Posts tagged Fantastic Fest
FANTASTIC FEST 2024: Cast & Director of "WHAT HAPPENED TO DOROTHY BELL?" (2024) Discuss How Frightening Family Can Be (INTERVIEW)

In “What Happened To Dorothy Bell?”, which had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest this year, generational trauma and mental health are at the forefront. We were fortunate enough to spend some time with Director Danny Villanueva Jr. along with several members of the cast including, Asya Meadows, Michael Hargrove, Lisa Wilcox, Sargon Ochido, and Arlene Arnone Bibbs!

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FANTASTIC FEST 2024: Isaac Ezban Talks About Making Zombies Family in "PÁRVULOS" (INTERVIEW)

We are honored and privileged to have partaken in Fantastic Fest 2024 this year, and thank you to our partners at Fons PR! Now, let’s get to the good stuff with an interview with Isaac Ezban (Writer + Director), of “Párvulos” (read our review here)!

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FANTASTIC FEST 2024: We Were Invited To "THE BIRTHDAY" (2004) And We Can Cry If We Want To (REVIEW)

As part of our Fantastic Fest 2024 coverage, we take a look at Giant Pictures’ 4K restoration of “The Birthday.” The debut feature from Eugenio Mira starring Corey Feldman finally gets a wide release!

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Macabre Monthly Goes To FANTASTIC FEST With AJ + Kristie Of "In Love With Horror" (VIDEO)

On this month’s episode of Macabre Monthly, Lowell and Matt are still recovering from a whirlwind of screeners and interviews after Fantastic Fest in Austin last week. They are joined by the amazing ‪@InLovewithHorror‬ to talk about some of their favorites from ‪@fantasticfest‬ 2024!

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FANTASTIC FEST 2024: Corey Feldman and Eugenio Mira Talk About Their Revitalized Cult Classic, "THE BIRTHDAY" (INTERVIEW)

Thanks to the folks at Giant Films, “The Birthday” has received a brand new 4K restoration that premiered at this year’s Fantastic Fest in Austin. We had a chance to catch up with Eugenio and Corey in Austin and chat about what it feels like to have a film from 20 years ago finally get its day in the sun!

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FANTASTIC FEST 2024: “PÁRVULOS” (2024) Takes A Familial Approach To The Zombie Genre (REVIEW)

As part of our Fantastic Fest coverage, we will post reviews, interviews, and previews of upcoming films and games taking center stage here, including some exciting new horror games from the indie studios showcased in Fantastic Games presented by Day of the Devs! We are honored and privileged to be here, thank you to our partners at Fons PR, and now let’s get to the good stuff with Issac Ezban’s apocalyptic family-centric shocker, “Párvulos”.

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FANTASTIC FEST 2024: "THE SEVERED SUN" (2024) Cast And Crew Discuss Their Brilliant and Beautiful Folk Horror Film (INTERVIEW)

Macabre Daily sits down with Dean Puckett (Writer, Director), Ian Forbes (Cinematographer), Barney Harris (Actor), and Lewis Gribeen (Actor) to talk about the film "THE SEVERED SUN" which has its world premiere at Fantastic Fest 2024!

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FANTASTIC FEST 2024: In "BOOKWORM" (2024) Ant Timpson And Elijah Wood Talk Fantasy And Fatherhood (INTERVIEW)

During our time at Fantastic Fest, we had a chance to sit down with Ant Timpson and Elijah Wood to talk about “Bookworm” and we will be sharing our review next week. For now, enjoy the interview (we sure did!) and you can catch “Bookworm” in theaters and VOD on October 18, 2024!

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FANTASTIC FEST 2024: Fantastic Games Highlights Innovation In Indie Genre Gaming!

Fantastic Fest is in its 19th year, and this is one of the first in which gaming has a central role to play in the festivities. While the hot and humid Austin weather was unforgiving, the air-conditioned and dark rooms that hosted Fantastic Games presented by Day of the Devs were a reprieve from the oppressive weather and a portal to entirely different worlds.

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FANTASTIC FEST 2024: In "TERRIFIER 3" (2024), Art's Home For The Holidays (REVIEW)

We are honored and privileged to be here, thank you to our partners at Fons PR, and now let’s get to the good stuff with one of the festival openers and the World Premiere of, “Terrifer 3” from Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting (see our previous coverage). “Terrifier 3” will be released in theaters on October 11, 2024.

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FANTASTIC FEST 2024: "THE RULE OF JENNY PEN" (2024) Is A Masterclass In Performance And Suspense (REVIEW)

We are honored and privileged to be a part of Fantastic Fest 2024, thank you to our partners at Fons PR, and now let’s get to the good stuff with the worldwide premiere and festival opener, “The Rule Of Jenny Pen” which was recently picked up by Shudder (see our previous coverage) with a release date that is TBD!

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FANTASTIC FEST 2024: "NEVER LET GO" (2024) Is A Visual Triumph That Falters On A Waffling Conclusion (REVIEW)

A family that has been haunted by an evil spirit for years. Their safety and their surroundings come into question when one of the children questions if the evil is real. “Never Let Go” from Lionsgate and opened in theaters everywhere on Friday, September 20, 2024.

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FANTASTIC FEST 2023 - "MUSHROOMS"

This year, a ghastly selection of our staff have been invited to participate in a series of virtual screenings premiering at Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX. This year’s selection of films ranges from the darkly comic to the dreadfully dire and all things fantastic in between. Check out the review below for Mushrooms!

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