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Have you ever wondered what John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 would look like if it were fused with the ultra-violent stylings of a modern survival flick like Green Room? If the answer is yes then Joe Begos' newest flick VFW may be…

In 1985, a low budget horror flick about a demented medical student attempting to bring the dead back to life caused a huge stir among B-movie lovers. No one was prepared for the cult importance that film would inevitably create. Earning…

Long before Keanu Reeves was slaying merciless action foes with books and all manners of heavy weapons, his career disintegrated a little in the mid to late 2000’s after the massive success of The Matrix trilogy. But before Reeves’ career…

What happens when you combine the technical mastery of John Carpenter, the twisted grotesque aberrations that define cosmic horror and a script that pulsates and twists with every stunning shot into some sort of inescapable nightmare? The…

When a horror movie struggles with scheduling and distribution issues, worry starts to set in immediately. Lars Klevberg’s Polaroid has had a tough time making the transition from short (the original 15-minute film was released back in…

If you asked any horror fan who influenced the horror genre the most over the last couple of decades, the large majority would answer with Stephen King and rightfully so. In recent years, Joe Hill, King's son, has followed in his father's…

Back in 2015, Robert Eggers caused a stir within the horror community with his stellar debut The Witch. Rightfully acclaimed for its authenticity and unwavering attention to building all-consuming atmosphere and dread, it was selected by…

It is only fitting that David Lynch's new short film What Did Jack Do? opens with the phrase: ''Absurda''. The word ‘absurd’ perfectly sums up much of the filmmaker’s work. But even deeper than that, Absurda is a short film Lynch created…

Henry James' novella Turn of the Screw is a hugely influential piece of beloved literature and one that’s been adapted numerous times for the big screen. When Chad and Carey Hayes (screenwriters for both The Conjuring movies) teamed up for…

When Jen and Sylvia Soska burst onto the horror scene in 2009 with their low budget as you can get indie flick Dead Hooker in a Trunk, word spread quickly of the promise these two women possessed in their filmmaking arsenal. Three years…