Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A struggling vampire romance novelist must defend herself against real-life vampires during Christmas in Lake Tahoe. REVIEW: The line-up of feature films and short films is so good. Panic Fest 2021 will have some in-person screenings, socially distanced of course. I spoke with one of the Co-Founders of Panic Fest and he was excited for the …
Read More »Film Review: Diabla (Short Film) (2019)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: After surviving assault, a 17-year-old Mexican girl finds retribution through her untapped female power and local witch culture. REVIEW: Directed by Ashley George and written by Alonso Diaz-Rickards, Ashley George, and Maya Korn. Nayeli (Ruth Ramos) is walking though town and she stops to talk to some people. She’s just out minding her own business. The …
Read More »Film Review: Crock Pot (Short Film) (2020)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: “Short film about a pre-Thanksgiving fight between a young couple debating on whether to visit in-laws that turns gruesome.” REVIEW: Written and directed by Ty Jones, with Justin Nosler (writing credit). Crock Pot is a gem. Maybe it was quarantine or the fact that everybody uses crock pots? I wanted to see this short film. Tina …
Read More »Interview: Elza Kephart (Slaxx)
Director/writer, Elza Kephart talks her new film, Slaxx with HorrorNews.net. Hi Elza, I’m so excited to talk to you. I watched Slaxx and it’s incredible. Elza- Thanks! After I watched the movie, I looked at my jeans and thought, do I really want to be in the same room with my jeans right now. (Laughing) Elza – (Laughing) There is …
Read More »Film Review: Vicious Fun (2020)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Joel, a caustic 1980s film critic for a national horror magazine, finds himself unwittingly trapped in a self-help group for serial killers. With no other choice, Joel attempts to blend in or risk becoming the next victim. REVIEW: Cody Calahan wrote and directed Vicious Fun. Vicious Fun should be sub-genre. If you want to know what …
Read More »Interview: Ryan Spindell (The Mortuary Collection)
It was so great to talk to Director/writer, Ryan Spindell (50 States of Fright, Two Sentence Horror Stories, The Babysitter Murders (Short). Ryan’s new film, The Mortuary Collection is fantastic. Check out the exclusive interview for Horrornews.net Written and directed by Ryan Spindell (“50 States of Fright,” The Babysitter Murders), THE MORTUARY COLLECTION stars Clancy Brown (The Shawshank Redemption, Thor: Ragnarok), Caitlin Custer (“Teen Wolf,” “Swingtown”), Christine Kilmer (“Hollywood,” “Shameless”), and Jacob Elordi (The Kissing Booth franchise, “Euphoria”). RLJE Films will release THE MORTUARY COLLECTION.
Read More »Interview: Bonnie Aarons (Jakob’s Wife)
Bonnie Aarons is an actress, a writer, and some of her characters have scared the life out of people onscreen. She played the infamous demon nun in The Nun (2018). Bonnie portrays The Master in Jakob’s Wife. It was directed by Travis Stevens and stars Bonnie, Barbara Crampton, Larry Fessenden, Jay DeVon Johnson, Robert Rusler, and Nyisha Bell. It was …
Read More »Interview: Joe Sill (Phobias)
I got to watch Phobias. It is a great film. I think Robophobia speaks volumes, especially with everything happening now and society is basically all technology. Joe Sill- I got involved because I had made a film with one of the producers, Eric Fleischman a couple of years ago. When he brought the idea to me that he was building …
Read More »Film Review: The Resort (2021)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Four friends head to Hawaii to investigate reports of a haunting at an abandoned resort in hopes of finding the infamous Half-Faced Girl. When they arrive, they soon learn you should be careful what you wish for.
Read More »Film Review: Katherine’s Lullaby (2020)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A teenage runaway who’s trapped by a delusional man, pretends to be his daughter in order to escape. REVIEW: Directed and written by Savvas Christou, Katherine’s Lullaby is this beautifully terrifying film with this profound story. We meet Lily (Tori Kostic) and Neil (Jairus Carey). They are in the woods and getting ready to camp out. …
Read More »Film Review: Aftertaste (Short Film) (2020)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Moll and Alfie are getting together after a few years of friendship, but she has a secret that threatens not only their budding romance, but also his life. REVIEW: Aftertaste was directed and written by Chloe Wicks. So, imagine you’re so in love with someone but…. Well Moll has one hell of a secret. Moll (Jessica …
Read More »Series Review: The Birch (Season 1)
Rate This Movie Crypt TV presents The Birch. Season two premiered on March 26, 2021. I watched season one of The Birch. What a wild ride we have gone through watching this wild summoned tree run amok. A group of people with secrets, heartaches, passions, dreams, wants, and so much more. Families with tension and fears. The Birch is a …
Read More »Interview: Barbara Kingsley (Honeydew)
Actress Barbara Kingsley (Ticket Out, Jessica Jones) does an incredible job in the new film Honeydew. Honeydew was directed by Devereuax Milburn, and stars Barbara Kingsley, Sawyer Spielberg, Malin Barr, Stephen D’Ambrose, and Jamie Bradley. Kingsley has been a theatre actor and in this business for forty plus years. Check out the interview for Horrornews.net. Hi Barbara, I watched Honeydew, …
Read More »40 Years of Werewolves: Happy Anniversary to The Howling
40 Years of Werewolves Happy Anniversary to The Howling April 10, 2021 This is the impact THE HOWLING has had. There have been plenty of werewolf related films over the years. The Wolfman, Ginger Snaps, Wolf Cop, Dog Soldiers (2002), Cursed, Blood & Chocolate, Late Phases, Bad Moon, Silver Bullet, Teen Wolf, An American Werewolf in London, WolfCop II, Monster …
Read More »Film Review: Honeydew (2020)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: HONEYDEW tells the story of a young couple (played by Spielberg and Barr) who are forced to seek shelter in the home of an aging farmer (Kingsley) and her peculiar son, when they suddenly begin having strange cravings and hallucinations taking them down a rabbit hole of the bizarre. REVIEW: Honeydew is written and directed by Devereux …
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