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Preview: 24th Annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival

Founded in 2001 by Rachel Belofsky and Ross Martin, this festival has a long history of giving a platform to horror, thriller, and sci-fi filmmakers, earning it the nickname “the Sundance of Horror.” Premiering now legendary horror titles like Oren Peli’s Paranormal Activity in 2007 and helping contribute to the success of filmmakers like Issa… Read more

October 9, 2024
‘Apartment 7A: A Dance Macabre Between Control and Autonomy’- Editorial for Fangoria Vol. 2 Issue #25

It is an honor to have my journey as a writer, film critic, and horror film academic (if you will), come full circle. In the fall issue of Fangoria, I wrote an analysis of the use of dance in Apartment 7A Read more

October 9, 2024
Azrael – Review

“Many years after the rapture Among the survivors Some are driven to renounce Their sin of speech” This is all we know about the world of E.L. Katz’s latest feature. Writer Simon Barrett takes on a chilling challenge, testing his craft as a storyteller when a lean script takes away any chance to rely on Read more

October 5, 2024
Little Bites – Fantastic Fest Review | MovieJawn

Musician-turned-director Spider One’s personal film about the fears of parenthood, Little Bites, just had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest! The film opens on Mindy as a bell beckons her downstairs to a small dark room. Behind this wooden door is a creature who feeds on her one little bite at a time. Despite her Read more

October 3, 2024
Clawfoot – Review | MovieJawn

As a huge fan of M.F.A. (2017), so much so that I included it in my examination of female-directed rape-revenge films for my Master’s thesis, I was excited at the opportunity to check out the newest thriller to star Francesca Eastwood: Clawfoot. Coming from the mind of April Wolfe, who previously wrote Black Christmas (2019), Read more

October 2, 2024
Night of the Harvest – Review | MovieJawn

Happy Halloween, sirens! I’m sure everyone is starting their ’31 Days of Halloween’ watchlists but if you are still searching for more festive horrors to feast your eyes on, check out Night of the Harvest. “The film opens on the night before Halloween with a masked killer lurking in the shadows. With kills that pay Read more

October 2, 2024