Chattanooga Film Festival 2026: Jump Scare (2025)
This is the feature-length debut from director Donnie Hobbie, and frankly, it’s a shot of adrenaline for anyone who misses the days when movies were built out of neon, smoke machines, bucket-loads of Karo syrup blood and wall-to-wall heavy metal. Jump Scare, a struggling all-female metal band, hits the road in search of inspiration. They […]
Chattanooga Film Festival 2026 Red Eye #3: Lemora (1975)
Alvin Lee makes a bloody mess of his life, catching his wife in bed with a lover and executing them both. Bleeding out and staring into the abyss, he begs for one final audience with his 13-year-old daughter, Lila Lee. His daughter, 13-year-old Lila Lee (Cheryl Rainbeaux Smith, Phantom of the Paradise, The Incredible Melting Man, Laserblast […]
Chattanooga Film Festival 2026: Frankie, Maniac Woman (2025)
Frankie Ramirez (Dina Silva) has a dream, but the Los Angeles music industry is a nightmare tailored specifically to crush it. As an aspiring singer-songwriter, she is drowning in a toxic mix of childhood trauma, a soul-crushing environment and the relentless, image-obsessed fat-shaming of the industry. She’s trying to claw her way to the top, […]
Introducing the Nightmare U.S.A. podcast!
If you are looking for a podcast where two 50-something year old white guys talk about horror movies from the 1970s and 80s, we are finally here to help fill that need! Join Adam and Sam as we take a deep dive into all of the films discussed in Stephen Thrower’s massive film reference book […]
Chattanooga Film Festival 2026: Enduring Destiny (2014) and First Feature (2026)
Enduring Destiny (2014): If you ever wanted to see what happens when the ambition of a film school student collides with the total lack of a budget and a massive amount of hubris, you’ve found it. Enduring Destiny is the reason to be for Thomas Reilly-King (TRK), a college student who has been in school […]
JUNESPLOITATION: Sugar Cookies (1973)
DAY 22. Revenge! The 1970s New York film scene was a magical, grimy sandbox. If you ever needed proof that the line between high art, avant-garde theater, and pure exploitation was completely non-existent back then, look no further than Theodore Gershuny’s Sugar Cookies (also known by the arguably sleazier title, Love Me My Way). Just […]
Sizzlin’ Summer of Subterranean Psychotronica 2026: Satan’s Storybook (1989)
Week 1 (June 21 – 27) – Welcome to HELL The summer’s here, so get ready to broil! Satan’s Storybook prefigures the streaming horror anthology films that litter our streaming services today, yet it’s miles above them, not just in its two tales, but in a connecting story that makes you want even more. Directed and co-written […]
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