On the island of Malta, two women get engaged in a string of horrifying murders.
Hot off yesterday’s announcement that it will have its world premiere at Fantastic Fest next month, we have your first look at Bad Haircut the debut horror comedy from Michigan filmmaker Kyle Misak. When a college kid goes to a new place to get a haircut, he discovers that his barber is a psychopath. We have it on good authority from someone close to ScreenAnarchy that Bad Haircut will be one of the hidden gems of the festival. They have seen Bad Haircut and suggest that it be on everyone’s radar. Bad Haircut stars Spencer Harrison Levin, Nora Freetly, RJ Beaubrun and Beau Minniear. Personally, we’re a fan of Freetly’s socials and her expressive, hilarious comedy reels. Levin starred in found footage…
Did I choose this poster this week purely for the way the stem of the lily here threads the O in the typesetting? Well, not quite. The Gothic Romance and horror (coded with a black background and red text) vibes are strong with this design, given the mother and daughter cupped in the flower (and flame), one whispering to the other. The hand drawn imagery seems coated in a gelatinous layer, which is unusual in an era of razor-sharp photoshop. Also, that sweet, justified credit block, which I cannot read, but am happy it is there, as this is what distinguishes the poster here from falling too much in the trap of looking like a V.C. Andrews novel from the 1980s. Or maybe that is what the…
It was announced today that Sean Cisterna’s documentary, Silver Screamers, will have its world premiere at Fantastic Fest. Silver Screamers is a heartwarming and spine-tingling documentary that follows a group of spirited senior citizens as they embark on an extraordinary adventure far outside their comfort zones: creating a horror film. In a quaint retirement community, a diverse group of retirees ranging from former teachers to puppeteers find themselves yearning for excitement and creative expression in their golden years. Led by a local filmmaker in their community, the seniors pool their talents and resources to produce “The Rug”, a short horror film that will defy expectations and challenge stereotypes. As they dive into the world of filmmaking, they encounter unexpected obstacles and hilariously unforgettable…
Spike Lee (Inside Man, Malcolm X, Mo’Better Blues) and Denzel Washington’s (Gladiator II, The Equalizer series, The Tragedy of Macbeth) first collaboration in almost 20 years and their fifth overall, Highest 2 Lowest, masterfully reinterprets and reimagines Akira Kurosawa’s seminal 1963 crime-thriller, High and Low (Tengoku to Jigoku), for the twenty-first century. High and Low, Kurosawa’s adaptation of Ed McBain’s 1959 crime novel, King’s Ransom, inarguably remains both cornerstone not just of 20th-century Japanese cinema and a key, trope-setting entry in the police procedural sub-genre. Deeply textured visually, narratively, and thematically, High and Low reflected contemporary concerns related to Japan’s post-war economic boom and growing inequality. Given its subject matter, High and Low always seemed ripe for re-adaptation and reinterpretation, especially from another point of view, preferably an entirely different…
When Zach, a high-school senior obsessed with all things horror and Halloween, goes to work at his cousin’s famous “haunted forest” attraction, a series of real-life killings makes him question his devotion to the world of the macabre…
RLJE Films and Shudder announced earlier today that they have acquired Ryan Prows’s second feature film, Night Patrol. … an LAPD officer must put aside his differences with the area’s street gangs when he discovers a local police task force is harboring a horrific secret that endangers the residents of the housing projects he grew up in. Prows was hailed and lauded when their debut feature film, Lowlife, hit the festival circuit, premiering at Fantasia back in 2017. Not ignoring the boom-boom times between ‘20 and ‘23, but they’ve only done a chapter of a V/H/S anthology since then, so in our minds, we’re due some more from the director, by a long shot. And check out the cast as well. Night…
Milo Callaghan, Lana Padilla, Madison Iseman, and John Slattery star in the legal series, debuting on USA Network.
The folks at Fantastic Fest announced the full lineup of films for this year’s twentieth anniversary event. As expected, the festival has pulled all the stops to bring a lineup chock full of studio releases, independent gems, and international discoveries. Paramount’s Primate is all set to open the festivities this year, while IFC and Shudder’s Whistle will cap off the event. As the article title stated, sequels to Sisu, Black Phone, Deathgasm, and The Creep Tapes are coming. The second chapter of The Strangers reboot is also playing at the festival. The latest chapter of the V/H/S anthology will premiere at the festival. New discoveries may include Steven Kostanski’s Deathstalker, the new film from Kiah Roach-Turner called Beast of War, Don’t Leave the…
Tabatha Zimiga, Jennifer Ehle, and Scoot McNairy star in a drama inspired by real life characters, directed by Kate Beecroft.