Influencer Horror is all the rage these days. Especially on the indie circuit, the subgenre is easy to tap into and exploit for some good frights. And who doesn’t love[...]
Sometimes, a song is all about the vibes. That’s certainly the case with Kro‘s new song, “Mr. Misc,” a foray into the swirling static of space and time. “Don’t give[...]
Mose Wilson wrote “Louisiana Two-Step” eight years ago. He’d sung it live with Hannah Juanita for years, and it finally sees the light of day as a proper recorded duet.[...]
The unreliable narrator, as you’ll find in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), one of the earliest horror films, continues to fuel and inform horror storytelling 100 years later. Director[...]
Even the smartest, most detail-oriented people find themselves victims of an elaborate scam. Director Shane Brady and producer Emily Zercher anticipated the purchase of their new home. But wires were[...]
For Pride Month 2026, B-Sides & Badlands isย raising money for The Trevor Project. Our celebration of queerness features interviews with filmmakers and artists, reviews of queer horror and albums, and[...]
Emmett Jermone doesn’t let the burning out of a relationship go to waste. With his new song “Natural Disaster,” he spins the ash into a rollicking rock-edged Americana track about[...]
Kate Prascher‘s voice floats on an earthy breeze in her new song, “Jubilee.” A horse’s hooves supply the giddy-up, winding through city blocks of red brick and dirt. “It’s a[...]
In her brand new music video, Victoria George hits up the local watering hole. “That’s A Lot to Say Goodbye To,” directed by Sebastian St. James, shows George pouring her[...]
Paul Etheredge changed the game with Hellbent, the first gay slasher. While it may have been overlooked or dismissed in the early 2000s, it has only grown in popularity over[...]
Luna Keller pours the light glowing inside of her into her new song, “Wildflowers.” A chipper arrangement accentuates the joy gushing from Keller’s lungs. “There’s no need to fit the[...]
Writer/director Brian Lockyer reminds the viewer there’s great value in micro-budget horror filmmaking. You truly don’t need a big budget to make something people will remember. With his film, Snow[...]
For Pride Month 2026, B-Sides & Badlands isย raising money for The Trevor Project. Our celebration of queerness features interviews with filmmakers and artists, reviews of queer horror and albums, and[...]
Filmmaker Mark O’Brien has a way of crafting his work with a powerfully unsettling exposure to the darkest parts of human nature. His feature film debut, 2021’s The Righteous, peeled[...]
In 2026, we’ve landed in the bad timeline. With executive orders flying off the president’s desk faster than he scarfs down a bag of Cheetos, we’ve lost the plot and[...]
