Following a triumphant Tribeca screening, Final Cut, Academy Award®–winning writer/director Michel Hazanavicius’ (The Artist) hilarious and raucous French “requel” of Shin’ichirô Ueda’s cult hit One Cut of the Dead opens exclusively in theatres today, July 14, including the IFC Center in New York and the Laemmle Noho in Los Angeles. Written and directed by Hazanavicius, …Read More

Michael Malott’s Bed of Nails is the new feature length horror film from producer and director Michael Malott and his newly launched Bad Clown Films production company. Reminiscent of such films as, I Spit on your Grave, House of 1000 Corpses and U-Turn, the film revolves around three Atlanta based Goth kids who are confronted …Read More

After the monumental theatrical success of Lee Cronin’s Evil Dead Rise, which grossed $146.3 million at the box office, making it the most successful film in the Evil Dead franchise to date, the record-breaking film is all set to arrive on digital download on July 14 and physically on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD …Read More

Quicksand is an apt analogy for life’s dilemmas – the harder you wrestle, the faster you sink until you are over your head, but the less resist, the clearer the solution becomes. Case in point: Andrés Beltrán’s (Tarumama) forthcoming English-language Colombian survival thriller Quicksand exemplifies just how true the above preamble is. Directed by Beltrán, …Read More

Stephen Moore: So, well here you are in a distributor war for North American territory with a film that you never thought would get into a single film festival, and you are at how many festival wins now? Michael Malott: 67 or 68. [On] a film, I never thought would get made. SM: Since January …Read More

After five movies, some franchises grow a little stale. Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett were not about to let that happen with Scream VI. They’d proven their careful handling of the series with 2022’s Scream, earning fans’ trust in the process. Going into the sequel, they were ready to take more risks. “We definitely …Read More

Apple TV+ has today unveiled the full trailer for The fourth and (sadly) final season of M. Night Shyamalan’s acclaimed psychological thriller, “Servant” is all set to debut on Apple TV+ on Friday, January 13, 2023. Picking up directly in the aftermath of the suspenseful season three cliff-hanger ending, season four brings the Turner’s story …Read More

Carlota Pereda’s strikingly bold and ominous feature adaptation of her award-winning 2018 short film of the same name, Piggy is all set to release in UK cinemas this Friday, 06 January. Written and directed by Pereda, and starring With Laura Galan, Richard Holmes, Carmen Machi, Irene Ferreiro and Camille Aguilar, with the special collaboration of …Read More

Some horror films are just as sweet as they are scary. That’s certainly the case with Attachment, the feature debut of Danish writer and director Gabriel Bier Gislason (read our review here). Attachment stars Josephine Park as Maya, a down-on-her-luck Danish actress who falls for Jewish academic Leah (Ellie Kendrick). After Leah suffers an injury, …Read More

They say that when you’re smiling, the whole world smiles with you. But in Smile, the feature debut of writer-director Parker Finn, that’s certainly not a good thing. Smile stars Sosie Bacon (daughter of Kevin Bacon, who’s no stranger to the horror genre himself) as Dr. Rose Cotter, a deeply empathetic clinical psychologist with a …Read More

Plenty of directors have tried their hand at a Hellraiser film over the years, from future horror heavy-hitter Scott Derrickson to the always popular “Alan Smithee.” The latest to summon the Cenobites is David Bruckner, and if that name sounds familiar, it should. Bruckner’s previous films include The Night House, The Ritual, and the superb …Read More

Sometimes, women don’t want kids. That’s the tension at the heart of Huesera, the feature debut of director and co-writer Michelle Garza Cervera. Huesera follows Valeria (Natalia Solián), whose initial joy at becoming pregnant soon gives way to creeping doubt and dread. A spider-like presence is plaguing her at night, while encounters with her spinster …Read More

Marvel has been dipping its toes into the horror genre a lot in recent years, first announcing a Blade reboot, then hiring Evil Dead legend Sam Raimi to direct the horror-tinged Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. But with the release of Werewolf by Night, a Marvel Studios Special Presentation biting into Disney+ on …Read More

Iris K. Shim’s (The House of Suh) paranormal parentage parable, UMMA promises to deliver a sinister fusion of much-loved genre staples: a cabin in the woods, mythology, grief, and parenting issues when it releases this week. Written and directed by Shim, and starring Sandra Oh (“Killing Eve”), Fivel Stewart (Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman, The Haunting …Read More

The horror elements of Venezuelan filmmaker Alejandro Hidalgo’s latest outing, The Exorcism of God are based on his own childhood fears: “When I was a Catholic, I knelt in church to pray to a messiah who brought a beautiful message of love and forgiveness to humankind, but the figure I was praying to showed a …Read More

This February 20 sees EPIX premiere a brand new contemporary sci-fi horror series, “From” which is created and executive produced by John Griffin (Crater), directed and executive produced by Jack Bender (“Lost”, “Game of Thrones”), and executive produced by Showrunner Jeff Pinkner (“Fringe”, “Alias”, “Lost”). Already praised by the master of horror himself, Stephen King, …Read More

On wrapping his last film, Tone Deaf, Richard Bates Jr. (Excision, Suburban Gothic, Trash Fire) felt that the world was so ominous and dark, politically speaking, that he decided he would write his next project, King Knight with the intention of cheering himself up, whilst hopefully making his audience happier in the process. Self-financing it …Read More

Following The Recall, an inventive blend of Cabin in the Woods and Independence Day, starring Wesley Snipes and R.J. Mitte, art director-turned-filmmaker Mauro Borrelli is back behind the camera with his next feature film, Warhunt, a World War II set shocker with a unique supernatural twist in the tale. Directed from a script Borrelli co-wrote …Read More

Apple TV+ welcomes viewers back into the Turner’s Philadelphia brownstone today with the return of M. Night Shyamalan’s “Servant”, now entering its third – and penultimate – season. Created by executive producer and writer Tony Basgallop, season three brings us up to speed three months after last season’s cliff-hanger with Lauren Ambrose and Toby Kebbell …Read More

Visionary storyteller, Guillermo del Toro is all set to make a welcome return to cinemas this week with arguably his most identifiable and immediate film to date, the film noir thriller Nightmare Alley. Directed from a screenplay by del Toro & Kim Morgan, adapted from William Lindsay Gresham’s 1946 fatalistic novel, and boasting a star-studded …Read More

Randall Okita (The Lockpicker), an artist and filmmaker who has made a name for himself with endeavours that involve rich visual language and innovative storytelling approaches, continues to enlighten, rattle and entertain audiences in his latest film, the nail-biting and entertaining as hell home invasion shocker, See For Me. Directed by Okita, from a script …Read More

Coming from the generation of PlayStation One gamers who grew up walking along the dread-filled corridors of the Spencer mansion, long-time fan and filmmaker Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, The Other Side of the Door) hopes to bring the horror roots of the first Resident Evil games to life for a whole new generation of …Read More

Based on the freshly-released first trailer for Luis Prieto’s (Kidnap, Pusher) latest outing, Shattered, everything suggests audiences are in for a serpentine shocker of a ride, much akin to the likes of Rob Reiner’s Misery or Adrian Lyne’s Fatal Attraction. Written by David Loughery (Lakeview Terrace, The Intruder), and starring newcomer Lilly Krug, Frank Grillo …Read More

Returning to the origins of the massively popular Resident Evil franchise, fan and filmmaker Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, The Other Side of the Door) is about to bring the games to life for a whole new generation of fans as Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City releases on November 24, all of 25 years …Read More

Honing in on the horror elements of the Resident Evil video games, Johannes Roberts’ (47 Meters Down, The Other Side of the Door) Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City is about to bring Capcom’s landmark franchise to life for a whole new generation of fans when it releases this November 24. Starring a stellar ensemble …Read More

Further to yesterday’s interview with Joel David Moore (Spiral, Youth in Oregon) in relation to his latest directorial/screenwriting venture, Hide and Seek, SCREAM also got the change to sit down with the film’s lead actor, Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Velvet Goldmine, “Dracula”, Mission: Impossible III). This adaptation of Huh Jung’s 2013 South Korean hit sees Rhys …Read More

South Korean cinema is on everybody’s lips right now with the Netflix international chart topper, Squid Game having provided a fresh reminder that the country’s cinema is at the top of its game. Unfortunately, though, there are so many South Korean gems out there that don’t get the international visibility a streaming service like Netflix …Read More

Chucky, has been shocking and charming audiences for decades ever since he sliced and diced his way into the pop culture zeitgeist when “Child’s Play” premiered on the 9th of November, 1988. Directed and co-written by Tom Holland, produced by David Kirschner, and based on an original story by Don Mancini, the film soon became …Read More

“Staying inside – doesn’t mean – you are safe”….. No sooner had Nathan Crooker commenced pre-production on his first feature film than it was abruptly put on hold due to the Covid pandemic. Undeterred, though, he knew other filmmakers would be going through the same motions, and still have a burning desire to keep themselves …Read More