Bloody Disgusting’s 10 Best International Horror Films of 2023

2023 was a banner year for horror films from across the globe, which deserve just as much praise and attention as any domestic genre triumph. In a year that’s had its share of ups and downs at the box office, horror continues to be a top performer and one of the most consistent sources of […]

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Jaume Balagueró’s Lovecraftian ‘Venus’ Trailer Is Covered in Bugs and Blood

Sony Pictures International Productions and Amazon Prime Video recently joined forces with Álex de la Iglesia (The Day of the Beast, The Last Circus, Witching and Bitching) on the feature film series “The Fear Collection”. It kicked off with Álex de la Iglesia‘s Veneciafrenia, released in Spain last November. Next up is Venus, hailing from horror veteran Jaume Balagueró, the co-director of REC and REC 2, […]

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‘Venus’ TIFF Review – Jaume Balagueró Gives Modern, Bloody Update to Lovecraft Story

Producer Álex de la Iglesia (The Day of the Beast) enlisted horror director Jaume Balagueró (REC, Sleep Tight) to helm the newest entry in his feature film series “The Fear Collection.” Balagueró teamed with Verónica scribe Fernando Navarro to co-write Venus, a blood-drenched and modern update to H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Dreams in the Witch House.” A violent crime thriller gets applied to the Lovecraftian tale, […]

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Jaume Balagueró’s Lovecraftian ‘Venus’ Poster Is All Heart

Sony Pictures International Productions and Amazon Prime Video recently joined forces with Álex de la Iglesia (The Day of the Beast, The Last Circus, Witching and Bitching) on the feature film series “The Fear Collection”. It kicked off with Álex de la Iglesia‘s Veneciafrenia, released in Spain last November. Next up is Venus, hailing from horror veteran Jaume Balagueró, the co-director of REC and REC 2, […]

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Jaume Balagueró’s Lovecraftian ‘Venus’ Will Be the Second Film in the “Fear Collection”

Sony Pictures International Productions and Amazon Prime Video recently joined forces with Álex de la Iglesia (The Day of the Beast, The Last Circus, Witching and Bitching) on the feature film series “The Fear Collection”. It kicked off with Álex de la Iglesia‘s Veneciafrenia, released in Spain last November. Next up is Venus, which hails from horror veteran Jaume […]

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‘Inside’: Christmas Horror at Its Most Extreme [Horrors Elsewhere]

Horrors Elsewhere is a recurring column that spotlights a variety of movies from all around the globe, particularly those not from the United States. Fears may not be universal, but one thing is for sure — a scream is understood, always and everywhere. The idea of willingly spending Christmas alone might sound unusual, but Sarah […]

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Filmax Begins Recording ‘[REC]’ Documentary “Terror Sin Pause”

The found-footage craze is over but its remnants have left a handful of classics in its wake. One of the greatest found-footage films is the Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró-directed [REC] (2007), which spawned an even better sequel and two more follow-ups that would be directed individually by each of the aforementioned filmmakers. The franchise […]

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