SCREAMFEST 2024: The Witch. Revenge (2024)
An ancient witch named Olena (Tetiana Malkova) from the Ukrainian town of Konotop has given up her powers to fall in love with a mortal man, Andriy (Taras Tsymbaliuk). However, as we all know, Russia invader the Ukraine, which also happens in this film. As they’re pulled over by a group of soldiers, her lover […]
SCREAMFEST: The Complex Forms (2023)
Fabio D’Orta’s The Complex Forms has such an interesting concept: A group of men, desperate for money, have come to an ancient villa where they are told all of their problems will be solved if they sell their bodies to a mysterious entity. What follows looks and feels unlike any movie I can think of. With […]
SCREAMFEST 2024: Ba (2024)
Daniel (Lawrence Kao) wants to remain with his young daughter Collette (Kai Cech) and the only way that he can make enough cash to do that is to become the Grim Reaper. When he needs to, his face becomes a skull and all he has to do is touch someone to kill them and he […]
SCREAMFEST 2024: In the Name of God (2023)
Directed and written by Ludvig Gür, Gudstjänst — which is being released in the U.S. as In the Name of God — is about Theodor (Linus Walhgren), a priest who is often the only person at his masses. The worshippers are dying off and his wife Felicia (Lisa Henni) wonders if they should move on. He’s happy that […]
SCREAMFEST 2024: Witte Wieven (2024)
Witte wieven are the “white women” or “wise women” of Dutch Low Saxon origins. They were female herbalists healers who also could see the future. In this film by director Didier Konings and writer Marc S. Nollkaemper, Frieda (Anneke Sluiters) is judged when she is unable to produce a child with her husband Hikko (Len […]
SCREAMFEST 2024: Antropophagus Legacy (2024)
Dario Germani made Anthropophagus II two years ago, a sort-of sequel to the Joe D’Amato-directed and George Eastman-starring baby munching epic. This starts almost like a giallo, as Hanna (Valentina Corti) wakes up to her husband dead. As she’s in the hospital, she learns that she’s a suspect and that she’s also pregnant. She runs […]
SCREAMFEST LA: The Wait (2023)
Screamfest Horror Film Festival stands as a cornerstone of the horror genre, boasting the largest and longest-running festival of its kind in the United States. You can learn more about this year’s festival by checking out the official site. The Wait played on Tuesday, October 17. Eladio (Víctor Clavijo) watches over the hunting grounds of the […]
SCREAMFEST LA: My Mother’s Eyes (2023)
Screamfest Horror Film Festival stands as a cornerstone of the horror genre, boasting the largest and longest-running festival of its kind in the United States. You can learn more about this year’s festival by checking out the official site. My Mother’s Eyes played on Wednesday, October 11. Hitomi (Akane Ono) was once a concert cellist before […]
SCREAMFEST LA: Alone Together (2023)
Screamfest Horror Film Festival stands as a cornerstone of the horror genre, boasting the largest and longest-running festival of its kind in the United States. You can learn more about this year’s festival by checking out the official site. Alone Together played on Friday, October 13. Director Will Kresch, who co-wrote this with A.V. Bach, has put […]
SCREAMFEST LA: The Deep Dark (2023)
Screamfest Horror Film Festival stands as a cornerstone of the horror genre, boasting the largest and longest-running festival of its kind in the United States. You can learn more about this year’s festival by checking out the official site. The Deep Dark played on Tuesday, October 17. Coal miners in 1950’s France — led by Roland Neville […]
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