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'Hellraiser' and 'Medusa Deluxe' provided scares and surprises at this year's Fantastic Fest, in Austin Texas.
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Horror
Fantastic Fest Film Review: ‘Smile’ – One You Can’t Look Away From
"Smile" takes its heroine on a supernatural journey. But no one believes she is haunted.
Read More »Tribeca Film Festival Reviews: ‘Attachment’ and ‘A Wounded Fawn’
Two horror films turn the genre upside down and tweak gender stereotypes in the service of horror.
Read More »SXSW Film Review: Horror Comedy ‘Deadstream’
Joseph and Vanessa Winter's lively and hilarious horror comedy opened this year's SXSW Midnighters series.
Read More »Film Review: ‘Bite Me’ – Not Your Average Vampire Rom-Com
A vampire rom-com which will make you care about the characters. And you'll learn that vampires can text and use YouTube.
Read More »Fantastic Fest Film Review: ‘The Innocents’ Shows How Spooky Kids Can Be
In 'The Innocents' we are reminded how spooky the world of childhood can be.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It’
Overlong and exploitative, The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It is a non-essential addition to the Conjuring Universe. The series started out great back in 2013 with the relatively unassuming original. The Conjuring was something of a surprise. It was that rarest of horror films—immensely commercially popular but also …
Read More »Fantastic Fest Film Reviews: ‘Last Night in Soho’ with Thomasin McKenzie and Diana Rigg; ‘Freaks Out’ Will Shake You
"Last Night in Soho" and "Freaks Out" were two of the most intense films at this year's Fantastic Fest.
Read More »Fantastic Fest Exclusive Interview: Filmmaker Charlotte Colbert, Stars Alice Krige and Malcolm McDowell Talk About ‘She Will’
Nature, dreams and witches save a life in 'She Will.'
Read More »Fantastic Fest Exclusive Interview: Gigi Guerrero on the Horror of ‘Bingo Hell’
'Bingo Hell' borders on being a new sub-genre in the horror field because of its story about older people and gentrification.
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