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Jeepers Creepers
"...Jeepers Creepers may not be the most technically accomplished horror film I've seen -- some of the night sequences,..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tales From the Hood
"...Wings Hauser and Clarence Williams III. A deft, well-directed horror anthology film from the makers of last year's hilarious..."

June 2, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dr. Giggles
"...Richard Bradford. Who would have thought that a formula horror film about a deranged M.D.'s son with an outlandish..."

Oct. 30, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

David Dastmalchian Welcomes Satan to the Set of Late Night With the Devil
From Svengoolie to Carson, the hosts that made the horror
"...Horror nerd alert! Early in Late Night With the Devil,..."

April 26, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger
Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added
"...the Toxic Avenger, the sludgy superhero of the cult horror-comedy series, whose next feature gets its world premiere as..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Farewell to the Future at the Final Other Worlds Film Festival
Founder Bears Rebecca Fonté looks back and forward
"...world and U.S. premieres of new sci fi and horror movies. "Nine years ago, when we first started, we..."

Dec. 1, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Comfortable Carnage at Pallbearer Press
Horror experts Pallbearer Press make gore fashionable
"...Austin, something sinister lurks. Pallbearer Press, local screenprinters and horror design brand, just marked one year since opening their..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Arts Feature by Robert Penson

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement
The Banshees of Inisherin, V/H/S/99, sharks, and more
"...including the world premiere of Smile, the disturbing new horror from Paramount Pictures...."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: X
Ti West's triumphant, gory return to the movies
"...It’s been a while since Ti West – the horror auteur whose indie features created flurries of buzz across..."

March 14, 2022 SXSW Post by Jenny Nulf

SXSW Film Review: Deadstream
Horror-comedy that gets the laugh/scream ratio right
"...If I am known for anything as a horror critic, it is my unflagging apathy towards horror-comedies. With..."

March 12, 2022 SXSW Post by Matthew Monagle

The Bulgarian Chainsaw Massacre
David Blue Garcia proves you can take Leatherface out of Texas in the new Netflix horror Texas Chainsaw Massacre
"...of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Netflix's new addition to the horror franchise. "I had 200 people on set on my..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Warped and Bloodied: Two New Books by Drafthouse Veterans
Giving the forgotten children of horror and exploitation the analysis they deserve
"...American Genre Film Archive and Bleeding Skull!: A 1990s Trash-Horror Odyssey – give those films the context and history..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: Scare Package
Join us for our live tweet-a-long of the horror-comedy tonight
"...watch while self-quarantining. Comedy is better with a crowd, horror-comedy doubly so. And since we're all still sensibly staying..."

June 18, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Friend Request
A curse follows a woman on social media
"...Horror films have always used technology as a catalyst for..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Tobe Hooper, R.I.P.
Remembering The Texas Chain Saw Massacre director
"...with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: not just for horror, but for independent moviemaking as a whole...."

Aug. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Visit
M. Night Shyamalan blends comedy and horror in his latest offering
"...viewed as Shyamalan’s snarky deconstruction of the ongoing found-footage horror movie overkill. But its more comical moments generally stem..."

Sept. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Insidious: Chapter 3
The original screenwriter of the horror franchise assumes the direction of this supernatural prequel
"...This third entry in James Wan’s horror franchise is a prequel rather than a sequel, and..."

June 12, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

DVDanger: Alexandra Essoe Gazes Through Starry Eyes
Horror star talks body image, body horror, and audition angst
"...Take away the blood, murder, and Satanists from Hollywood horror story Starry Eyes, and what you're left with is..."

Feb. 7, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Larry Fessenden Goes 'Beneath'
Horror auteur talks giant fish and the state of indie terror
"...If there's a dark patron saint of modern indie horror, it's probably director, producer, actor and writer Larry Fessenden...."

March 29, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Thanatomorphose and Dead Weight
Two indie horrors tackle how the living contend with death
"...For every restriction that comes with indie horror film making – budgets, scale, resources – there's one..."

Jan. 25, 2014 Screens Post

DVDanger: 'The Lords of Salem'
Or, in defense of Rob Zombie as a filmmaker
"...is it about the fact that Rob Zombie makes horror movies that drives so many people crazy?..."

Sept. 8, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

V/H/S/2
Horror anthology scares up few thrills.
"...This horror-anthology sequel might be scary or disturbing if we were..."

July 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

American Mary
The plastic surgery performed in this horror film gives real meaning to going under the knife.
"...a slasher movie, and it barely qualifies as a horror film, which may explain why the filmmakers settled on..."

May 31, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Making Bedfellows of Metal and Bloody Movie Mayhem
Phil Anselmo and Corey Mitchell unleash the Housecore Horror Film Festival in 2013
"...break them down, there's nothing that caters solely to horror." So next October they'll open the crypt for the..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sinister
Mix a doomed house with found footage and supernatural explanations and you have a horror movie that borrows smartly and has a strong lead in Ethan Hawke as a conflicted true-crime writer.
"...Only in the world of horror movies do people knowingly move into houses where the..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hellraisers
How classic horror movies made misfits out of these rockers
"...tribute outfit Children in Heat is teaming up with horror-movie-influenced, femme-fatale cabaret/performance troupe Dolls From the Crypt (just don't..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Strangers
First-time writer/director Bertino, a UT alum, scares up a solid horror-film success with this debut outing.
"...success with this debut outing. The Strangers covers familiar horror turf with its story about an inexplicable home invasion..."

May 30, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Shutter
Shutter is a shabby American remake of a Thai movie about a couple who sees mysterious images in photographs.
"...Hollywood has recently found staples in remaking the Asian horror films of Takashi Shimizu (Ju-on: The Grudge), Hideo Nakata..."

March 28, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Black Sheep
It's smart; it's silly; it's shear terror, as the ruminants develop a taste for human flesh.
"...at the prospect of New Zealander King's splendidly disgusting horror comedy in which the titular cuddly fluff-balls (genetically mutated,..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

1408
Even though 1408 is one of the best Stephen King adaptations ever, this movie belongs to star John Cusack and director Mikael Håfström all the way.
"...appeared just a few years ago in Identity, another horror hotel movie, raised fears that the actor might have..."

June 22, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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