VFX artist-turned-director Joshua Petrino has entered post-production on his indie horror The Devil’s Tree and has just revealed to Bloody Disgusting that the film’s villain is played by none other than Jonathan Davis, lead singer of metal band Korn. He will be playing the ominous “The Pet” alongside Addy Miller (little girl teddy bear zombie […]
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[Watch] “Seek”: Creature Finds What It’s Looking for in Spooky Short Film
After a major festival tour over the past year, director/co-writer Aaron Morgan and co-writer Eric Vespe‘s indie short “Seek” is available online just in time for Halloween. In the creature feature, “Estranged sisters Heidi and Jordan have been driving all night when they come across a dilapidated roadside park and bathroom. Horrific events follow when […]
Haunted PS1 Bringing EEK3 2021 This Week
It’s back! Haunted PS1 is hosting another EEK3 showcase this year, which will no doubt be assembling another helping of throwback indie horror games from itch.io. Details for the event are vague, other than the event taking place on October 8th via Haunted PS1’s Twitch page. Last year’s event had trailers of 40 titles, so […]
[Trailer] Moody Narrative Horror Game ‘The Repairing Mantis’ Available Today
Last year, we had All in Games! and developer Ovid Works grace us with their Kafka-inspired Metamorphosis, where you played as an insect. Now, we have an indie take on the man-bug concept with Erupting Avocado’s narrative horror title, The Repairing Mantis. Releasing today on Steam and itch.io with a 10% discount, players experience the violent nightmare of being […]
Beyond Fest Returns to Theaters With Screenings of ‘Titane’, ‘Halloween Kills’, ‘The Black Phone’, ‘Lamb’ and More!
Beyond Fest announced today its complete slate of 2021 programming comprising 39 features, including 8 world premieres, 4 US premieres, and 17 West Coast Premieres. Following a sold-out residency at the Mission Tiki Drive-In in 2020, Beyond Fest returns to theaters for 10 days of cinematic excess from Wednesday, September 29th – Monday, October 11th. […]
Fantastic Fest’s Final Wave Includes ‘V/H/S/94’, ‘The Black Phone’, ‘Bloody Oranges’, and ‘Silent Night’!
Fantastic Fest has just announced the final wave of programming for the festival’s 16th edition, featuring the widest selection of weird and wonderful films gathered from across the globe to screen in Austin, TX, from September 23rd – 30th. As highlighted in two separate pieces, Bloody Disgusting and Studio71’s Shudder Original V/H/S/94 is going to […]
‘The Chamber of Terror’ Teaser Gives Us a Taste of Its Practical Gore Effects [Video]
The Bloody Disgusting family is now 20 years strong and one of our very first festival scene writers was Mike Pereira, who attended the Toronto International Film Festival before any other online-only entertainment outlet. Today we have the very first teaser for Pereira’s indie feature The Chamber of Terror, which hits the festival scene soon. “The […]
‘Dashcam’: Police Accidentally Send Classified Footage to a News Editor in This Exclusive Clip [Popcorn Frights]
One of the highlights of the forthcoming Popcorn Frights Film Festival is Christian Nilsson‘s psychological thriller Dashcam, which will World Premiere virtually nationwide on August 16th (get tix here). Said to be inspired by Brian De Palma’s Blow Out, Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation, and Alan J. Pakula’s Klute, “Dashcam is a stunning psychological thriller […]
Upcoming Horror Game ‘\SPEK.TAKL\ – Banned Edition’ Combines Lynch And Cronenberg With Disturbing Results
Remember Please? The short-but-sweet throwback horror title that got progressively weirder as you progressed? Developer Somewhat is back with another game, \SPEK.TAKL\ – Banned Edition, which is due out August 18. The game presents itself as a late-night television watching simulator, with “light puzzle elements”. There you are, spending the night in your new apartment, […]
Popcorn Frights Books a ‘Night at the Eagle Inn’ [Exclusive Images]
Outside of the Popcorn Frights features playing in theaters, the south Floridian festival also has a huge batch of films that will premiere virtually, from August 16-19. Bloody Disgusting has your first look at Night at the Eagle Inn, the latest feature from Erik Bloomquist, who saw his Ten Minutes to Midnight premiere at last […]
Clubhouse-Created Horror ‘Sinphony’ to Serenade With Scares [Trailer]
Bloody Disgusting has the trailer and a few exclusive stills from Sinphony, an indie horror anthology birthed out of Clubhouse. Sinphony features a host of indie actors and directors who all explore various aspects of the human condition as each character traverses through tragedies caused by a supernatural entity. The Keeper – Writer: Greg Greene […]
TIFF’s Midnight Madness 2021 Brings the Chaos With ‘Titane’, ‘You Are Not My Mother’, Several Others! [Images]
It’s that time of the year again and the Toronto International Film Festival is helping us return to normal with their latest announcement, revealing several genre films set to premiere within the Midnight Madness program. TIFF’s Midnight Madness is going to bring the chaos from Sept. 9-18. Here are the titles that were just announced, including […]
‘Indemnity’ Aims to Deliver Big Budget Action at Fantasia [Trailer]
Here’s the official festival trailer for Travis Taute‘s (Netflix’s Blood & Water) feature debut Indemnity, the South African action thriller set to World Premiere as part of the Fantasia International Film Festival on August 11, 2021. In the film… “An ex-firefighter in Cape Town is forced to fight for his life after being accused of […]
‘The Ex’ Won’t Let Go in Haunting Trailer Premiere [Exclusive]
Popcorn Frights recently pulled back the curtain on its virtual festival experience that will be available nationwide. Running parallel to its in-theater program (August 12-15) and through the duration of the Festival (August 12-19), Popcorn Frights’ virtual experience is headlined by seven feature film World Premieres. There will also be a handful of North American […]
Fantasia 2021 Closing Film: Takashi Miike’s Highly Anticipated ‘The Great Yokai War – Guardians’
The Fantasia International Film Festival begins August 5th with the World Premiere of Quebec zombie feature Brain Freeze— following the August 4th special event screening of James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad in celebration of the festival— and ends on August 25th with newly announced closing film, Takashi Miike’s hotly-anticipated The Great Yokai War – Guardians. […]