6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (281+ words) Some of the players fare better than others. Lemire at least warms up with the most screen time, while there’s not a second that Phifer doesn’t feel wholly wasted. On the other side of the table, Klein chews the scenery…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (487+ words) FILMHOUNDS Magazine There is often a temptation, when making a documentary about someone you respect, to show only their life and skill in an overly positive light. Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson thankfully does not follow this cliché…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (569+ words) Nothing Quite Like It FILMHOUNDS Magazine Horror can often be the best showcase of how much mileage filmmakers can get out of micro budgets. Just look at this year’s breakout hit Obsession: a terrific film produced for less than a…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (549+ words) Film has taught us that swamps and the general Florida Everglades area in particular are creepy and weird. This is probably not entirely accurate, but it’s certainly been depicted that way by many horror filmmakers. Whether it’s creepy woodspeople, something…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (509+ words) Zip Wire (FrightFest 2026) – Predictable Survival Thriller FILMHOUNDS Magazine We love an insane survival film, where the odds are impossibly low, and the danger just becomes more threatening. It doesn’t matter if the story is paper thin; it’s all about the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (235+ words) Binding Eva’s Saturday evening slot at this year’s FrightFest is a vote of confidence in writer-director Conscian Morgan’s impressive debut, and it’s easy to see why it’s earned it. His psychological horror superbly balances landmark horror influences with the genre’s…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (282+ words) Invoking Scream (FrightFest 2026) – Scarier And Bloodier Than Before FILMHOUNDS Magazine In 2023, director Patricio Valladares released Invoking Yell, a found-footage horror following three women who go into the woods to shoot the demo tape for their black metal band. Things slowly…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (637+ words) Gore From Outer Space (FrightFest 2026) – Unhinged Mayhem FILMHOUNDS Magazine Anyone who’s caught Crazy Lips at this year’s FrightFest will know what to expect from Hirohisa Sasaki’s 2001 follow-up, which also receives a long-awaited UK premiere. It’s a schlock explosion of ideas…...

3+ week, 22+ hour ago   (542+ words) Dead Reset (FrightFest 2026) – Time-Loop Horror Lost In Its Own Plot FILMHOUNDS Magazine What if life was like a video game, and every time you died, you respawned at your last save point? That reality is explored in Stewart Sparke’s sci-fi…...