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Having played TIFF and Fantastic Fest, Dead Talents Society is the latest from director John Hsu, and I’ve just seen his rad Taiwanese ghost horror comedy at Hawaii International Film Festival. Hsu’s last feature was the great 2019 period horror film, Detention. Dead Talents Society is out from Sony, so you shouldn’t have an issue seeing it after its festival run, especially since the film is a lot of fun. You could look at the film, in part, as sort of a modern, All About Eve in the world of haunting. But I’m getting ahead of myself. In the afterlife, ghosts compete with each other on who can scare humans the most. However, the bigger prize is who can also be captured scaring people on…

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Can we just take a moment to give a shoutout to Captain George Vancouver? For it is because of the British explorer by which the city I grew up outside of is named. So when you have a festival called the Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival you can freely market yourself as VHS, making an extra special connection to local horror nerds. Well done, George.    Over two weekeends in Burnaby and Vancouver, BC, the local horror crowd can take part in VHS’ 7th annual program. Justin Harding’s HULU horror flick, Carved, will have its Canadian Premiere on the opening night, October 18th. Harding, a Canadian born filmmaker, will be in attendance. Two panel discussions, two shorts programs, three more features and a special presentation…

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Action cinema fans, we have your first look at cult icon Vernon Wells in Michael Matteo Rossi’s indie action flick, The Charisma Killers, with a trailer exclusive and acquistion announcement.    When the old mentor of 7 killers finds out he has terminal cancer, he gives them all an opportunity at his fortune to prove themselves for one night only to exact revenge.   The fine folks at DeskPop Entertainment have acquired the action pic and plan on releasing it on VOD on November 1st. You may recall that DeskPop first made a name for themselves when they distributed the holiday horror indie The Mean One, a slasher take on the beloved Dr. Seuss tale, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.    As mentioned at the…

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What do Karyn Kusama, Stephen King, Patton Oswalt, and Takashi Miike have in common? They all speak of their experiences on a certain film that influenced them in one way or another in Alexandre O. Philippe’s (Lynch/Oz, 78/52, Memory: The Origins of Alien) latest documentary, Chain Reactions. And of course, the influential film in question is The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Tobe Hooper’s grim masterpiece exploded into American cinemas 50 years ago, and its grip on genre-loving viewers and filmmakers hasn’t lessened. Or maybe I should say that the roar of the titular chainsaw hasn’t gotten any less quiet. I was at the 44th Hawaii International Film Festival last week, and not only did I see the restored 4K screening of Texas Chain Saw, but…

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