SXSW Film Review: Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

Encyclopedic documentary finds the global roots of a genre

"...former Alamo Drafthouse/Fantastic Fest programmer and Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies founder Kier-La Jannisse's encyclopedic exploration of folk horror,..."

March 16, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Horror in 150 Words or Less

Putting a stake through some recent terror releases

"...novella The Last Illusion, this is Barker creating a horror hero. Scott Bakula plays Harry D'Amour, a New York..."

Dec. 17, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin-Made Horror Anthology Comes Back Home for Other Worlds

Delivering a Scare Package

"...are few things Aaron B. Koontz hates more than horror films that mock horror films. So while his new..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Five Queer-Centric Horror Films to Watch This Halloween

Putting the “queen” back into your scream queen needs

"...up), “This Qmmunity deserves a better class of queer horror films.”..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Writing Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror in Austin

How local authors who work beyond the world we know meet, connect, and launch themselves into the business

"...but somewhere aspiring writers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror could meet and polish their craft via workshops led..."

July 14, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Filmmakers Return to Horror

Karen Skloss, Owen Egerton, and Don Swaynos talk terror

"...this frantic concern: "Why do people make and watch horror movies? These seem to have no purpose except teach..."

June 30, 2017 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

In the Red Corner: Housecore Horror Film Festival

The new kids on the block possess the whole Emo's / Antone's complex

"...unleash a monster with three days and nights of horror, grindhouse, true crime, and gruesome exploitation both fresh and..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Panel Recap: The Bleeding Edge: A New Generation of Horror

Is horror more diverse than the rest of cinema? Maybe.

"...The man behind horror heavy hitters Blumhouse is producing some of the most..."

March 14, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Death By Festival Brings the Horror and Metal for a Good Cause

13 hours of ghoulish cinematic creations

"...foundations at the North Door this weekend, this hybrid horror film/heavy music festival will raise funds for Austin Pets..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Housecore Horror Majordomo – Phil Anselmo

Pantera/Down icon talks tape trading and terror

"...into the dark realm of festival production: the Housecore Horror Film Festival. Not only did Anselmo help select the..."

Oct. 24, 2013 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Horror Films of 2016

Ghosts, ghouls, zombies, and ... turkey basters?

"...1) The Witch Robert Eggers' remarkable historical horror is both commentary on Puritan religious zealotry and a..."

Dec. 31, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

With Darlin’, Pollyanna McIntosh Is Part of the Rising Tide of Female Horror Directors

Time for a bloody change

"...direct another film: a sequel to Lucky McKee's 2011 horror movie, The Woman (itself a sequel to van den..."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Britt Hayes

John Krasinski and Emily Blunt on Their New Horror A Quiet Place

The filmmaking power couple on fighting monsters and real intimacy

"...first reviews are in on the film, a high-concept horror about a family hunted by mysterious creatures that attack..."

April 6, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Horror for the Holidays, Part 1

Vintage re-releases for unseasonal scares

"...dinner … you still can't get better than verité horror Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer...."

Dec. 16, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Rocky Horror Reissue – A Wild & Untamed Thing

A red vinyl adios to summer in Tim Curry’s lipstick

"...The Rocky Horror Picture Show defines midnight movie madness even in Earthly..."

Sept. 1, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Horror,The Horror!

"...been granted. Nightwalkers focuses on the cycle of gothic horror films made between 1957 and 1976 and is an..."

Dec. 1, 1995 Books Feature

Horror Writer and Folk Musician Carter St Hogan Finds Relief in Discomfort

"Everything is so much grosser than anyone talks about"

"...examines survival, power dynamics, and small-town surveillance via body horror. Published by independent Minneapolis outfit 11:11 Press in April,..."

June 30, 2023 Music Feature by Laiken Neumann

Tom Petty, Folk Horror Lead SXSW Audience Awards

The Fallout is this year's big winner

"...Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror, while Kayla Abuda Galang won the Texas Short category..."

March 23, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin-Made Horror Anthology Debuts on Shudder This Week

That Scare Package you ordered is here

"...Scare Package, his Austin-made comedy-gore anthology, which debuts via horror specialists Shudder this week. "The high still hasn't gone,"..."

June 19, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Rocky Horror Show

Doctuh Mistuh's visit to the Frankenstein place is delightfully inclusive for die-hard fans and virgins alike

"...she's doing. But virgins, have no fear – Rocky Horror virgins, I mean – Doctuh Mistuh Productions' staging of..."

July 3, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

An Order of Horror, Hold the Monsters

Fantastic Fest vet Simon Rumley brings his brand of scary movie to Austin

"...circuits, not everyone agreed with its categorization as a "horror" film. Equally well-described as a psychological thriller, the film..."

June 26, 2009 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

Oh, the Horror...

The World Horror Convention touches down in Austin in 2011

"...The World Horror Society sure gets around: This year's convention was held..."

June 25, 2009 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Lucio Fulci Halloween Horror Festival

"...by: Lucio Fulci. The 1st Annual Lucio Fulci Halloween Horror Festival features three nights of the Italian Godfather of..."

Oct. 21, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Horror-Drama Jakob's Wife Takes a Look Inside a Tortured Marriage

SXSW world premiere looks at life's second acts

"...In horror circles, Travis Stevens is best known as the producer..."

March 12, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Horror for the Holidays Part II

New chillers and shockers to get you through the season

"...to the mighty Coffin Joe, the grandfather of Brazilian horror, Gasparini and Vescio eschew the easy path of making..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Housecore Horror Live Shot: Friday Part 1

Heavy metal parking lot

"...location last year during its maiden voyage, the Housecore Horror Film Festival employed the handsome indoor stage for sieges..."

Oct. 25, 2014 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Horror! The Horror!

The Woodlawn Theatre has cooked up a doozy. Another slice, anyone?

"...a very special live theatrical run of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. But more importantly, dear hot patooties, this..."

Oct. 30, 2013 Qmmunity Post

Jesse Dayton Bloodies Up for Housecore Horror

Austin rocker-turned-director talks 'Zombex,' Zombie, and Corman

"...Zombex gets its world premiere tonight at the Housecore Horror Film Festival. Not that Dayton sees much of a..."

Oct. 26, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Horror for the Holidays

Dusk to dawn with Silent Night, Deadly Night

"...Catholic groups, parent-teacher associations, Leonard Maltin, and even sporadic horror film devotees Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert went to..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Horror, Period

'Dead Birds'

"...to feature films with his shockingly good Civil War-era horror film Dead Birds, it's tough to get your mind..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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