PARASOMNIA: Director William Malone talks about the recut version of his 2008 cult film – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/11/2023
PARASOMNIA movie poster | courtesy William Malone

PARASOMNIA is Sleeping Beauty reimagined as a contemporary gothic horror story. In director/writer/exec producer/digital effects artist William Malone’s feature, Laura Baxter (Cherilyn Wilson) is a young woman suffering from parasomnia, a rare (but real-world) condition that causes her to sleep almost continually. Danny Sloan (Dylan Purcell, aka Dylan M. McKnight) attempts to free her from the control of the evil Byron Volpe (Patrick Kilpatrick). The film features serial killings, a monster apparently made of twigs that lurks in a world of rotating mirrors, musical automatons, and more. It was originally released in 2008 in a version that wasn’t fully what […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/06/2023
THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER movie poster | ©2023 Universal Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Leslie Odom Jr., Lidya Jewett, Ann Dowd, Olivia Marcum, Ellen Burstyn, Jennifer Nettles, Danny McCarthy, Okwui Okpokwasili, E.J. Bonilla, Raphael Sbarge, Norbert Leo Butz Writers: Peter Sattler & David Gordon Green, screen story by Scott Teems & David Gordon Green & Danny McBride, based on characters created by William Peter Blatty Director: David Gordon Green Distributor: Universal Pictures Release Date: October 6, 2023 It would be hard, if not impossible, for a film released now to replicate the power of the original THE EXORCIST. Wisely, the new THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER doesn’t attempt to do that. Instead, it […]Read On »


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Movie Review: WHEN EVIL LURKS (CUANDO ACHECHA LA MALDAD)

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
WHEN EVIL LURKS (CUANDO ACHECHA LA MALDAD) movie poster | ©2023 IFC Films/Shudder

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Ezequiel Rodríguez, Demian Salamón, Silvina Sabater, Luis Ziembrowski, Virginia Garófalo, Emilio Vodanovich, Marcelo Michinaux, Desirée Salguiero, Paula Rubinstein, Federico Liss Writer: Demian Rugna Director: Demian Rugna Distributor: IFC Films/Shudder Release Date: October 6, 2023 (theatrical); October 27, 2023 (Shudder) WHEN EVIL LURKS (CUANDO ACHECHA LA MALDAD) is an Argentinian horror film, written and directed by Demian Rugna. As it concerns demonic possession, perhaps October 6 isn’t the best date for it to be released in the U.S., seeing that this is also the release date for THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER. Then again, maybe viewers will want to […]Read On »


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Movie Review: SATANIC HISPANICS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/30/2023
SATANIC HISPANICS movie poster | ©2023 Dread

Rating: R Stars: Efren Ramirez, Jonah Ray, Hemky Madera, Patricia Velasquez, Greg Grunberg, Ari Gallegos, Jacob Vargas, Sonya Eddy, Danielle Chavez, Christian Rodrigo, Demián Salomón Writers: Alejandro Mendez (“The Traveler”), Demián Rugna (“También Lo Vi”), Adam Cesare (“El Vampiro”), Shadan Saul & Raynor Shima (“Nahaules”), Lino K. Villa (“Chapter 5”) Directors: Mike Mendez (“The Traveler”), Demián Rugna (“También Lo Vi”), Gigi Saul Guerrero (“Nahuales”), Alejandro Brugués (“Chapter 5”), Eduardo Sánchez (“El Vampiro”) Distributor: Dread Release Date: September 14, 2023 SATANIC HISPANICS is a lively, bloody, occasionally actually scary horror anthology, made by Latinx filmmakers, and starring a mostly Latinx cast. […]Read On »


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Movie Review: STORAGE LOCKER

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/01/2023
STORAGE LOCKER movie poster | ©2023 Freestyle Digital Media

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Mike Gassaway, Bobbie Grace, Meredyth Fowler, Avery Mayo, David Treviño, Hannah Hufford, Skeeta Jenkins, Jeannie Carter-Cruz, Jennifer Gunderson, Fritz Reinig, Allen Danziger, Connie Green, Nora Hunter, Leanne Smithers, Brian K. Jammer, Sydney Reyna, Victor Hinojosa, Alec Willrodt Writer: Ray Spivey Director: Ray Spivey Distributor: Freestyle Digital Media Release Date: August 22, 2023 (digital) A storage locker is a thoroughly suitable setting for horror. The establishments are usually deserted, with confusing layouts, shady renters, and unknowable contents. STORAGE LOCKER is definitely a horror film. It is also partially set at a storage locker, though it doesn’t use […]Read On »


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Movie Review: PERPETRATOR

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
PERPETRATOR movie poster | ©2023 Shudder

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Kiah McKirnan, Melanie Liburd, Ireon Roach, Casimere Jolette, Tim Hopper, Josh Bywater, Audrey Francis, Sasha Kuznetsov, Christopher Lowell, Alicia Silverstone Writer: Jennifer Reeder Director: Jennifer Reeder Distributor: Shudder Release Date: September 1, 2023 (theatrical, Shudder) PERPETRATOR is an uncommonly bloody film. That’s not so much because of violence-related gore – there is some, but it’s not excessive by horror standards – as due to the novel mythmaking of writer/director Jennifer Reeder. In the opening, we see the point of view of a masked stalker pursuing a young woman. This is intercut with footage of less-than-clean surgical […]Read On »


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Movie Review: WAKING NIGHTMARE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/22/2023
WAKING NIGHTMARE movie poster | ©2023 Terror Films

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Diane Franklin, Shelley Regner, Jamison Newlander, Gabby West, Every Heart, Ryan Bonnick, Brian Farmer, Stephen Wu, Brian Tyler Cohen, Yan Birch, David Naughton Writer: Brian Farmer Directors: Steven Joseph Craig & Brian Farmer Distributor: Terror Films Release Date: August 18, 2023 (VOD) WAKING NIGHTMARE begins with a sleeping nightmare. It’s bracingly weird, represented on a tiny TV-type screen in the middle of the viewing screen. Then Jordan (Shelley Regner), who is having the nightmare, wakes up screaming. Jordan’s parents, Danielle (Diane Franklin) and Jeff (Jamison Newlander), rush into their daughter’s bedroom. Jordan dreamt about her friend […]Read On »


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Movie Review: DARK WINDOWS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
DARK WINDOWS movie poster | ©2023 Brainstorm Media

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Anna Bullard, Annie Hamilton, Rory Alexander, Jóel Sæmundsson, Morten Holst, Rachel Fowler, Grace Binford Sheene, Vanessa Borgli Writer: Wolf Kraft, story by Alex Herron Director: Alex Herron Distributor: Brainstorm Media Release Date: August 18, 2023 DARK WINDOWS follows the contemporary slasher format faithfully. We have a group of teens (albeit fewer in numbers than usual) spending the weekend in a large, isolated site. They are stalked by a masked killer who is punishing and vengeful. What elevates DARK WINDOWS within the subgenre is that it is uncommonly well-acted. Director Alex Herron, and screenwriter Wolf Kraft, working […]Read On »


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Movie Review: SITE 13

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/04/2023
SITE 13 movie poster | ©2023 Terror Films

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Nathan Faudree, Katie Gibson, Leila Dean, Kelly Ray Shelton, Nichole McFarlane, Tony Urban, John Wisniewski, Marguerite Mitchell, Daryl Acevedo, Collin Dean Writer: Nathan Faudree, story by Tony Urban & Nathan Faudree Directors: Nathan Faudree & Tony Urban (“found footage” sections) Distributor: Terror Films Release Date: July 28, 2023 (VOD, digital) SITE 13 is a low-budget horror movie that has definite Lovecraftian elements, although it’s also interested in concepts of good and evil. We start with found footage, but non-fans of this format can relax (at least a little). SITE 13 goes back and forth between the […]Read On »


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Movie Review: TALK TO ME

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/28/2023
TALK TO ME movie poster | ©2023 A24

Rating: R Stars: Sophie Wilde, Joe Bird, Alexandra Jensen, Otis Dhanji, Miranda Otto, Marcus Johnson, Alexandria Steffensen, Zoe Terakes, Chris Alosio, Ari McCarthy, Sunny Johnson, Sarah Brokensha Writers: Danny Philippou, Bill Hinzman, story by Daley Pearson Directors: Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou Distributor: A24 Release Date: July 28, 2023 The new release TALK TO ME is not to be confused with the 2007 fact-based drama about Ralph “Petey” Greene (although one can imagine what an astonishing mashup they would make). Instead, this TALK TO ME is a proudly Australian horror movie, set Down Under rather than just shot there and […]Read On »


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