, but an aggressive and strategic marketing…
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If you’re at all interested in Fried Barry director Ryan Kruger’s Street Trash remake, it’s likely because you have fond memories of the 1987 J. Michael Muro body horror B-movie. The original film had some incredible special effects of body melting and oozing as well as some jaw-dropping scenes like a man corroding into a…
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There is no shortage of religious horror films in the world these days, but anyone who once considered The Exorcist extreme could never have envisioned Pedro Cristiani’s monster hunter body-horror nightmare, Deus Irae. The title, which translates to “Wrath of God,” involves three former people of the cloth, a holy trinity if you will, of…
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After Fixed Frequency, I thought the trajectory for Tales from the Void showed signs that the series would steadily rise as we approached the finale. But in episode three, Starlight, showrunners John Thomas Kelley and Francesco Loschiavo may have missed the mark and played their sardonic hand a little too sharply. Based on João André…
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If the first episode of Screambox’s latest anthology series, Tales from the Void, didn’t kick you in the gut the way it did me, then maybe episode two, Fixed Frequency, will be more your style. The season’s sophomore episode is based on the subreddit r/nosleep story “I Used to Hack Baby Monitors. One Night, I Learned My…
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What is your favorite episode of The Twilight Zone? Tough question, I know. There are just so many good ones to choose from. There’s “Where is Everybody?” the unforgettable pilot. “Time Enough at Last,” with Burgess Meredith and his books. “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet,” where William Shatner sees something on the wing of his plane.…
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Exclusively premiering on Screambox this November alongside Cryptids is a found footage film from writer/director Jenni “JWoww” Farley. You may be asking yourself, “JWoww? Like Jersey Shore, JWoww?” And I’m here to tell you, yes, Jenni Farley made a horror movie. I would also say it’s a commendable first endeavor into the genre. Found footage films…
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There is no shortage these days of charming anthology horror flicks coming out of the independent horror sector. With plenty of opportunity for a director to put their horror skills on display in a well-condensed package, anthologies are a fantastic way for up-and-coming talent to breathe some of their darkest ideas to life. Last week’s…