Fantasia Fest 2026 continues! Bob Colaers' #AttackOnParadise had its world premiere at @fantasiafestival.com, delivering brutal apartment-building action, moral gray areas, and plenty of bullets. Read Michael Fairbanks’ review here: tinyurl.com/3seykkkd

What if the next great religious thriller wasn't another exorcism movie? #GODHEAD, premiering at @fantasiafestival.com, traps a preacher between two zealots demanding an impossible choice. Read Michael Fairbanks’ review here: tinyurl.com/2vyjnt9f

@FantasiaFest coverage starts NOW! From July 15–Aug 3, we'll be bringing you coverage from one of the world's best genre festivals. @kingofburbank2 kicks things off with #DANCEFREAK...a visually wild cosmic horror that doesn't always match its ambition. tinyurl.com/a4b26a73

What happens when horror, sci-fi, thrillers, and the wonderfully weird all collide? @fantasiafestival.com ! We dug through this year's lineup and picked the films we're most excited to cover. From psychological nightmares to gloriously unclassifiable genre chaos. tinyurl.com/7b9jk2pk

#EVILDEADBURN doesn't just keep the franchise alive...it tears it apart limb by limb. Packed with inventive gore, relentless Deadites, and finger-chopping practical effects, it's the stab in the ear Evil Dead needed. tinyurl.com/38e2jjvk

What if the hottest relationship in a thriller involved a chain-smoking retiree, his night nurse, and a phone scam? #NightNurse is a kinky, unsettling psychosexual thriller that shouldn't work...but absolutely does. tinyurl.com/2jcs55z4

Heartbreaking animation, folk horror, gothic nightmares, and inventive genre experiments... @24thdoctor.bsky.social rounds up the short films that made @chattfilmfest.org one of the best festivals in the country for discovering emerging filmmakers. tinyurl.com/yj7vsf9p

From BUNNY RABBIT and LENORE to KING OF BLACK GOO, MISPER, and SUNSHINE GIRLS, @24thdoctor.bsky.social looks back at the feature films that made @chattfilmfest.org one of the year's strongest showcases for independent genre cinema. tinyurl.com/mr8tf9v6

We're continuing our Dark Castle retrospective with #Gothika. Davalyn Baker argues that, more than twenty years later, Halle Berry's overlooked horror film resonates less because of its ghosts than because of the women no one believes. tinyurl.com/329exf8b

Can a horror remake justify its own existence? #Pleatherface revisits #DarkCastle's House on Haunted Hill and Thir13en Ghosts, arguing these two remakes succeed because they build on William Castle's originals instead of simply repeating them. tinyurl.com/mv7hup5z

The Crypt Keeper has finally closed the coffin. @lucilleballer wraps up our retrospective of all seven seasons of #TalesFromTheCrypt with a look at its uneven final chapter. Ready to revisit the series? All seven seasons are now streaming on @Shudder. tinyurl.com/58bn5mux

As a disability studies scholar, I found #TheHauntingOfPennhurst one of the most frustrating films at @Tribeca. The documentary captures Pennhurst's history, yet avoids the ethics of turning a site of disability violence into a haunted attraction. tinyurl.com/mr27pf57

As a disability studies scholar, I found #TheHauntingOfPennhurst one of the most frustrating films at @Tribeca. The documentary captures Pennhurst's history, yet avoids the ethics of turning a site of disability violence into a haunted attraction. tinyurl.com/mr27pf57

#TheBackrooms may have started as a creepypasta, but #KaneParsons turns it into something darker. Featuring Chiwetel Ejiofor, the film explores trauma, memory, accountability, and what happens when you refuse to confront the worst parts of yourself. tinyurl.com/ycxdvrxa

Lindsay Calleran's debut feature uses the family haunted house attraction as a stage for something far scarier than any theatrical scare...the moment a child realizes a parent is not who she believed him to be. @Tribeca. tinyurl.com/4nja238e

What happens when the world learns we are not alone? Steven Spielberg's #DisclosureDay uses aliens, whistleblowers, and secrets to explore truth, empathy, and who gets to control reality. Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colman Domingo, and Colin Firth star. tinyurl.com/3ty6kbc4

Why are horror's oldest monsters suddenly everywhere again? From #Nosferatu and #TheWolfMan to #Frankenstein and #TheMummy, Bee Delores explains how today's filmmakers are using classic horror icons to confront modern fears about isolation, power, misinformation, and survival. tinyurl.com/37yt2zz2

What if studying abroad was terrifying, and then you discovered your dance academy was run by witches? Pleatherface tackles Dario Argento's #Suspiria, a horror classic that somehow remains mesmerizing even when you're not entirely sure what's going on. tinyurl.com/285ysksw

#TalesFromTheCrypt Season 5 finds the series at its peak! @lucilleballer revisits a season featuring Tim Curry, Brad Dourif, Bill Paxton, Kyle MacLachlan, and Ernie Hudson, arguing that the Crypt Keeper's 5th outing is among the anthology's best. @Shudder tinyurl.com/2tmnazuv

#TheLeader is one of my favs at @Tribeca. I still can't look at a pair of black Nike shoes without thinking about Heaven's Gate. Anchored by phenomenal work from Vera Farmiga and Tim Blake Nelson, the film looks at how the need to belong can be weaponized tinyurl.com/4um7j8a8

#Tribeca2026 is bringing us body horror, cult psychology, post-apocalyptic Halloween mayhem, a gnarly international creature feature, a one-night crime rampage from Spain, and a Heaven's Gate biopic that will draw highly fractured audiences. tinyurl.com/e65bkhmy

As our #VincentPrice Week ends, Pleatherfact looks at the strange magic of the horror icon's greatest weapon: his voice. Whether narrating Tim Burton's VINCENT or bringing dread and humor to everything he touched, Price could make the macabre feel oddly comforting. tinyurl.com/yeyd75ed

#TalesFromTheCryot says Season 4 may not reach the heights of Season 2, but it rebounds nicely from Season 3 with killer guest stars, Tom Hanks' directorial debut, cannibal restaurants, werewolves, killer tattoos, and some of Crypty's corniest jokes yet. tinyurl.com/56zjenaj

Long before Jigsaw ever rolled out a rusty trap, #VincentPrice was already staging elaborate revenge kills in THEATRE OF BLOOD. Shakespeare, murder, meat pies, and proto torture porn collide in underrated performance by The Prince of Darkness. tinyurl.com/y8ff5zhf

#VincentPrice Week continues with MADHOUSE (1974), a meta horror film where Vincent Price plays a horror icon losing control of his career and sanity. @24thdoctor.bsky.social looks at Peter Cushing, killer TV horror aesthetics, and one of Price’s most vulnerable performances. tinyurl.com/yv43b5fr.

To kick off #VincentPrice Week, "Wise Up" Katie Weiss digs into the horror icon's strangest side hustles: hanging with the Bradys, becoming one with the Muppets, and lending that legendary voice to Michael Jackson's THRILLER. tinyurl.com/fkbua3hv

#SACCHARINE is out now and follows a medical student who turns to an unlicensed weight-loss pill, only to discover its secret ingredient is human ash. Natalie Erika James turns body anxiety, hunger, and self-worth into pretty disgusting body horror. tinyurl.com/5n7wfnrk

#TALESFROMTHECRYPT Season 3 on @Shudder may not hit as hard as S2, but @Lucilleballer thinks the Crypt Keeper still has tricks left. Kyle MacLachlan dodges vultures, Malcolm McDowell becomes a vampire, and Jon Lovitz learns “the look” has consequences. tinyurl.com/6np4vss5

Courtney Convex explains how LEE CRONIN’S #THEMUMMY drags Universal’s old monster back into the dark as a grotesque domestic possession nightmare. Jack Reynor and Laia Costa anchor a family horror story filled with decaying houses, brutal kills, and deadite-style chaos. tinyurl.com/4bmbnym6

MĀRAMA transforms a fog-covered English manor into a haunting story about stolen identity and colonial guilt. Radek Velička says Taratoa Stappard’s Māori Gothic debut is visually striking, anchored by one unforgettable haka sequence. t.co/kcWWxjtckg

#ISGODIS sets up a scorched Southern Gothic revenge tale where 2 sisters hunt the father who burned their lives down. Michael Fairbanks says Kara Young and Mallori Johnson are magnetic together, their bond shifting between fury and reluctant mercy. tinyurl.com/n69rj6e6

TALES FROM THE CRYPT S2 is where the series finds its groove. The Crypt Keeper goes bigger and darker, and the season features Schwarzenegger, Iggy Pop, and Don Rickles. From “Fitting Punishment” to “Cutting Cards,” this season is packed w classics. tinyurl.com/4tntxha6

At SXSW 2026, C. Robert Cargill broke down why horror still works: rhythm, character, tension, and nightmares that refuse to leave your brain. From #SINISTER to #THEBLACKPHONE, Radek explains why this was one of the smartest horror talks at the fest. tinyurl.com/3jmrxus4

Davalyn Baker ranked every episode of #TalesFromTheCrypt Season 1 after @shudder brought back the original episodes intact, from voodoo mishaps and killer vigilantes to the absolute classic “And All Through the House.” Which episode would you put at #1? tinyurl.com/3jdhaxmk

#OBSESSION takes the "nice guy wishes for love" premise and asks: what does it actually feel like to be the person being wished upon? Watch as someone's autonomy, and sense of self are slowly consumed by someone else's fantasy. tinyurl.com/2t5dt98x #sxsw

#BreakALeg turns the audition room into pure psychological horror. Two actors. One empty theatre. And the slow realization that the call might never come. A Godot-coded nightmare about ambition, power, and the cruelty of waiting. @PanicFilmFest tinyurl.com/47j2m6rz

#TalesFromTheCrypt is finally crawling onto Shudder this May...and honestly? It feels like our Davalyn Baker summoned it herself. From licensing chaos to childhood nightmares, here’s why this revival matters (and the 5 episodes you need to watch first)! tinyurl.com/35t4dbah

Wes Craven’s #Scream didn’t just revive horror, it warned us. Meta became formula, fandom became obsession, and originality got buried under franchises. #Pleatherface revists the film in an era of endless reboots hits very differently. tinyurl.com/bdfytv6m

#EXIT8 traps you in fluorescent deja vu and somehow finds a heartbeat in the maze. Courtney Convex talks about how a simple game mechanic becomes a story about failure, fatherhood, and finding purpose when you’re stuck going nowhere. tinyurl.com/m4f94a8u

Our writer Michael Fairbanks says #Newborn had the bones of a haunting prison drama, but Nate Parker fumbles it into generic horror by the third act. David Oyelowo does everything he can to carry it, but even he can’t save that ending. A frustrating near-miss. tinyurl.com/ys2tfe4x

OVER YOUR DEAD BODY at @sxsw : proof that til death do us part is more of a suggestion than a vow. Samara Weaving and Jason Segel choose extreme violence and gore over couple counseling. tinyurl.com/bdhbtsbe

The bride survived… now she’s running the game. READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME crashes SXSW 2026. My new favorite writer Radek Velicka talks about how the movie brings bigger kills, richer chaos, and a whole lot more rich people to destroy. tinyurl.com/ysya9eak

Horror finally got its Oscar moment… but are we about to ruin it? Super excited to have Davalyn Baker join our time as she breaks down why Weapons works so well...and why giving Aunt Gladys a backstory might kill the fear. professorhorror.com/Deep-Cuts-Os...

What if the best Scream movie… isn’t a Scream movie? #FacesOfDeath takes meta horror into the algorithm age and actually has something to say about people. @kingofburbank2 breaks it down. #Horror #FacesOfDeath #Scream tinyurl.com/33n2xmwa

Guess who's back? Our #Pleatherface finally watched Romero's DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978) and wow! turns out the real zombies were us, the consumers, all along. A mall, a helicopter, and a masterclass in social commentary. tinyurl.com/ycyn4aac

What happens when horror gets “cleaned up”? A new Hays Code wouldn’t just censor gore… it would erase queerness, silence dissent, and drain the genre of everything that makes it dangerous. Read Bee Delores' article on Hays Code 2.0. tinyurl.com/33s68696

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Our new writer Michael Fairbanks says #TheyWillKillYou is part Tarantino remix, part blood-soaked brawler. Zazie Beetz delivers, but the film’s style sometimes outpaces its substance. Still… hard to complain about this chaotic, machete-swinging fun. tinyurl.com/kb6u5rmn

Why are home invasion movies so terrifying? Because they strip horror down to its most brutal truth: it can happen anywhere…even at home. Temmie's debut article looks at home minimalism hits harder than monsters. tinyurl.com/58dsntvx

Lizzy Caplan throws out her back mid-robbery and suddenly #DRAG turns into a full-blown nightmare. Add a terrifyingly chill John Stamos and you’ve got one of @sxsw's most bizarre crowd-pleasers. New writer Courtney Convex reviews the movie here tinyurl.com/ya5bbvne