I was lucky to see the shorts blocks from this year’s Brooklyn Horror Film Festival thanks to Horror DNA. You can read the review for each block below. It was an excellent selection, with many standouts including “Barlebas,” “Far from the Plains,” “Alice & the Little Green Men,” and “Belloe.” “Jeff” was my personal favorite. … Continue reading At Horror DNA: Shorts Blocks from the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
Another review from FrightFest for the re-release of Malpertuis. There’s no subtlety in the opening of Malpertuis. The film begins with an image of Lewis Carroll’s Jabberwocky, while a child and an adult discuss their reading, offering the audience a set of instructions for what follows: “It’s pretty, but it’s difficult to understand.” “Somehow it makes … Continue reading At Horror DNA: Malpertuis
From FrightFest Uk, a root-scoped cosmic, folk horror vision from Latvia. The movie opens spectacularly: a grizzled, blindfolded man drags a chain across the desert until he reaches the sea, where he casts it outward and parts the waters. Above him rise two immense legs, ending not in feet but in hooves. Carrying the chain … Continue reading At Horror DNA: Dog of God
In medias res Awake at two, and the old scarsstill buzz like rooms full of sitars. A twang in the ashes, brass knuckle radio,a hundred untuned Dixieland banjos. If it offends thee, then pluck it out…. You can get the whole poem and the playlist over at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading Musicalia #139: A Twang in the Ashes
Partnered with the George A. Romero Foundation, Access:Horror is a festival that focuses on disability and genre cinema. I had a blast covering the festival this year for Horror DNA. You can read the reviews here: Shorts Block One: From Womb to TombShorts Block Two: Flesh of My Flesh Continue reading At Horror DNA: Access:Horror 2025
You can read my review of this Bangladeshi horror anthology over at Horror DNA. Continue reading At Horror DNA: Dui Shaw
A new review for the sci-fi horror film Ash is now at Horror DNA. Continue reading At Horror DNA: Ash
My last round of short film reviews from Panic Fest. A big thanks to Panic Fest, Horror DNA, and all the filmmakers! Continue reading At Horror DNA: Panic Fest Shorts #4
My third roundup of short film reviews from this year’s Panic Fest is now available at Horror DNA. Continue reading At Horror DNA: Panic Fest Shorts #3
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