Nosferatu Festival makes its return to Austin, Texas, March 4-6, 2022 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horrors. What better way to Keep Austin Weird than to honor the 100th anniversary of one of the greatest works of cinematic horror with its very own festival? And, this year’s Nosferatu Festival is bigger, featuring more performances, more …

SYNOPSIS: After environmental activist Kharis Redwater is called back to the living world by her mother Mary Lynn after a questionable “accident” that cost Kharis her life, an ancient spirit is reborn outside of a small northern town out of revenge for the loss of her daughter’s life. Kharis returns as a Wheetago, a ferocious creature that only gets hungrier …

The mysterious maniac in director Bob (Deathdream) Clark’s Black Christmas (1974) has no redeeming values. Unlike so many morality-lesson-driven Yuletide tales, Black Christmas’ madman, Billy the Killer, finds no redemption at the end. He remains a vile and evil murderer whose deranged psychosis drives him to taunt and kill. The ambiguous ending hints the killer receives no just punishment, either. …

SYNOPSIS: A young woman is held captive in an underground medical facility where selected individuals are perpetually mutilated and then healed using a secret Antidote. REVIEW: “Antidote” opens with a casual drone-shot of a modern city. The view floats along as credits roll. So soothing and generic. It could be your city. It could be mine. Any City, USA. The …

CAV Distributing Corp – New Releases Newsletter Mondo Macabro and CAV present SUKKUBUS – The Devil in the flesh!   Sukkubus 1 Blu-ray disc Label:  Mondo Macabro Preorder:  1/21/22    Release: 2/8/22 MSRP:  $29.95 UPC:  843276024598 Catalogue #:  MDO245 Genre:  Horror Color 80 minutes in German, with English subtitles MPAA Rating:  NR High Definition 1080p 1.66:1 DTS-HD MA 2.0 Stereo Region …

SYNOPSIS Horror Icon Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th VII, VIII, IX, X, Hatchet) leads a team of paranormal investigators as they investigate The Grand Old Lady Hotel in Balsam, North Carolina. The Grand Old Lady Hotel is a 112-year-old, 40,000 square foot hotel with a disturbing past. Nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, the hotel is referred to …

It’s entirely possible that you’re not going to run out, rent and line these up for Christmas day. And it’s also pretty likely that quite a few of these titles are just simply beyond renting anyways. Most likely an old VHS rental local might do the trick. However, it’s always nice to know what your options are…and for your viewing …

Fairuza Balk, one of the horror genre’s darlings as well as favorite Goth girl, has made her impact with selective roles over the years, that while garnering wide attention from the film “The Craft”, has been in a impressive range of roles. While many may not realize that Fairuza got a really early start with 1985’s Return to Oz paying …

Christmas. One of the most polarizing holidays of the year, with many loving the festivities and many hating their mere existence. What we can agree upon is that Christmas is an excellent opportunity for special holiday-themed horror movies. The art of the Christmas slasher is a complicated one, with filmmakers trying to create a balance between comedy, festivity and horror …

Mondo Macabro and CAV present THE LAUGHING WOMAN – The world Blu-ray premier of an Italian pop-art masterpiece.   The Laughing Woman 1 Blu-ray disc Label:  Mondo Macabro Preorder:  1/21/22    Release: 2/8/22 MSRP:  $29.95 UPC:  843276023997 Catalogue #:  MDO239 Genre:  Horror Color 90 minutes in Italian and English, with English subtitles MPAA Rating:  NR Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 DTS-HD MA 2.0 …

SYNOPSIS: Three geeky college girls who can’t get a date, organize a seance and become sex starved vamps. REVIEW:

Mondo Macabro and CAV present HIRUKO THE GOBLIN – A Shinya Tsukamoto film based on the popular manga, “Yôkai Hantâ” (Yokai Hunter). Hiruko the Goblin 1 Blu-ray disc Label:  Mondo Macabro Preorder:  1/21/22    Release: 2/8/22 MSRP:  $29.95 UPC:  843276024390 Catalogue #:  MDO243 Genre:  Horror Color 90 minutes in Japanese with English subtitles MPAA Rating:  NR Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 DTS-HD MA …

Mondo Macabro and CAV present SCHOOL OF DEATH – A dark tale of Gothic horror set in a school for orphaned girls. School of Death 1 Blu-ray disc Label: Mondo Macabro Preorder: 1/21/22 Release: 2/8/22 MSRP: $29.95 UPC: 843276024192 Catalogue #: MDO241 Genre: Horror Color 90 minutes in Spanish and English, with English subtitles MPAA Rating: NR High Definition 1080p …

Movies, particularly horror movies, let’s discuss. I wasn’t sure if I would make a “List” but I wanted to acknowledge some of the films I was able to review or watch as a writer. There were a few films, web series, anthologies, and SHUDDER, could we just say THANK YOU, SHUDDER. A few films that stood out this year. We …

SYNOPSIS: Based on the Creepshow movie series, this season features stories about a bullied kid who is obsessed with monsters, something lurking in the pipes of an apartment complex, a mentally unstable astronaut who wants to be the first person to speak to aliens, and many more spooky tales. REVIEW: I love the first Creepshow movie (I am all about …

Industrial Rock Band DEATHLINE INTERNATIONAL Addresses Climate Change With “Parasite” New Video & STABBING WESTWARD Remix Out NOW Industrial Rock Band DEATHLINE INTERNATIONAL‘s single “Parasite” addresses a problem that was once in the rear mirror, but now starts to loom large in our life. The band is based in California, a state that is ravaged by wildfires and water shortages on …