Posts tagged Founders Day
Erik And Carson Bloomquist Talk "Founders Day" And More!
Erik And Carson Bloomquist Talk "Founders Day" And More!

My colleague at Macabre Daily, Matt Orozco, coined the term “nutmegger horror” to describe Connecticut-based horror films.  While this sounds like a subset of Christmas horror, I’ll take his word for it, since he is a native of Connecticut, as are Erik and Carson Bloomquist, the minds behind the new slasher “Founders Day.”  Written by the brothers and directed by Erik, the film takes place in a quaint New England town, where a killer in an ornate judge mask (“The Founder”) is picking people off days before a heated local election.

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Vote or Die: Macabre Daily Celebrates “Founders Day!”
Vote or Die: Macabre Daily Celebrates “Founders Day!”

Hyperbole is a problem in the world of online film criticism.  This isn’t a new observation, by any means.  I’ll be the first to admit I overuse “bonkers” way too much when describing moments in movies that are seemingly pulled out of the abyss of the imagination.  Believe me when I tell you that the ending of “Founders Day,” the new film from Erik Bloomquist (co-written and co-produced with his brother Carson Bloomquist), is so incredibly, off-the-wall bonkers, you have to admire them.

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