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A pair of Mormon missionary sisters find themselves in a dangerous battle of wills with a charming but sinister spiritual seeker in Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’s religious themed horror puzzle box, Heretic. Sisters Paxton (Chloe East) and Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) are a pair of young, ambitious missionaries eager to make their next conversion, if they can just get in the door. Paxton is a neophyte, raised in the church but without a single baptism under her belt, she’s starting to get discouraged at her perceived failure. By her side is Sister Barnes, a more rough-and-tumble vet of the missionary game, who seems just as comfortable with success as failure but also very ready for a win. Checking off names on their list of curious…

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I don’t want to discount the possibility of the supernatural, since there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in our philosophy, but most ‘monsters; do turn out to be human. And more often than not, a human with very specific characteristics. But there is no doubt that a theory of monsters, perhaps, can be helpful – or at least, there is a healthy fear that can come from that fear, that would hopefully drive some to action. Part coming of age story, part supernatural capture, part romance, Spirit in the Blood follows a somewwhat familiar path, though with a different eye, asking us to rethink how we might view certain characters that are often presented without depth in horror films….

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Jane Giles and Ali Catterall discuss the transformation of London’s Scala cinema from an underground movie theater into an icon of cult film and counterculture.

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Like much of the jazz that soundtracks it, Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat doesn’t hold your hand. From the start, the film unleashes a frenetic, almost overwhelming, visual language. It’s a visual language that, along with the phenomenal titular soundtrack, makes the two and a half hour documentary riveting from start to finish. Archival snippets of musicians accompanied by text informing us of the musicians’ names and song titles blast on the screen to introduce the many iconic jazz tracks of the soundtrack. White, thick, block lettered text against black screens offers information, quotes, and statistics from primary and secondary sources, with attributions for quotes in the top left and source citations nestled under the relevant text. Footage from political speeches, television interviews, previously classified…

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Laucy Hale stars in Laura Murphy’s (Awkwafina is Nora From Queens) upcoming comedy thriller, F Marry Kill.   Released by Lionsgate and produced by BuzzFeed Studios you can catch the flick in select theaters and on VOD/digital on December 6th.   The official trailer has just dropped, so check it out down below.    When true-crime junkie Eva Vaugh (Lucy Hale) is shoved into the dating app world by her besties on her 30th birthday, she suddenly finds herself at the center of a real-life murder case. As new details about the murders are revealed on her favorite podcast, she realizes that one of the three men she’s dating could be the infamous “Swipe Right Killer” terrorizing the city! Now it’s up to Eva and…

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Filipino provocateur Khavn de la Cruz reimagines colonial-era Philippines through a fractured cinematic lens, blending experimental visuals with silent cinema aesthetics to unravel a surreal and haunting exploration of history, violence, and national trauma.

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In the interview with Screen Anarchy, Khavn de la Cruz—a boundary-pushing Filipino filmmaker known for his avant-garde approach—opens up about his latest cinematic venture, Makamisa: Phantasm of Revenge. Screened at the Lausanne Underground Film Festival, whre the film won the prize for the Best Feature Film (read the news), the film offers a unique, surrealist interpretation of Makamisa, an unfinished novel by the Filipino national hero José Rizal. Melding surrealist cinema with historical roots, Khavn describes the film as a provocative blend of early 20th-century cinematic techniques and experimental storytelling that challenges conventional genre boundaries. Throughout the conversation, Khavn reveals his creative journey from the film’s inception in the ’90s to its rebirth decades later, inspired by both historical events and his own artistic evolution….

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We have your first look at the official trailer for Samuel Haun’s supernatural thriller Wicked Season. Uncork’d Entertainment is releasing the flick on Digital and On Demand on November 5th. Take a gander down below and see if this is up your alley.    Three detectives follow the trail of a copycat serial killer to an abandoned insane asylum, only to find they’ve been lured there by something far more sinister.   Ah, the irresistable lure of the abandoned insance asylum. Other than summer camps and shopping malls few structures are such a beacon for disaster.    Supernatural Thriller WICKED SEASON Available On Digital and On Demand November 5    Uncork’d Entertainment is releasing WICKED SEASON, a supernatural thriller On Digital and On Demand November…

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Aaron Fradkin delves into discusses the unique challenges of using personal spaces to amplify fear, blending vintage horror aesthetics with modern pacing, and drawing on feedback from his viral YouTube shorts to craft scares that resonate deeply.

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American indie filmmaker Aaron Fradkin fuses old-school horror aesthetics with modern found footage techniques to deliver a multi-generational tale of supernatural terror, unfolding within a cursed New England home.

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