Author: Bee Delores
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Fantaspoa 2026: ‘Animals of the Land’ is folk horror at its finest
Folk Horror can elicit terrible tremors of pure fear, unlike most other genres. Luke Jaden’s Animals of the Land, playing this year’s Fantaspoa, claws at the eyeballs. The writer/director needles to the very root of humanity, where a sick hunger for power lies in all its perverted glory. There’s something to be said about that
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Panic Fest 2026: A Conversation with Casey de Fremery (My Severed Arm)
In a post-Scream world, a slasher must completely upend expectations to break through the noise. There’s just no other way around it. Well, unless you’re Terrifier, which is more splatter flick than slasher. With his short film My Severed Arm, writer/director Casey de Fremery knows exactly how to toy with genre conventions and pull no
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Review: ‘Oddities’ leaps between genres with ease
Tyler Savage’s Oddities makes great use of its title to evoke mystery and weirdness. It’s not to be confused with Irish horror film Oddity from 2024. The writer/director explores human beings as trinkets and gadgets in a thrift store. Through a carefully intricate story (things are never as they seem…), Savage dresses up a darker
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The Singles Bar: Myylo – Dick Pics
We all could use a little sexy time. Well, through our phones, at least. With his new song, Myylo gets a little “intimate” with a close-up of a certain appendage. “Dick Pics” is about what you might expect, and we are so here for it. Drums throb, synths echo, and Myylo sounds as good as
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Panic Fest 2026: A Coversation with Alexander Watson (Demonetize)
Reactions to Influencer Horror lie at opposite ends of the spectrum: you either love it or loathe it. There is no in between. Alexander Watson’s Demonetize aims for the former. During a rather chaotic Panic Fest, the writer/director hopped on Zoom to discuss his film, as well as paranormal TV influences and getting the horror
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Video Killed the Radio Star: Chris Housman – Dirt on Me
Chris Housman is a bulldozer of a storyteller. From “Blueneck” to “Drag Queen,” he’s erected an impressive catalog of stories, frequently from the queer perspective. Apart from his work with The Cowgays this year, he’s gearing up several single/video releases like a full-throttle engine. With his new music video, “Dirt on Me,” he sheds light
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Panic Fest 2026: ‘Dead Bloom’ blossoms with rich social themes
Domonic and Damien Paris’ Dead Bloom lives within the same realm as R.T. Thorne’s sci-fi/thriller 40 Acres. Both films use genre as a vehicle to explore deeper themes of systemic oppression and generational trauma. The monsters simply add to the horror already raging on the outside, layering on a thick coating of inner anguish that
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Beyond the Music: Nick Palmer (The Blackburns) on Their Alternative Rock Album
Hearing an artist talk about their work is unlike anything else. Singers, songwriters, and musicians generally love discussing how they do what they do, what creativity means for their survival in a chaotic world, and why it’s an important part of human nature. In Beyond the Music, Nick Palmer, of alt-rock band The Blackburns, discusses
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The Singles Bar: Kassi Ashton – Bitches
Kassi Ashton has always been fearless. So, it’s not too surprising that her new song is called “Bitches.” It’s as if Loretta Lynn made “Coal Miner’s Daughter” for a modern generation. “I come from a long line of bitches / Thick-skinned, tough-as-nails misses,” Ashton bites down on the melody. She’s not only reclaiming the word
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Video Killed the Radio Star: Jena Malone – You’ve Been on My Mind
“I’m arresting him with promises I will never keep,” Jena Malone sighs into her static microphone. Her voice warbles like the bass throbbing out of the speakers. “You’ve Been on My Mind” laps sonic waves, rhythmic and entrancing, as she considers untamed desires and what the truth could be. In using an electronic filter, Malone
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Panic Fest 2026: A Conversation with Benjamin & Sascha Montgomery-Pierson (Ekelbrode)
Ekelbrode emerges as among the more character-driven shorts out of Panic Fest 2026. Based in an apocalyptic world, two characters find themselves in a control room and discuss the morality of war. Filmmaking team Benjamin and Sascha Montgomery-Pierson dissect the long history of combat in the United States (and beyond!), crafting emotionally-rich characters, and their
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The Singles Bar: Earth to Eve – Growing Up & You Don’t Belong Here
I can’t be the only one who became obsessed with Earth to Eve from her song “Threat Level Orange,” right? We love a good Orange Cheeto takedown. Now, she continues a stretch of 2026 singles with a double-dose of goodness, “Growing Up” and “You Don’t Belong Here.” She roots both tracks in a blindingly acoustic
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Video Killed the Radio Star: Bobby Dove – Fortune Teller
Trans/non-binary country singer-songwriter Bobby Dove conjures up a witchy concoction with their music video, “Fortune Teller.” A hypnotic melody stirs something enchanting down inside, as Dove wonders a thrift store and stumbles upon a fortune teller booth. Dove’s eyes pop with wonder at the shop’s many gadgets and trinkets. They almost glow like a Christmas
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Video Killed the Radio Star: Chloe Star – call you back
Chloe Star has a rebellious streak, and she doesn’t give a fuck. “call you back,” directed by Gracie Tea, features Star on the run. She’s in big, big trouble. Several detectives comb a crime scene while another heatedly interrogates her. In brief flashes, we see a guy tumbling from a second-floor window. He spirals slowly
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The Singles Bar: ill peach – SMALL TALK
There are times when small talk just doesn’t do the trick. You yearn for conversation that actually matters. With their new song, ill peach discards silly and mundane chatter for a far deeper exchange. “I don’t wanna talk,” sings Jess Corazza, whose acidic tongue stings the neck. “SMALL TALK” bounces along a pop-rock highway, shredding
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