Day: May 13, 2026
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The Singles Bar: Wax Owls – Freckle
The one constant in life: human relationships are damn complicated. Indie folk band Wax Owls sculpt their song “Freckle” with this deep, rich understanding that existence is a series of intricate puzzle pieces that take time to properly fit together. “It used to be healthy to stay,” they sing. Their vocal adornments are profounding (and…
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Song Premiere: Brand New Heartache – Precious Days
To cherish life’s goodness, we have to endure the bad. Brand New Heartache (comprised of husband-wife duo Eleese and Matthew Meschery) learn that hard truth inside their new song, “Precious Days.” Evidenced by their live video (below), the song exudes an intoxicating warmth and gallop that’s akin to a horse reaching the horizon. “It took…
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Let’s Get Physical: Arrow Video (June 2026)
The summer just got hot. Arrow Video has cooked up several limited edition releases, 4K UHD debuts, and box sets to kick things off in (horrifying) style. In the film distributor’s arsenal, there’s a noir-thriller, a J-horror classic, and some martial arts (utter) madness to dip your eyeballs into. And it’s glorious. The next several…
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Fantaspoa 2026: ‘Compliance’ makes you want to burn it all down
Throw out all expectations when you head into Kyle Mangione-Smith’s Compliance. It’s so intense and chaotic, it makes the 2012 film of the same name look like child’s play. It’s eerie that the screenlife film hit Fantaspoa at this moment in time, so soon after the Epstein Files and Luigi Mangione’s shooting of a healthcare…
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Horror in Frame: A Conversation with Jake Jarvi (Haunt Season)
Three years ago, I wrote a piece for Flood detailing the Slasher Renaissance. I never expected how much the subgenre would balloon out since then. Today, slashers are all the rage! And you can count Jake Jarvi’s Haunt Season (review) as one of the standouts from the current wave of hack ‘n slash bloodfests. Over…
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