FANTASTIC FEST 2024: "THE SEVERED SUN" (2024) Sets In Surreal And Shocking Style (REVIEW)

We’ve seen this story before. A cloistered religious community, possibly a cult, represses and abuses its female members, leading to liberation with disastrous results for the congregation. “The Starling Girl,” “Women Talking,” and “Them That Follow” are all recent examples of stories that are unfortunately too relevant today in Dean Puckett’s first feature “The Severed Sun".

Reviews, NewsLowell GreenblattSeptember 26, 2024Author Lowell Greenblatt, Fantastic Fest 2024, FOLK HORROR, The Severed Sun 0 Comments

SHUDDER NABS OFFICIAL FANTASIA FESTIVAL SELECTION, ‘MOLOCH’ - WILL PREMIERE ON THE STREAMING SERVICE JULY 21

The modern folk horror film, MOLOCH, has been acquired by AMC’s premium streaming service, Shudder, and will be available exclusively in the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand on July 21, 2022.

Movies, NewsDana VMay 19, 2022AUTHOR: Dana Vargas, Shudder, FOLK HORROR, amc network, MOLOCH, Streaming, Upcoming releases, Movie news, FANTASIA FESTIVAL 0 Comments

NEW WOMEN-IN-HORROR ANTHOLOGY EXPLORING THE BABA YAGA COMING FROM BLACK SPOT BOOKS

Blacks Spot Books new women-in-horror anthology will tackle stories inspired by a famous folklore legend: the Baba Yaga. Written by some of today’s leading women-in-horror, INTO THE FOREST: TALES OF THE BABA YAGA will release on November 8, 2022.

NewsDana VMay 12, 2022AUTHOR: Dana Vargas, Baba Yaga, INTO THE FOREST, HORROR BOOKS, horror anthology, Women In Horror, WOMEN AUTHORS, Black Spot Books, Upcoming releases, FOLK HORROR, folklore 0 Comments

RETRO REVIEW: THE BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW (1971)

Review of the 1971 British, folk-horror gem, THE BLOOD ON SATAN’S CLAW.

ReviewsDana VMarch 5, 2021AUTHOR: Dana Vargas, FOLK HORROR, THE BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW, 70'S HORROR, PIERS HAGGARD, LINDA HAYDEN, PATRICK WYMARK, MIDSOMMER, ARI ASTER, THE WITCH, ROBERT EGGERS, SATANISM, WITCHCRAFT, SATANIC PANIC, PERIOD HORROR, CULTS 0 Comments