The list of short films at Fantastic Fest this year is vast – but I managed to watch quite a few of them in the press room, and here are some that I really, really, REALLY enjoyed. First up, FACES (2024), Directed by Blake Simon.FACES follows a shapeshifting entity as it encounters a group of
I have seen the found footage horror movie of my dreams, and it is WHAT HAPPENED TO DOROTHY BELL? This compelling thriller follows Ozzie Gray who uncovers a disturbing revelation from her early childhood involving her late grandmother, Dorothy Bell, and sets out to solve the mystery of what happened. Unfortunately for Ozzie, she mistakenly
THE DRAFT! introduces us to five friends – the jock, the nerd, the pretty one, the rich one, and the popular one – head to a remote villa for a weekend getaway – and of course, things start to go awry as soon as they arrive. The generator fails so there is no power, there’s
Taking on a prequel to a beloved horror classic is a gutsy move – how do you keep it fresh when you’re telling part of a story that so many people already know? And how do you make it different enough that people don’t claim it’s a copy? While the basic story beats in APARTMENT
Yup … I decided to do it AGAIN. For 2024, I re-upped the challenge of watching a new-to-me horror movie every single day for 100 days, leading up October 31st! This list includes features AND shorts (because sometimes it’s impossible to make time for a 90+ minute movie in a day). Here are the first
Directed by Zelda Williams and written by Diablo Cody, LISA FRANKENSTEIN is a charming 80s-set rom-com with a bloodsoaked premise. Still recovering from the shock of seeing her mother murdered, outcast teen Lisa (Kathryn Newton) struggles to find her place at a new school and in her new family. Constantly at odds with her bitchy
Having worked at a Pop Culture museum (MoPOP) with a collection of amazing movie props, I was curious about the new documentary MAD PROPS, directed by Juan Pablo Reinoso. This documentary follows Tom Biolchini, an avid movie prop collector, as he journeys across the globe in search of other collectors to find out why these
I am on the verge of becoming OBSESSED with French filmmaker Bertrand Mandico. SHE IS CONANN is a fantastical re-imagining of Conan the Barbarian, time-jumping through the life of Conann, an elder who has lost all memory of who she was. Her longtime tormentor and frenemy, a dog-person named Rainer, takes her on a journey
Finally logging the second half of this year’s challenge of watching new-to-me horror every single day for 100 days, leading up October 31st! If you missed following along on Instagram, here are the last 50 films – features, shorts, and for the first time, I included a series! – I’ve watched this year: Day 51:
I took a year off from this last year to do the standard “31 Days of Horror,” but I’m back again with a (let’s face it, kind of insane) challenge of watching a new-to-me horror movie every single day for 100 days, leading up October 31st! To allow myself some grace, I am including both
I Love Splatter! 