Berberian Sound Studio (2012)

July 27, 2017

Earlier this week, I went on a Toby Jones inspired flight of frenzy, leaving me hungry for all things Toby. Instead of a selfishly long post about the many ways I adore Toby Jones, I thought I would perform a service to the indie horror community and parlay my passion into a review for an underseen, incredibly eerie film that also happens to star my lil' sweetheart, 2012’s Berberian Sound Studio. The plot of this film is as deceptively simple as a Kafka story.

A Ghost Story (2017)

July 12, 2017

I watched A Ghost Story in the filled-to-the-gills Texas Theatre at the Oak Cliff Film Festival. As I hunched in the dark, nearly seated on top of the sweetest group of English teachers I’ve ever met, I was a little stunned at the size of the crowd. Even Jodorowsky’s newest film didn’t draw a crowd like this.

Endless Poetry (2016)

July 12, 2017

There are two types of people in this world: artists and the people who are obliged to put up with them. You may be an artist. Someone you love may be an artist.

Camera Obscura (2017)

May 23, 2017

According to the official synopsis, the film is about a veteran war photographer with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder who sees imminent deaths in his developed photos, questioning his already fragile sanity and putting the lives of those he loves in danger. Jack is a war photographer with his own dark burden and which he is also trying to deal with his Psychiatrist. His fiancee Claire buys an antique camera in an auction and gifts him as an anniversary gift.

Delusion (2016)

May 17, 2017

The official synopsis of Delusion is what something can be easily related to David Fincher's Gone Girl. Frank Parrillo received a letter from his wife who died three years ago. With help from his nephew, Frank decides he’s ready to start over.

Besetment (2017)

May 17, 2017

Here arrives another movie from distributors Uncork'd Entertainment who just gave us American Exorcism a couple of weeks back. Besetment is a horror/thriller written and directed by Brad Douglas as his debut feature. The film's official synopsis speaks of a story about Amanda Millard, desperate for a job, takes a maid position at the Oregon Hotel in the creepy, backcountry town of Mitchell, Oregon.

Demon (2015)

May 16, 2017

Peter receives a piece of land as a gift for his upcoming wedding. While preparing the property to build a home for his new family, he finds human remains on the ground. He decides to keep the discovery to himself so that all of the wedding arrangements can go on as planned.

The Narrow Caves (2017)

May 16, 2017

All that was old is new again. That’s perhaps the greatest innocuous lesson that the modern age has taught us. For all the advancements we’ve made in iPads, iPhones, u-verses and whatever other piece of technology you can stick a vowel in front of, pop culture is currently in the throes of a retro-binge that has more people scrambling for a piece of 8-bit technology than the latest whatever-terabyte console Sony and Microsoft are churning out this week.

The Short Films of Izzy Lee (2017)

May 9, 2017

You have to know your biases, and here’s one of mine. When it comes to horror movies, I have become one pretentious bitch. Oh yeah--I love the whole indie horror schtick.

Santa Sangre (1989) #RetroReview

March 21, 2017

Welcome to the second installment of Spanish language orphan epics! Want to up the ante with some more existential despair, uncomfortable sexual antics, and surrealist imagery? Of course you do, you darling thing, you-- and wouldn’t mom be proud?

The Devil's Backbone (2001)

March 21, 2017

In honor of Spring Break, I decided to be a lazy bitch and take last week off. Sorry, loyal readers and c’est le vie! In recompense, I’m offering you a morbid, Spanish orphan extravaganza. First up is 2001’s The Devil’s Backbone.

Bloodrunners (2017)

March 10, 2017

Bloodrunners just might be the greatest horror comedy yet unleashed on 2017. I don’t know if that’s a point for or against the movie, but, in either case, it’s pretty damn hysterical. Set in the dying days of prohibition, Bloodrunners nominally focuses on Detective Jack Malone, a hardboiled cop in a sleepy East Coast town whose main jobs seem to be collecting protection money from speakeasies and hanging out at the local whoremansion, where he drowns his memories of World War I in an endless supply of booze and flesh.

Review

Hollow Lake Is the Queer Slasher We’ve Been Waiting For

Seen as a secret screening at the Houston Horror Film Festival 2026, Hollow Lake was one of those pleasant surprises that remind you why festivals are so much fun in the first place. Going in, all we knew was that it was the latest film from Troy Escamilla, the filmmaker behind Party Night, Mrs. Claus, and Teacher Shortage. Coming out, it felt like we had witnessed a filmmaker take a genuine leap forward.

Sundown Turns Family Trauma Into Effective Found Footage Horror

Found footage horror isn't exactly starving for haunted house stories. In fact, Sundown arrives carrying many of the same narrative fingerprints that helped make Paranormal Activity a phenomenon years ago. Yet while the film rarely reinvents the formula, it succeeds where many of its contemporaries fail by grounding its supernatural scares in believable performances, genuine family conflict, and a surprisingly effective emotional core.

The Barn Part III: Bigger, Bloodier, and Further From Its Roots

I caught The Barn Part III at Houston Horror Film Festival 2026, and going in, I found myself in an interesting spot with the franchise. I absolutely adored the original The Barn, but I never connected with Part II the same way. Maybe that left me with lowered expectations, or maybe it simply made me more hopeful that Justin M. Seaman could recapture some of the magic that made the first film such a lovable slice of Halloween horror.

If Trees Could Talk Turns a True Crime Mystery Into a Human Portrait

For more than thirty years, the murders of Stevie Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers have remained one of the most debated and emotionally charged cases in American true crime. Since the boys were found murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas, in May of 1993, countless books, documentaries, televised specials, and online investigations have attempted to answer the same question: who killed the three boys in Robin Hood Hills? While films like Paradise Lost, West of Memphis, and Devil's Knot helped define public perception of the case, If Trees Could Talk takes a different approach.

Looky-Loo: Part II - A Killer Sequel That Knows You're Watching

I caught Looky-Loo: Part II at the 2026 Houston Horror Film Festival, and while I enjoyed the first film well enough, voyeurism horror has never really been my bag. I've always appreciated what films in that space are trying to accomplish, but they rarely grab me the way they do some genre fans. That's exactly why this sequel came as such a pleasant surprise.

The Heart Behind Obsession: Amy Evans-Vega, the One Wish Willow, and a Family Creative Legacy

One of the most fascinating aspects of Obsession is how deeply family is woven into its DNA. While audiences have become captivated by the mystery of the One Wish Willow and the film's layered storytelling, many may not realize that one of the movie's most iconic creations came from the hands of Amy Evans-Vega, a graphic designer, illustrator, mother of writer-director Curry Barker, and one of the earliest creative collaborators on the project. As the designer behind the now-famous One Wish Willow packaging, Amy helped create a prop that has become every bit as memorable as the film itself.

Nathan Tymoshuk Is Still Chasing Frogman, and Fans Couldn’t Be Happier

Few independent horror films have built the kind of passionate following that Frogman has earned over the last several years. What began as a low-budget labor of love from director Anthony Cousins and his collaborators has grown into a genuine cult phenomenon, with Frogman Returns expanding the mythology in surprising ways and leaving audiences eager to see where the story goes next. At the center of it all is Nathan Tymoshuk, whose portrayal of Dallas Kyle has become synonymous with the franchise itself.

Jason Isaacs Finds Humanity on The Salt Path

There are certain actors who elevate every project they touch, and Jason Isaacs has long been one of them. While many audiences know him from the Harry Potter franchise or more recently The White Lotus, his latest role in The Salt Path may be one of the most affecting performances of his career. Based on the memoir by Raynor Winn, the film follows Raynor and her husband Moth after they lose their home and face a devastating medical diagnosis, setting out on a 630-mile journey along England's South West Coast Path.

Big Baby: Spider One and Krsy Fox Continue Their Horror Evolution

There are interviews you look forward to, and then there are interviews that feel surreal. Sitting down with Spider One and Krsy Fox to discuss Big Baby was firmly in the latter category for me. Long before Spider One was building horror films through OneFox Productions, he was fronting Powerman 5000.

Malcolm Kelner Is the Face of Obsession, Whether the Rest of the Cast Likes It or Not

Every great film has that one performance audiences can't stop talking about. For Obsession, the viral thriller from director Curry Barker, that performance belongs, unquestionably, to Malcolm Kelner's bartender. What began as a brief appearance in the film's opening moments has somehow evolved into one of the internet's favorite running jokes, spawning memes, fan theories, social media discourse, and a level of celebrity that Kelner has embraced with remarkable confidence.

Over Coffee Creations Wins Award in Accolade Global Film Competition

Jeff Stirling, of Over Coffee Creations, has won a prestigious Award of Recognition from The Accolade Global Film Competition. The award was given for Jeff Stirling’s exciting web cartoon, Soulbound, which aims to platform new talent and create a unique artistic experience that lifts up the little guy in global online production. Soulbound features exceptional animation, character writing, sharp dialogue, densely-packed storytelling, colors, art direction, and innovation that could only emerge from a small indie film sphere.