Review: Executive Produced by Ari Aster, chilling short film ‘THE BONES’ is unlike anything you’ve witnessed before.
THE BONES Directed by Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña (The Wolf House) and executive produced by Ari Aster (Midsommar), The Bones (Venice ’21) is a fictitious account of the world’s first stop-motion animated film. Dated 1901 and excavated in 2021 as Chile drafts a new Constitution, the footage documents a ritual performed by a girl who appears […]
Read MoreFantasia International Film Festival review: ‘Born Of Woman’ 2021 shorts program overflows with emotion and monstrous acts.
Fantasia International Film Festival 2021 brings us 8 new short films by female directors in their annual BORN OF WOMAN shorts program. It never ceases to horrify, titillate, and inspire.
Read MoreReview: ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS is a demented family drama.
Synopsis Jesus and Jose Maria are siblings living in a closed-off world constructed of strange games and relentless madness. When their half-sister Magdalena returns home to inquire about her share of their inheritance, a strange and bloody affair ensues. Rock, Paper, Scissors is one of the most unsettling films of the year. Magdalena is trapped […]
Read MoreChad Crawford Kinkle latest film ‘DEMENTER’ is a chilling watch.
Katie just wants to start over. She wants to forget her past. But her trauma is written all over her body and haunts her every waking moment. Can she prevent it from consuming another innocent soul? Dementer is a film unlike any other.
Read MoreReview: ‘The Mark of the Bell Witch’ documents the true terror of one Tennessee family.
From 1817 to 1821, The Bell family was tormented by something sinister. Director Seth Breedlove brings this legend to life with reenactments, dramatic readings, and historian interviews to portray the terror in its purest form.
Read MoreReview: ‘Triggered’ hits a nerve, both good and bad.
What would you do if you had only minutes to live? Would you play a deadly game of cat and mouse to save your life? Alastair Orr’s new film Triggered will pit friends against one another as time run out and secrets push them over the edge.
Read MoreSitges Film Festival 2020 review: ‘The Old Ways’
World premiering at Sitges Film Festival 2020, The Old Ways pits tradition against modern assumptions. The film’s duality makes for a unique and bloody genre experience.
Read MoreReview: ‘Death of Me’ casts a scary spell on you.
Darren Lynn Bousman became a household name after Saw II. All these years later he is still serving up the scary in his newest film ‘Death Of Me’. Set on a mysterious Thai island, Maggie Q and Luke Hemsworth wake up to a living nightmare. Can they escape the locals and their black magic?
Read MoreDances With Films Festival 2020 review: ‘Hawk & Rev: Vampire Slayers’ kills as opening and closing night’s “Midnight movie”
Nothing screams success for an indie film quite like opening and closing as the “midnight movie.” Hawk & Rev: Vampire Slayers is a hilarious homage to ’80s horror.
Read MoreReview: ‘The Pale Door’ is horror-western with a flair for the visual drama.
Gang of train robbers meeting a coven a witches sounds like my kind of party. The Pale Door is the directorial debut for Aaron B Koontz.
Read MoreWelcome to I Scream You Scream, an AWFJ Network Blog authored by Liz Whittemore
