Fantastic Fest Interview: Every Body Has a Story in The Mortuary Collection

Ryan Spindell brings period creep to the horror anthology

"...tell, and the stories we tell. And in The Mortuary Collection, it's the mortician who collects those story. But..."

Sept. 21, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Mortuary Collection

Deliciously wicked horror anthology knows what makes a story work

"...a weak chapter – which, peculiarly, is how The Mortuary Collection's library opens, with a story so slight that..."

April 23, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Open the Crypt Door to The Mortuary Collection

How two days of filming in Austin saved Ryan Spindell's horror anthology

"...always another story. Ryan Spindell's Gothic horror-comedy anthology The Mortuary Collection arrived on Blu-ray this week, a year and..."

April 23, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Possession of Hannah Grace

Diabolical horror in the morgue is DOA

"...to notice strange things happening around her in the mortuary, including a dangerous homeless man who claims that her..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Rite

In this supernatural thriller, Anthony Hopkins plays a Vatican-based exorcist who trains a doubting seminary student to drive out the Devil.

"...to join his creepy father (Hauer) in the family mortuary business. So he enters the seminary on a four-year..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Stages of Death

Life lessons from the mortuary to the theatre

"...damaged in death. One of my sister's assignments in mortuary school was to bring to class three photos of..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Arts Feature by Adam Roberts

Satanic Hispanics

Latino horror anthology hangs wild and loose in its pan-American chills

"...such as the Austin-made Scare Package films or The Mortuary Collection. But the most important demand is that they..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2019 You Haven't Seen Yet

Alien invasions, comedy exorcists, and searing commentary

"...Look for a limited release this March. 8) The Mortuary Collection..."

Dec. 31, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Portals

SF anthology brings in genre heavy hitters but still whiffs

"...portmanteau (such as Trick'r Treat and the upcoming The Mortuary Collection), where the stories-within-stories add to the texture and..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Grave Injustice

Small Houston funeral home operator claims state agency is coming down hard on him while going easy on funeral giant SCI.

"...says Bill, the owner of the Bill Clair Family Mortuary. "If they have a $445,000 fine against SCI that..."

Jan. 21, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Top 10 Festival Films of 2020 You Haven't Seen Yet

The best of the fests from Austin and beyond

"...8) The Mortuary Collection: Ryan Spindell built a deliciously twisted anthology around..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Honors Japanese Film Master Takashi Miike

Third wave includes special tribute to the J-horror innovator

"...horror fans will be thrilled by anthology shocker The Mortuary Collection. Also brace yourself for The Deeper You Dig,..."

Sept. 11, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Halloween Haunt Winner Announced

And the spookiest yard in Austin is ...

"...Blanck Mortuary..."

Oct. 31, 2023 Arts Post by The Culture Crew

Emerald Fennell's Saltburn to Open Austin Film Festival

Promising Young Woman followup leads first title drop

"...whose infatuation with a classmate (Jacob Elordi, Euphoria, The Mortuary Collection) leads him into the clutches of his warped..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin-Made Horror Anthology Comes Back Home for Other Worlds

Delivering a Scare Package

"...own anthology feature, Fantastic Fest 2019 audience favorite The Mortuary Collection.)..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

From the Archive: Welcome to Chaos

Originally published on Nov. 12, 1993: ATCEMS saves lives every day, but the stresses of the job have high costs

"...ambulance service had been a competitive business, with several mortuary companies racing all over town, trying to get to..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Beneath the Darkness

This thriller starring Dennis Quaid was filmed in Smithville and Bastrop.

"...the intimations of the supernatural (the kids declare the mortuary "haunted" as they voyeuristically spy Ely dancing with, presumably,..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Former Huston-Tillotson President Dies

King was longest-serving president at university

"...King's family established the King Funeral Home, now King-Tears Mortuary, on East 12th Street; King served as president of..."

Aug. 12, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

What's Old Is Green Again

Eco-friendly, home-based funerals recall a bygone era

"...Janice's husband, Stuart King, whose 110-year-old family business, King-Tears Mortuary, was among Austin's first funeral homes. When it comes..."

April 22, 2011 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

The Haunting in Connecticut

Essentially a substandard rip-off of The Amityville Horror, this spook house drama should be condemned.

"...into a house that formerly served as both a mortuary and nexus of eternal evil. (They don't know that..."

March 27, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Jacket

This mix of amnesia, time travel, and Adrien Brody adds up to a fairly forgettable experience.

"...a garishly sewn-together straitjacket and shoving him into a mortuary drawer that turns out to be a frightening time-travel..."

March 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Segregation in the Hereafter?

"...African Americans tend to be handled by King Tears Mortuary, Fuller-Sheffield Funeral Services, or Rest Haven, all businesses either..."

March 28, 1997 News Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Finish up the summer with some adventure

"...from around the world, strange coffins, stylish hearses, and mortuary tools now offers a virtual tour of its extensive..."

Aug. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Sarah Polley's Women Talking Announced for Austin Film Festival

First wave includes the eagerly-awaited Nanny

"...friends, family and strangers alike, as he navigates the mortuary profession and his attempts to realize his dream of..."

Aug. 31, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bizarre Bazaar: The Artists of the Oddities and Curiosities Expo

Ethical sourcing and upcycling become the beautifully strange

"...willing to have conversations about death. “I was starting mortuary school and people just didn’t want to talk about..."

June 21, 2022 Arts Post by Mazzy Oliver Smallwood

Austin at Large: The Road Goes on Forever …

After 30 years of effort, East 12th Street is still a long way from its envisioned future

"...but the very possibility that, say, the venerable King-Tears Mortuary could someday be the site of a cocktail lounge..."

April 29, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Desairology is the practice of mortuary makeup...."

Feb. 12, 2021 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Big Bill Record Review

Stand by Your Bill

"...dejection sneaks out around Eric Braden's zany rhyme schemes (infirmary/mortuary/cemetery on "Pharmacy") and deadpan nasal delivery, ditching classic hardcore..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Capital T Theatre's Hir

The Capital T Theatre production of Taylor Mac's absurdist satire puts the front lines of combat inside an American home

"...Afghanistan, but it turns out the young Marine on mortuary detail was just trading one battlefront for another. The..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

DVDanger: I Am Not a Serial Killer

Director Billy O'Brien on adapting the story of a young monster

"...the narrative seems universal ("It's a kid in a mortuary in a small town") that's not what attracted him...."

Dec. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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