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What Happened to Dorothy Bell? – Fantastic Fest Review | Offscreen Central
Found footage and the paranormal goes together like peanut butter and jelly, and Danny Villanueva Jr.’s second feature was perfectly put together with love like the sandwiches your grandma prepared for you
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Daddy’s Head – Fantastic Fest Review
Benjamin Barfoot’s sophomore feature turns grief into a creature that will reach into the back of your skull, forcing you to relive childhood nightmares you thought you had forgotten.
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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…
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‘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
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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…
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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…
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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),…
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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…
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Girl Internet Show: A Kati Kelli Mixtape – Fantastic Fest Review | Offscreen Central
The allure of Girl Internet Show is not just the belly-aching guttural laughter but the underlying ideas that Kati Kelli expresses through her strange creations. Due to its unconventional nature, it is unsure what the future is for Girl Internet Show: A Kati Kelli Mixtape
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Dead Talents Society – Fantastic Fest Review | Offscreen Central
An electrifying take on the rules of the afterlife, celebrity culture, and our fear of being forgotten, John Hsu’s Dead Talents Society is a horror comedy warming the hearts of audiences at this year’s Fantastic Fest.
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Apartment 7A – Fantastic Fest Review | Offscreen Central
56 years after the release of Rosemary’s Baby, audiences at Fantastic Fest 2024 were whisked back to the Bramford
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Booger – Review | Offscreen Central
“Booger is a sickly sweet tale of loneliness. Mary Dauterman’s first feature will have you texting your besties that you love them and kissing the fuzzy foreheads of your four-legged friends…” Read the rest of my review of Mary Dauterman’s silly and gross and endearing little film, Booger…
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New Episode on Rotten FM: American Mary (2015)
This week, Madison and I are chatting about one of our favorite films: American Mary (2015), starring Katherine Isabelle. Pairing nicely with this revenge flick directed by the Canadian twin duo Jen and Sylvia Soska is the track BWBB (‘Boys Will Be Boys’) by another Canadian twin duo known as Softcult.
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Red Rooms – Review | Offscreen Central
Like members of a jury, the audiences of Red Rooms are asked to make a judgment. This contemplative new feature from Pascal Plante interrogates what it means to not only be a spectator of violence but to make one’s pastime the consumption of the crimes of others.
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The Last House on the Left (2009) – Knight Light Guest Appearance
Me talking about another rape-revenge film? Who would have guessed? I am so honored to be able to chat with Prince and Freddy about The Last House on the Left (2009) to help them kick off ‘Sweet Revenge Horror Month’ for September.
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August Recap
Popcorn Frights, The Crow, and more… Check out everything that’s been happening during the month of August here on Siren Death Cult!
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New Episode on Rotten FM: The Crow (1994)
Is that gasoline I smell? Rotten FM is back after a mini-hiatus to discuss the beautiful tragedy, The Crow (1994), starring Brandon Lee. We finally get a chance to discuss the album ‘Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge’ because we’re pairing this film up with ‘I Never Told You What I Do for a Living’ by…
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Jennifer’s Body – Video Essay | JoBlo Horror Originals
Check out my latest video essay tackling one of my favorite films of all time, Jennifer’s Body (2009), and its exploration of the complexities of girlhood, friendship, and budding teen sexualities.
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Hell Hole – Review | Offscreen Central
“The family behind recent films like Hellbender (2021) and Where the Devil Roams (2023), is stretching their legs and testing their limits as filmmakers. Having previously made films with personal and isolated stories with a cast list consisting largely of the family members themselves–John Adams, Toby Poser, Lulu and Zelda Adams–this is their biggest production yet, materially and thematically…”
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The Crow (2024) – Review
Although any attempt to resurrect The Crow will be haunted by the memory of Brandon Lee, Rupert Sanders’ reimagining of this coveted gothic tale has a beating heart worthy of our gaze.
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