There’s a mystery afoot in Ruth Platt’s ghost film, Martyrs Lane. The film, a feature adaptation of the writer/director’s 2019 short of the same name, is less interested in traditional spectral hauntings than exploring grief and loss through the eyes of a little girl who doesn’t fully understand what’s going on. While there are still […]
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Shudder Takes an Unsettling Trip Down ‘Martyrs Lane’ in September [Trailer]
Compared to Guillermo del Toro’s The Devil’s Backbone, Shudder recently acquired the UK ghost story Martyrs Lane, and we’ve learned it’s going to debut on September 9, 2021. “Written and directed by Ruth Platt, and expanded from her 2019 short film by the same name, Martyrs Lane is a deeply personal film that explores love […]
10 Movies We Can’t Wait to See at This Year’s Fantasia International Film Festival!
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Fantasia International Film Festival, running from August 5-25. Founded in 1996, this Montreal-based fest dedicates itself to exploring diverse realms of genre cinema from across the globe. The fest doesn’t just introduce new international gems but countless new talents and voices as well. The J-horror craze of […]