FrightFest 2020: October Edition Round-Up
In our FrightFest 2020 review round up, we review Heckle, Babysitter Must Die, Dangerous to Know, CYST, The Nights Before Christmas, and The World We Knew.
Horror Movies
FrightFest 2020: ‘Don’t Look Back’ swaps fate for karma in timely thesis
Playing FrightFest 2020, Jeffrey Reddick’s directorial debut showcases great promise.
Nightstream 2020: ‘Darkness’ captures ongoing struggle of women against the patriarchy
Playing Nightstream 2020, Emanuela Rossi’s directorial debut grinds to the center of women’s plight.
Nightstream 2020: ‘Detention’ pulses with tremendous, gutting heart
Playing Nightstream, John Hsu explores the real life White Terror through an adaptation of a popular video game.
Nightstream 2020: ‘An Unquiet Grave’ carves to the core of death & grief
Making its world debut at Nightstream, Terence Krey’s new feature confronts death and grief head-on.
Nightstream 2020: ‘It Cuts Deep’ marries mumblecore and slasher
Playing this year’s Nightstream, Nicholas Payne Santos’ feature directorial debut goes hard into the paint.
Review: ‘The Cleansing Hour’ energizes exorcisms for the digital era
Now streaming on Shudder, Damien Leveck’s new feature offers up a damn good time.
Review: ‘Play. Pause. Kill’ gushes with high-voltage carnage
Filmmaker David Teixeira’s new short is a delight.
Here are 5 films we’re excited to see at Nightstream 2020
From Detention to Darkness, here are the films we’re most excited about.
Review: ’12 Hour Shift’ lets the bodies hit the floor
We spoke with actors Angela Bettis and Chloe Farnworth about Brea Grant’s bloody and delightful new feature.
My Horror Anatomy: Dead Method savors spookiness
The rising queer star selects five horror films that have impacted him the most.
Review: ‘Alone’ is a lean and mean survivalist thriller
Hitting digital platforms this week, John Hyams’ new feature keeps things streamlined and unsettling.
Review: ‘Spiral’ examines vilification of queerness
Hitting Shudder this week, Kurtis David Harder’s new feature examines queerness and cycles of bigotry.
Review: ‘Rent-A-Pal’ descends into maddening loneliness
Hitting VOD on September 11, Jon Stevenson’s directorial debut is downright terrifying.
Fantasia Fest 2020: ‘Minor Premise’ wields real science for thrilling sci-fi fantasy
Playing Fantasia 2020, Eric Schultz’s directorial debut observes emotions and memories in scientific research.
