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UFOs, Doppelgangers, and Automatons Invade This Year’s Sci-Fi London Film Festival
Sci-Fi London Film Festival, which opens May 31st, is loaded with speculative cinema and otherworldly occurrences. Following is the official press announcement. Today the SCI-FI-LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2023 launches its cosmic 23rd annual programme, which will run from Wednesday 31st May until Tuesday 6th June with seven days of fantastic film. It will showcase a fabulous line-up with 2 World Premieres, 10 UK Premieres, 6 World Short Premieres and 13 UK Short Premieres.
Chattanooga Film Festival Announces Fantastic First Wave
Chattanooga Film Festival is renowned for offering a wide, wild variety of genre films each year, and its 2023 edition — running June 23rd through the 29th — is no exception. The fest will offer a hybrid edition, so folks who can’t make the live event have the chance to watch some of the offerings from the comfort of their own homes. Following is the official press announcement.
[Review] Relax, I’m from the Future [Calgary Underground Film Festival]: The Future Will Be Just Fine — Or Will It? — in Winning Sci-Fi Comedy - Gruesome Magazine
I’ll admit that I often get lost with the physics of time travel in films, but thankfully for yours truly, writer/director Luke Higginson’s Canadian science-fiction comedy Relax, I’m from the Future (2023) eschews much of the quasi-scientific mumbo-jumbo in favor of a warm-hearted, whimsical tale with engaging characters.
[Review] Witch Game [Fantaspoa]: Occult Virtual Reality Game Leads to Terror in This Stylish Argentinian Shocker
Writer/director Fabián Forte’s Witch Game (Juego de brujas; Argentina, 2023) is a dark fantasy/horror feature that feels like a near-perfect hybrid of a teen horror film and stronger gruesome elements. It looks fantastic, and boasts top-notch direction and fine performances. Teen gamer Mara (Lourdes Mansilla) is rebellious and wants little to nothing to do with her family, as her parents have canceled a planned party for her upcoming 18th birthday.
[Review] Brooklyn 45 [Panic Fest 2023]: Supernatural Ghosts Are Not the Only Things That Haunt
Writer/director Ted Geoghegan’s terrific Brooklyn 45 is a chamber piece film that addresses real-life horrors as well as otherworldly ones. With a gripping story and a master class in acting from its ensemble cast — filled with names familiar to genre-film aficionados — this feature is one that fear-fare fans of all stripes need to add to their must-see lists.
Ghosts, Demons, and Psychos Invade Chattanooga Film Festival's 2023 Edition
Chattanooga Film Festival heads back to the cinema this year with a stellar selection of horror and genre-film features announced for its first wave. Those who have been following its online versions in recent years need not feel distressed, as the festival is also offering a hybrid edition. Following is the official press announcement. The Chattanooga Film Festival (CFF) will make its long awaited return this summer from June 23-29.
Killer Lasagna, Mad Cats, and Satanic Hispanics Invade Fantaspoa’s 2023 Edition - Gruesome Magazine
Brazilian genre fest Fantaspoa has announced its full lineup for its 19th edition, and there are horror and genre films ranging from the comical to the emotionally devastating aplenty. Following is the official press announcement. After presenting its first wave of 2023 titles, Fantaspoa Fantastic Film Festival is proudly announcing the remaining selection of feature films from its upcoming nineteenth edition. The massive lineup, between shorts and features, comes to a whopping 160 films.
[Review] THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER [2023, Boston Underground Film Festival]: A Thoughtful Take on the Frankenstein Myth
Movies based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus are plentiful, and their quality ranges from no-budget shlockers schlepping out a monster of variable make-up effects to classic variations on the original story to modern adaptations that deal with current social issues. After the premiere earlier this year of the solid birth/rebirth, we have our second impressive feature in that third category in 2023 with writer/director Bomanji J.
[Review] Awake [MidWest WeirdFest]: From Crop Circles to Cattle Mutilations, This Sci-Fi Chiller Has It All
Brother-and-sister filmmaking team Francesco Paolo Cordaro and Andrea Cordaro have basically condensed mid-to-late 20th century American extraterrestrial mythology into a 17-minute nutshell with their terrific science fiction/horror short Awake (2023). It’s both a primer and a crash course on everything from cattle mutilation to Men in Black, and far beyond. Betty (Megan Greener) and John (Mark Thomas McKen) are a married couple who own a farm.
[Review] UNWELCOME: Redcaps Run Amok in Folk Horror Creature Feature
Director Jon Wright’s U.K. feature Unwelcome (2023) combines folk horror with creature feature elements, resulting in a fun chiller that ultimately heads toward some dark places, indeed. Bolstered by solid creature effects work and a loony third act, the film is well worth a watch. Maya (Hannah John-Kamen) and Jamie (Douglas Booth) are a young couple that has been trying unsuccessfully to have a baby together.
Panic Fest's 2023 Hybrid Edition Brings Top-Notch Fright Fare to Kansas City
Kansas City’s lauded Panic Fest has announced a hyrbrid 2023 lineup sure to have aficionados of horror and genre-films filled with gruesome glee! Whether you prefer masked killers or mauling monsters, spooky specters or supernatural silliness, and practically anything in between, the fest has loads of cinematic options on deck. Take a look at the fest’s official press announcement, which follows.
A Deadly Diabetic and an Insane Bigfoot Hunter Are Among the Highlights for the 7th Annual MidWest WeirdFest Full Program
Eau Claire, Wisconsin’s MidWest WeirdFest is now mere days away, and the full program and schedule have been revealed. With a tantalizing array of unusual genre-film fare from Sasquatch and serial killer narrative films to thought-provoking documentaries on UFOs and much more, MidWest WeirdFest is set to blow minds once again. Following is the official press announcement. MidWest WeirdFest announces its full program for 2023 today.
San Francisco’s Unnamed Footage Festival Presents Another Found Footage Freak-Out
If you think that all found footage cinema has to offer is people running through the woods or exploring old houses while holding shaky cameras, San Francisco’s Unnamed Footage Festival offers plenty to change your mind. Their 2023 edition serves up some of the best new films in the subgenre along with some older favorites. From shivers to Shakespeare, check out the following official press release to see what’s in store this year.
UFO WITNESS Star to World Premiere Her Documentary CODE 12 at MidWest WeirdFest
A new documentary on the secret nature of reality world premieres at the 7th annual MidWest WeirdFest. The feature-length film, CODE 12, is directed and presented by Melissa Tittl. She is star and host of the popular TV series UFO WITNESS, former Head of Content and Development at the Gaia network, and an established journalist, producer, and documentarian. The film festival takes place at Micon Cinemas in downtown Eau Claire, Wisconsin from March 3-5, 2023.
Make Believe Seattle Film Festival Makes Its Debut with Drool-worthy Movies and Engaging Live Events
Calling cinephiles in the Pacific Northwest and genre film fans everywhere: A new fest debuts next month as Make Believe Seattle Film Festival runs March 23–26, 2023. Serving up a wealth of new and classic fear-fare cinematic slices featuring serial killers, extraterrestrials, vampires, and more, the festival also offers an intriguing selection of hosted events and fun activities. Following is the official press announcement.
[Review] Haunted Thrills [Horror-on-Sea Film Festival]: Documentary Takes a Loving Look at Pre-Code Horror Comics
I am a lifelong fan of classic horror comic books, especially the EC Comics titles. I have read pre-code horror comics and the later black-and-white fright-fare magazines, but I had no idea of some of the treasures I have been missing out on until I watched the short-film documentary Haunted Thrills (U.S., 2021).
Cryptids, Creeps, and Comedy Highlight the First Programming Wave of MidWest WeirdFest’s 2023 Edition
MidWest WeirdFest delivers another flurry of the mystical and the mind-boggling this year with its first-wave announcement for its seventh edition. Taking place March 3–5, 2023 at the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the fest presents thought-provoking documentaries and cutting-edge narrative films. Have a look at this first wave and stay tuned to Gruesome Magazine for the second announcement! MidWest WeirdFest announces its first programming wave for 2023 today.
[Review] Shadow of the Rougarou [Blood in the Snow Film Festival]: A Young Woman Faces Her Childhood Terror in the Wilds of 19th Century Canada
Originally a six-part series on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) streaming service APTN Lumi, folk horror short Shadow of the Rougarou (Canada, 2022) was presented in its 40-minute entirety at Toronto’s Blood in the Snow Film Festival. This exciting work combines creature-feature and supernatural elements with traditional Métis mythology. As the story set in 1885 opens, we are introduced to Métis-Cree fur trapper Sâkowêw (Morgan Holmstrom), returning to the area where she grew up.
[Review] VRDLK: Family of Vurdulak [Blood in the Snow Film Festival]: Animated Short Brings a Fun Vibe to a Tolstoy Horror Tale
Can a skeptical marquis be made to believe by a family of commoners that a vampire attack is inevitable? The answer is yes, if a comely young woman is part of that family unit and the marquis is a bit of a rogue, at least in director Samuel Chou’s fun animated horror short VRDLK: Family of Vurdulak (Canada, 2022).
Another Hole in the Head Film Festival’s 19th Edition Is Loaded with Horror and Genre Goodness
If you are a film fan who gravitates to the chilling and the challenging, and to the offbeat and the outré, you won’t want to miss what San Francisco’s Another Hole in the Head Film has in store for its hybrid 19th edition.
Horror-on-Sea Film Festival Reveals 2023 Lineup and Begins Ticket Sales
The U.K.’s Horror-on-Sea Film Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary in January 2023 with a highly intriguing lineup. From creature features to movies about creepy people and beyond, the fest presents a wide array of independent fright-fare cinema. Following is the official press release. Halloween may be over, but the horror will continue as the website forHorror-on-Sea 2023 is now live and the terrifying full line up has now been revealed.
[Review] Unbidden [Nightmares Film Festival]: A Mysterious Boy Brings Terror to a Troubled Family
When a family unit has lost trust in one another, what remains to keep — and what might become of them under pressure? Writer/director Andrés Rothschild Pérez explores these questions in his taut horror short Unbidden (U.K., 2022). The film finds young Patrick (Tom Cross) on a weekend holiday in the country with his mother Shelly (Lily Howkins), father James (Nicholas Pople), and the family dog Bella.
[Review] Razzennest [Nightmares Film Festival]: Austrian Audio-Driven Horror Comedy Challenges and Unsettles
What do you get when you cross a “theater of the mind” audio drama with a series of seemingly unrelated images? If you guessed an experimental horror comedy, then you are likely a discerning fear-fare fanatic who should find plenty to like about Razzennest (Austria, 2022), writer/director Johannes Grenzfurthner’s follow-up to last year’s Masking Threshold. It’s not for everyone, though, as some might find it something of an endurance test.
Blood in the Snow Film Festival Goes Hybrid Again in 2022 with Canadian Chillers Galore
Canadian horror showcase Blood in the Snow Film Festival(BITS) returns with another exciting hybrid version offering chills and thrills both on the big screen and online from November 21 – 26, 2022. Toronto’s Isabel Bader Theatre hosts the live screenings, which include world premieres and proven festival favorites. Online screenings will be available on Super Channel Fuse. Following is the official press announcement.
New York City Horror Film Festival Celebrates Its 20th Year of Scares and Fear - Gruesome Magazine
The New York City Horror Film Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, with a solid lineup of fright-fare features and shorts, including an anthology codirected by none other than Gruesome Magazine’s own Christopher G. Moore. This year the festival is back live at Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas from December 1st– 4th. More than 50 films from around the globe will be screened, and a surprise lifetime achievement guest will be announced.
Lund Fantastic 2022 Reveals Full Lineup for Its 28th Edition - Gruesome Magazine
Sweden’s Lund Fantastic Film Festival presents its 28th edition beginning later this month with a chilling, thrilling selection of genre film fare including Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s latest mind-bender Something in the Dirt, African genre mash-up Saloum, and a Halloween celebration of the works of Stephen King. Following is the official press announcement.
[Review] EVIL EYE [A Night of Horror International Film Festival]: Isaac Ezban’s Mexican Folk Horror Feature is a Fantastical Coming of Age Shocker
Director Isaac Ezban’s Mexican chiller Evil Eye (Mal de Ojo, 2022) has it all: supernatural horror, folk horror, generational horror, and more, and he blends everything together masterfully to create a film that instantly cemented itself on my list of top 10 fright-fare features of 2022. Young teenager Nala (Paola Miguel) is going through a difficult time.
Sweden's Lund Fantastic Film Festival Reveals First Titles for Its 2022 Edition
Sweden’s Lund Fantastic Film Festival celebrates its 28th edition from October 27–November 5, 2022 with another terrific array of horror, science fiction, fantasy, and related genre films. The fest has just announced its first wave of titles, which includes offerings that have been receiving raves from previous festivals at which they have screened. More titles will be released soon! Here is the festival’s official first wave announcement.
FrightFest Halloween 2022 Features The Soska Sisters and Six New Horror Features
After its sinister summer showcase, FrightFest — the U.K.’s largest genre film festival — returns with six fear-filled films boasting either their world, international, or U.K. premieres, including Jen and Sylvia Soska on hand to host the screening of their latest offering, On the Edge. It all takes place on October 29 at Cineworld, Leicester Square in London. Following is the official press announcement.
[Review] Strange Waters [Fortean Film Festival]: Otherworldly Terrors Await Invited Guests on an Isolated Sea Fort
Director Andy McLeod and screenwriter Rowena Amos take the classic mystery/horror film set-up of a group of people, some of them strangers, being invited to a remote location by an enigmatic host and give decidedly different riffs on it in the short fear-fare film Strange Waters (U.K., 2022). Spitbank Fort, an actual structure located in the center of the English Solent, is a sea fort that started out as a naval installation in 1878 and in recent years served as a luxury hotel.
Nightmares Film Festival Unveils 2022 Program Boasting Movies, Panels, and More - Gruesome Magazine
Columbus, Ohio’s Nightmares Film Festival has unveiled the lineup for its seventh edition, and it’s a doozy! With horror features and shorts featuring monsters, murderers, and all other sorts of mayhem, the fest shows that it does what it takes to live up to its “better horror” credo. Following is the official press announcement. Nightmares Film Festival (Oct. 20 to 23) has revealed its complete 2022 program, and the seventh edition of the fest looks to be heaven for genre fans and creators.
[Review] The Burned Over District: Gonzo Folk Horror Film Delivers Jaw-Dropping Visuals
In the Coleman Brothers’ folk horror/revenge feature The Burned Over District (2022), Will (John Harvey Sheedy) blames himself for the death of his wife (Sarah Santizo) in a car accident, and he is grieving hard at the rural New York house that he now lives in alone. His sister Katie (Amy Zubieta) is doing her best to be supportive, while the siblings’ mother Michelle (Connie Near) is quite caustic.
Halloween Ends, Hellraiser, and Holy Spider: Beyond Fest Offers Chilling Premieres and Thrilling Favorites - Gruesome Magazine
Beyond Fest, the highest-attended genre film festival in the US, is excited to announce its complete slate of 2022 programming comprising 63 features, including 10 world premieres, 3 US premieres, and 25 West Coast Premieres. Following a sold-out festival in 2021, Beyond Fest returns to Los Angeles for its tenth anniversary edition with 15 days of cinematic excess from September 27th-October 11th.
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival's Second Wave Announcement Offers Frights, Freakiness, and French Extremity
The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival announces today the second and final wave of titles for their upcoming 2022 edition, presented by Shudder, running October 13th to the 20th with screenings held at Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg and Williamsburg Cinemas. Badges are currently available to purchase on the website while supplies last and individual tickets will go on sale this Friday at noon EST. The complete schedule is now available HERE.
Milwaukee’s Twisted Dreams Film Festival Serves Up Monsters, Mayhem, and Music
Featuring the most twisted independent films from around the world, the 7th annual Twisted Dreams Film Festival takes place October14–16, 2022 with an in-person edition happening at Avalon Atmospheric Theater, 2473 South Kinnickinnic Avenue, Milwaukee, WI. For full information including schedule and tickets, visit http://www.twisteddreamsff.com/. Following is the official press announcement.
Popcorn Frights Wicked Weekend Presents Premieres and Anniversaries of Favorite Fear Fare
Having just recently presented its annual full festival version, Florida’s Popcorn Frights now announces its annual Wicked Weekend program, feature film events, filmmaker visits, restorations, and special screenings, taking place from September 28 through October 2. From opening night feature Smile to a double bill of Halloween sequels and much more, this is one wild weekend that fright-fare fanatics won’t want to miss. Following is the official press announcement.
[Review] We Got a Dog [Popcorn Frights]: A Pair of Surprises Spells Unnerving Dread in This Tight Horror Short
Writer/director Ryan Valdez’s short film We Got a Dog packs a lot of eeriness into its brief running time. Morgan (Morgan Taylor) is flustered that her boyfriend Mason (Mason Conrad) is running late at his bartending job, but he assures her on a phone call that he will be home as soon as he can. Imagine her surprise, then, when she gets home, and he is waiting there for her, and he has another surprise for her — he tells her that he brought home a dog for them.
Expect the Unbelievable and the Unexplained at U.K.'s Fortean Film Festival
Dive into a world of mind-blowing cinema as The International Fortean Film Festival presents its 2022 edition on September 2 and 3 in Gloucester, U.K. From creepy creatures to unexplained mysteries to chilling encounters with the paranormal and beyond, the fest has selected a unique array of narrative and documentary features and short films. I can already recommend The Alien Report, one of the most impressive found footage features in recent memory.
FOLLOW HER, LIVING WITH CHUCKY Head Up Popcorn Frights Award Winning Films
As its eighth edition comes to a close after eleven nights of in-person and virtual programming, Popcorn Frights Film Festival is proud to announce its juried and audience awards that were selected from its lineup of 113 films (36 features and 77 shorts films from 20 countries) in 10 categories. This year’s jury consisted of members of national media and local filmmakers, who chose to honor Florida filmmaker Sylvia Caminer’s FOLLOW HER with the Jury Prize for Best Feature Film.
[Review] THEY WAIT IN THE DARK(2022, Popcorn Frights) The Past and Present Haunt a Mother and Her Son in Patrick Rea’s Latest
Patrick Rea has a way of emphasizing the drama between characters in his horror features, and his latest effort They Wait in the Dark is no exception. The characters and their dialogue are intriguingly written and performed, making for a film that successfully builds investment in its characters before taking viewers down some quite unexpected, often eerie paths.
Aliens, Vampires, and Cocktail-Making Robots Invade Austin’s Hybrid Fantastic Fest - Gruesome Magazine
Renowned genre-focused film festival Fantastic Fest has announced its spectacular lineup of films and in-person events — and for those unable to attend in person in Austin, Texas, take heart, because a virtual experience brings some chilling, thrilling movies direct to your abode. This year’s dates are from September 22nd–29th at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin and on the web via the virtual FF@Home experience from September 29th–October 4th.
The Netherlands’ 2022 BUT Film Festival Focuses on Vigilante and Female Revenge Movies - Gruesome Magazine
BUT Film Festival (BUTFF) is announcing its line-up of special guests, movie screenings, music shows, and performances. The festival takes place between August 31 and September 4 in Breda, the Netherlands. The main guests this year are Pollyanna McIntosh, the star of The Walking Dead and Vikings, and Robert Bronzi, a performer, actor, stuntman, and Charles Bronson’s clone.
Vienna’s SLASH Film Festival Announces the First Wave of Its 2022 Edition - Gruesome Magazine
SLASH Film Festival — Vienna, Austria’s renowned fear-fare fest — celebrates its lucky 13th anniversary with a selection of buzzed-about films from around the globe. From Mexican pregnancy horror to Taiwanese found footage to an intriguing African genre mash-up and beyond, SLASH has announced a diverse and highly interesting group of films for its first wave. Following is the official press announcement.
[Review] WARNING FROM HELL [Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival]: Bullies Learn A Supernatural Lesson
Fair warning: There is no actual warning from Hell in writer/director Danny Pang’s latest feature, Malaysia/Taiwan/Thailand coproduction Warning from Hell. There are, indeed, some ghostly goings-on, and revenge seeking of the spectral sort, but Pang here instead delivers a film meant to get an important message about bullying across rather than honing in solely on attempting to shock audiences.
Arrow FrightFest Delivers Scares Galore in Its 2022 Short Film Program
Arrow FrightFest has already announced its terrific feature films lineup for this year, and now the U.K.’s premiere fear-fare fest presents its scintillating slate of short shockers. Following is the official press announcement. Arrow FrightFest has showcased the best in genre short film from the UK and around the world since 2004, and this year in no exception, with eight countries representing three continents.
HollyShorts Film Festival Isn't Short on Horror in Its Hybrid Edition This Month
With 67 films on offer this year, horror and thriller fans can get stuck into the fantastic selection of films screening at this year’s HollyShorts Film Festival. This exciting strand includes Sam Max’s CHAPERONE starring Zachary Quinto, Double OSCAR® Winner Paul J.
Arrow Video FrightFest Announces Recruitment for New Blood Writers Initiative Class of 2022
With Arrow Video FrightFest unleashing the fearsome hordes into London’s West End cinemas in late August, the search resumes for new writers in the horror genre through its New Blood initiative. New Blood reunites FrightFest with Giles Edwards of Queensbury Pictures in its mission to find emerging UK-based writers dedicated to the genre and nurture their projects from script to screen.
Milwaukee’s Twisted Dreams Film Festival Heads Back to the Big Screen for Its Seventh Edition
After presenting two intriguing virtual versions, Milwaukee’s Twisted Dreams Film Festival is back in the cinema in October for some in-person fear-fare fun and frolicking. Following is the official press announcement. Twisted Dreams will be returning to its roots for a star studded 7th annual Film Festival. Films and all live events will be at the historic Avalon Theater Friday October 14–16.
Feeling "Mean Spirited?" Arrow Video FrightFest Premieres This New Horror Comedy
Arrow Video FrightFest may have announced its stellar lineup for this year a few days ago, but who knew they weren’t quite done yet? The U.K.’s premiere fear-fare festival gives us even more to look forward to, as it has added horror comedy Mean Spirited to its petrifying proceedings! Following is the official press announcement. Director Jeff Ryan’s thoroughly entertaining found-footage horror comedy MEAN SPIRITED will receive its World premiere at this year’s Arrow Video FrightFest event.
UK’s Arrow Video FrightFest Announces Its Mammoth, Monstrous Lineup
Each summer, Arrow Video FrightFest brings a treasure trove of chillers and thrillers to London. This year’s lineup is absolutely huge, offering everything from the world premiere of renowned fear-fare director Neil Marshall’s latest feature to horror icon Dario Argento’s newest outing to premieres by new voices from around the world. Following is the festival’s official press announcement.
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