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Daniele Campea’s 2024 Mother Nocturna (Madre Notturna) is a technically and atmospherically excellent film that is ultimately undone by its own commitment to ambiance and style over substance. In this psychological horror inspired by The Bacchae, a wolf biologist has just been released from psychiatric care to live with her doctor husband Riccardo and now-grown
Kami No Virusu, directed by Luciano Attino, is a dystopian short film set in a future where a pandemic has ravaged the world. The story follows a shady pharmaceutical company offering free vaccines to the poor in exchange for global control but with a dark twist: the vaccine causes grotesque, vampiric transformations in humans. This
As a review journalist, I don’t usually use trigger warnings. However, due to the incredibly immersive nature of The Shade (2023), I feel it necessary to warn viewers who are sensitive to the subject of suicide. If you or anyone you know are experiencing a mental health crisis, please dial 988 in Canada, or refer
Taking grief to a deeply familiar level and revealing its relentless presence, Benjamin Barfoot delivers a sophomore feature that cements his status as one of the decade’s most promising horror directors. More than just an atmospheric exploration of mournfulness, Daddy’s Head evolves into a poignant tale of two afflicted individuals who find solace through their
Back in 2014, Jennifer Kent not only brought us a wonderfully tense, but now overused, metaphor for traumatic grief in her debut feature, The Babadook (2014) but also heralded the now arguably more overused and misunderstood concept of “Elevated Horror”. Ever since the mid-2010s the idea that a certain type of horror film was somehow
All This Time is a 2024 English period horror film, written and directed by Rob Worsey. Mostly known for writing and directing short films such as Another’s Eyes (2015), and Black Belt Brian (2019), Rob plunged into feature films with the 2022 zombie horror Among the Living. Trapped inside a Gothic mansion in an endless
The Stickman’s Hollow is a 2024 Canadian found footage horror, written and directed by Jack Cox. Mostly known for his extensive voice-directing work in English Dubbed anime and other animated series. Best known for World Trigger, Beyblade Burst, Beyblade Burst: Evolution, Zoids Wild, Gintama, Haunted House: The Secret of the Ghost Ball, Mr. Magoo, and
Lake Jesup is a 2024 creature-feature horror comedy written and directed by Michael Houston King. Working in the TV industry as an actor for nearly 30 years, Michael has also worked as a writer on the feature-length family drama The Way Back Home (2006), the short drama Last Stop (2011), and the TV show One
Returning for its 6th year, the Dead Northern Film Festival is back to deliver another top line-up of spooky shorts and features to one of the world’s most haunted cities–York, England. With over 34 short films, 12 feature films, and 5 music videos spread across 3 days, the festival is sure to include something for
Kill Your Lover is a 2023 English body horror film written and directed by Alix Austin and Keir Siewert. Dakota and Axel’s once passionate relationship has become poisoned by resentment. As emotions boil over Axel starts sprouting black veins and excreting an acidic liquid. His touch burns flesh, and a life-and-death battle ensues. Delivering a