DVDanger: 'Haunter' / 'Hellbenders'

A supernatural weekend in home releases

"...get another looping trip through the perils of youth, Haunter. This time, there's no science fiction maguffin in place,..."

Feb. 22, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Haunter’s Discarnate Ails

A three-song behemoth from Central Texas death metal unit debut on Profound Lore

"...your grunge disc in 1992. Austin-centric progressive black/death quartet Haunter released its third album, Discarnate Ails, through the critically..."

May 20, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Review: 'Haunter'

'Splice' director explores the DNA of the haunted house film

"...King, who previously collaborated with Natali on 2002's Cypher, Haunter contains some truly suspenseful moments. But the film crucially..."

March 12, 2013 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

FF2012: I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for 'The American Scream'

Fantastic Fest premieres home Halloween haunt doc

"...it was never a TV documentary." Like a home haunter makes magic from chicken wire, he created something that..."

Sept. 25, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: Detention

Taiwanese video game adaptation is a tale of political redemption

"...an edge of Silent Hill's doom-laded grime, mixed with Haunter's pervasive and perpetual melancholy, but it's the sense of..."

Sept. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Catches Taika Waititi's JoJo Rabbit

Thor: Ragnarok director's film to open 2019 celebration of the strange

"...horror, but also his son, as Vincenzo Natali (Cube, Haunter, and the best episodes of The Strain) adapts King..."

July 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

Slappy returns in this perfectly timed sequel

"...bad news for anyone living next door to overzealous home-haunter Mr. Chu (Jeong, turning it up to 11 in..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Under the Shadow

A mother and her son are stuck in a war zone in this Iranian horror film

"...the family at the heart of this nervy little haunter. In addition to the threat of ordnance raining from..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: Maggie

Arnie goes zombie

"...she is slipping away. Breslin has already proven with Haunter that she can keep high-concept fantasy grounded, and her..."

July 7, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'Ginger Snaps'

The Fitzgerald sisters unleashed in the werewolf classic

"...(This was also the last storyboarding gig for Natali, Haunter, Splice, before revisiting lycanthropy on Hemlock Grove, and joining..."

Aug. 3, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

One Letter Short for 'ABCs of Death 2'

25 director teams announced: Can you bring the mayhem for 'M'?

"...Sono (Cold Fish, Suicide Club) Vincenzo Natali (Splice, Cube, Haunter) Larry Fessenden (The Last Winter) Marcus Dunstan (The Collection)..."

Aug. 14, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Time to Re-Learn Your 'ABCs'

Magnet announces 'ABCs of Death 2' loaded with Fantastic Fest faves

"...(Cube, Splice who also brought his new supernatural tale Haunter to the festival...."

May 15, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

This Panel Is Not Yet Rated

The MPAA casts a long shadow over filmmaking

"...the world's only rating body. Vincenzo Natali, director of Haunter, recalled growing up under the restrictive Ontario Censor Board...."

March 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Conjures Up 'Lords of Salem' and 'S-VHS'

Midnighters lineup loaded with premieres and a surprise return

"...Cube creator Vincenzo Natali sets a new puzzle with Haunter; New York, I Love You contributor Xan Cassavetes takes..."

Feb. 6, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Temple of Angels' Joyful Dream-Pop Return and Five More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Sabrina Ellis, DAIISTAR, Wilson Marks, and more

"...the quartet still stays in Austin, with heavy résumés (Haunter, Ready Armed System) making the unabashed dream-pop exuberance especially..."

May 19, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

2022/2023 Austin Music Awards Winners

You voted – here's Austin's favorite artists, albums, and more

"...Nominees: The Bearer Destroyer of Light Glassing Haunter Best Pop: Flora & Fawna..."

Feb. 26, 2023 Music Post by James Renovitch

... And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

"...with their proclivity for overdriven epics. "Who Haunts the Haunter" wheelbarrows crash-n-burn shred wreckage as it splits the ground..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Music Review by Alejandra Ramirez

Playback – Lords of the Dance: TC Superstar

TC Superstar promotes body movement, Dallas Acid get blissed with Laraaji, a black metal binge, and Trouble in the Streets breaks rules

"...with insane drumming featuring members of Skáphe, Chaos Moon, Haunter, and Krieg...."

Sept. 28, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

What's a Rooster Teeth? The Beginner's Guide to RTX

A veteran explains this week's convention for noobs

"...animation, production, and more cover the three-day event. Achievement Haunter will be showing new footage, RT Docs (responsible for..."

Aug. 2, 2018 Screens Post by Bailey Shelden

Cure the Post-Holiday Blues with Austin Free Week

Not ready for festivities to end? These are bound to lift your spirits.

"...Red River Family Showcase: Haunter, Nosferion, Death Motif, Vacha, + Pinkish Black @ Barracuda..."

Jan. 3, 2017 Events Post by Thomas Danh

Cough

"...through the viscous, minor-key thud/grind of "Masters of Torture," "Haunter of the Dark," and "Dead Among the Roses." Soaring..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Music Review by Michael Toland

Unlocking the Secrets of Prisoner X

Other Worlds Austin presents political paranoia thriller

"...Reed’s Hugo-nominated novella, CIA agent Carmen Reese (Michelle Nolden, Haunter, A Christmas Horror Story) has been challenged with debriefing..."

June 21, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Final Girl

Abigail Breslin, the revisionist scream queen

"...She's done zombies (the emotionally loaded Maggie) and ghosts (Haunters), and for her latest role, she rewires the machinery..."

Oct. 17, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Horror Roundup

The best and the rest of the month's home releases

"...Director Marc Carreté creates a febrile horror reminiscent of..."

July 3, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Alexandra Essoe Gazes Through Starry Eyes

Horror star talks body image, body horror, and audition angst

"...eco horror Exists, 80s slasher revamp The Guest, Blumhouse haunter Oculus, werewolf revival Late Phases, morbid musical Stage Fright,..."

Feb. 7, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

One in a Crowd: Mustang Island

Giving a little boost to the home team

"...The project is planned to star one of our..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'Patrick' Is a Solid Little Creepfest

Ozploitation psychic killer classic remade and revamped

"...it would sit well with Vincenzo Natali's charming scarer Haunter, which played well at SXSW...."

Sept. 22, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'Haunter'

A serial killer possesses a family from his grave

"...SXSW Film Reviews HaunterMidnighters, World Premiere D: Vincenzo Natali; with Abigail Breslin, Stephen..."

March 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...a droll mockumentary about the solitary life of a bridge-haunter that plays like Gollum's outtake reel. Other crowd-pleasers include..."

March 16, 2007 Screens Feature by Wells Dunbar