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Reviews

Movie Review: “THE BEAST” Tinkers With Time and Memory

Adapted from Henry James' novella "THE BEAST IN THE JUNGLE," writer-director Bertrand Bonello's latest film is an intense ride through shifting timelines.

Reviews

MOVIE REVIEW: “THE PASSENGER” Takes the Wheel for a Dark Trip Down Memory Lane

Carter Smith’s (THE RUINS; SWALLOWED) thriller is a wild ride through trauma and terror you won’t soon forget.

Deep Dives

ARCHIVAL HORROR: “ARCHIVE 81” – Memory Work and Demons From the Past

Film scholar Michael Brown brings his "Archival Horror" series to an end with a look at one of Netflix's most underrated horror offerings.

Interviews

Exclusive: “MEMORY” director Alexandre O. Philippe talks his “EXORCIST” documentary “LEAP OF FAITH”

Today, Alexandre O. Philippe’s MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN hits select theaters and VOD, offering an in-depth exploration of an all-time horror classic. And the filmmaker is already serving up another documentary about a ’70s genre landmark: LEAP OF FAITH: WILLIAM FRIEDKIN ON “THE EXORCIST,” currently making the festival rounds. RUE MORGUE got some exclusive words from Philippe about the project.

News

Fan-voted poster for “MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN” bursts out

The in-depth documentary about Ridley Scott’s classic sees release next month, and the latest poster has been unleashed. See it after the jump.

News

New “MEMORY” trailer reveals the origins of “ALIEN”

Alexandre O. Philippe follows up his PSYCHO study 78/52 to explore the creation of another horror classic in MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN, coming this fall. Jump past the jump to see the new trailer.

Review

Sundance ’19 Review: “MEMORY” serves to reveal why “ALIEN” endures

A visual work of cinema scholarship that has a lot to offer for both casual viewers and rabid devotees of ALIEN.

News

Poster emerges for Sundance-premiering “ALIEN” documentary “MEMORY”

The backstory and influence of one of horror and science fiction’s all-time classics are explored in depth in MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN, which has its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this month. The poster has been revealed tonight, and you can see it after the jump.

News

Exclusive clip: A bloody memory from “DARKEN”

The award-winning, women-led fantasy/horror hybrid DARKEN opens across Canada this Friday, June 29, and we’ve got an exclusive clip to share that emphasizes its disturbing side.

News

Exclusive photos, plus poster, trailer: “IN MEMORY OF,” from controversial “SCRAPBOOK” director

Indie filmmaker Eric Stanze, who has won praise and controversy for screen shockers like SCRAPBOOK, DEADWOOD PARK, ICE FROM THE SUN and RATLINE, is back with a new movie called IN MEMORY OF. We got a batch of exclusive pics to share, along with the poster and trailer.

Exclusives

Exclusive Interview: Mother Of Rage – Jodie Comer On Her Heart-Wrenching Role In “28 YEARS LATER”

The "KILLING EVE" star delivers a beautiful portrayal of madness in Danny Boyle's acclaimed sequel to the 2002 survival horror hit.

Events

New Ari Aster, Takashi Miike films and much more in second wave of Fantasia 2025 titles

And it’s all starting a day earlier than previously announced.

Exclusives

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ROBERT MCGINLEY ON CREATING “SHREDDER ORPHEUS” AND HIS NEW FILM, “DEVI DANGER”

It's a cult movie fan's dream come true when THE REWIND ZONE's Yasmina Ketita sits down with "SHREDDER ORPHEUS" writer-director-star Robert McGinley.

Deep Dives

Bwaaaa!! It’s All Connected!!: A Long, Paranoid Quest to Wear “THE JACKET” and Decode a (Fake) Subgenre – Part 2

Payton McCarty-Simas continues her exploration of the Bwaaaa!! movie distinction and how THE JACKET deftly qualifies itself as such.

Deep Dives

Bwaaaa!! It’s All Connected!!: A Long, Paranoid Quest to Wear “THE JACKET” and Decode a (Fake) Subgenre – Part 1

One writer’s descent into madness trying to define a very particular kind of 2000s movie …

News

Exclusive “KRYPTIC” clip features two kinds of monstrous behavior

The creature feature sees release this week.

Reviews

Overlook ‘25 Review: “CHAIN REACTIONS” Tells Tales of Chainsaws

Documentarian Alexandre O. Philippe turns the camera on Stephen King, Takashi Miike and others to discuss the influence of Tobe Hooper's genre-defining THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE.

News

Submerge yourself in the trailer and poster for “EYES OF THE ABYSS”; distributor revealed

It’s an oceanbound combo of survival horror and action thriller.

Interviews

Exclusive Interview: “THE UGLY STEPSISTER” writer/director Emilie Blichfeldt talks placing the bloody shoe on the other foot

Utilizing squirm-inducing body horror to represent the aesthetic extremes young women are pressured to achieve, it tells a side of the Cinderella story for those of us without a Fairy Godmother.

Exclusives

Exclusive Interview: “DINNER WITH LEATHERFACE” Is Served

Michael Kallio’s surprisingly touching documentary reveals the many sides of the man behind the skin mask.

News

Something “KRYPTIC” going on in new creature feature; see the trailer & poster

All will be revealed when the movie releases in May.

Deep Dives

“NOSFERATU’S” GROUND-BREAKING DARK TWIST TRANSFORMS SEXUALITY IN THE VAMPIRE SUBGENRE

Since the dawn of horror, vampires have been a metaphor for sexual liberation and perversion. But Robert Egger’s take offers more than just a revamp of the classic gothic horror, instead twisting the notion of vampires and sexuality.

Games

Video Games: First-Look Pics, Trailer from Dark Fantasy “MOROI”

The David Lynch/heavy metal-inspired mashup hacks and slashes onto PC early 2025.

Reviews

Michael Gingold’s Best Horror Films of 2024

It was independents' year, and some of the best titles managed to break out to mainstream audiences.

Cryptic Collectibles

CRYPTIC COLLECTIBLES: TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT’S IN THE BASKET WITH STOP THE KILLER’S “BASKET CASE” NOVELIZATION AND GAMES

The 1982 Frank Henenlotter exploitation classic gets some officially licensed merchandise from the publisher and game manufacturer, including a gleefully twisted tie-in novel.

Rue Morgue TV

NOW ON RUE MORGUE TV: “SAW” Reunion With Shawnee Smith And Costas Mandylor

In this RUE MORGUE TV exclusive, the stars of the "SAW" franchise take a bloody walk down memory lane. Recorded live at this year's Frightmare in the Falls. Let the game begin!

Interviews

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: JEFF DANIEL PHILLIPS DISCUSSES HIS CAREER AND NEW FILM “CURSED IN BAJA”

How does the world's most famous–and probably only–car insurance-peddling caveman transition into cult horror icon and filmmaker? The frequent Rob Zombie co-star reflects on his career while looking forward to his latest film.

Comics

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Wrestling Legend Vampiro & Co-Creators Talk “VAMPIRO: ROCKABILLY APOCALYPSE”

The wrestling legend returns with an all-new horror comic series!

Interviews

Exclusive Interview: Filmmaker Pascal Plante takes us deep into the world of serial-killer groupies with “RED ROOMS,” Part One

The multi-award-winning film chillingly merges the true-crime and horror genres.

Exclusives

Exclusive photos, plus trailer: “SOLVENT,” a found-footage trip into a frightening history

The movie has its world premiere tonight and its North American premiere next month.

Interviews

Exclusive Interview: Filmmaker Jennifer Kent talks “THE BABADOOK” as it celebrates its 10th anniversary

The writer/director talks her frightening film, its legacy and its titular creature's gay-icon status. Just don't call it "elevated horror."

Events

Full feature lineup, trailer and poster released for 2024 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival

New York City’s best horror-movie showcase has a wide range of screen frights on tap for next month.

Exclusives

Exclusive clip: A horrifying home invasion in “BELIEVER”

An unexpected and most unwelcome visitor brings the fear.

The Fractured Mind

THE FRACTURED MIND: Horror Cinema’s Problematic Relationship With Mental Illness, Part 1

In this all-new column, RUE MORGUE contributor Gabriella Foor examines the horror genre's evolving and often exploitative treatment of disability.

Fantasia International Film Festival

Fantasia ’24: The Audience Awards have been announced

The just-concluded Canadian event hosted plenty of fine features and shorts, and now the favorites have been revealed.

Reviews

Fantasia ‘24 Movie Review: “KRYPTIC” Searches for Metaphorical and Literal Monsters

KRYPTIC blends a search for self with a search for cryptids.

Review

Fantasia ’24 Movie Review: “VULCANIZADORA” Takes a Hike with Uncertainty

Perhaps the easiest way to describe writer/director Joel Potrykus’s VULCANIZADORA is “disarming.”

Books

BOOK REVIEW: Nathan Ballingrud’s “CRYPT OF THE MOON SPIDER” is a mind-flaying work of cosmic terror

Nathan Ballingrud’s latest novella infuses sci-fi horror with Gothic sensibilities to achieve a vision of gruesome elegance.

Retrospective

Autopsy of a Dead Project: “THE NIGHT OWL ONLY BLINKS TWICE”

How a promising postapocalyptic genre project starring Cristina Marsillach came together…and fell apart.

Exclusives

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: HEATHER LANGENKAMP ON 40 YEARS OF “A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET”

Four decades later, the star of Wes Craven's iconic 1984 slasher is still into survival.

Fantasia International Film Festival

Second wave of Fantasia 2024 titles includes new films from “INSIDE” and “COME TO DADDY” directors and much more

Deadly serious and funny, foreign and domestic, more genre features have been set for the Montreal event.

Exclusives

Exclusive photos, comments, info: Indie shock veteran gives you “ANXIETY”

The hallucinatory horror film is coming later in 2024.

Rewind Zone

THE REWIND ZONE: INSECTS RUN WILD IN “BLUE MONKEY”

They breed! They hatch! They kill! In memory of comedy legend Joe Flaherty, Yasmina's revisiting an obscure Canadian creature feature from 1987.

Deep Dives

INTERVIEW: “THE MUTILATOR’S” BUDDY COOPER DISCUSSES THE FILM’S LEGACY AND UPCOMING SEQUEL

The director looks back over four decades of "Fall Break."

Events

Fantasia 2024 1st wave: “WITCHBOARD” remake and terrors from around the world

Exciting talents and newcomers to the genre will be showcased at the festival’s 28th edition.

News

ARROW Brings “PANDEMONIUM” to their May 2024 Streaming Lineup

The May 2024 lineup leads with the exclusive ARROW release of Quarxx’s French macabre horror PANDEMONIUM, available May 27 in the US, Canada, UK and Ireland.

News

Piercing the Veil: Screaming through the echo chamber in “The Invitation”

This week's PIERCING THE VEIL prepares us for next week's eclipse by rattling the echo chambers of love, grief and destruction with Karyn Kusama's 2015 gut punch, THE INVITATION.

News

Piercing the Veil: Wading through Piscean Madness in “LOVELY, DARK, AND DEEP”

This installment of PIERCING THE VEIL taps Teresa Sutherland.s 2023 eldritch horror, "LOVELY, DARK, AND DEEP," to wade through the disorienting madness of Piscean waters for the upcoming New Moon.

News

Trailer, poster and release info: Barbara Crampton in “SNOW VALLEY”

You can see out the winter with this snowbound horror film.

News

Claustrophobic Thriller “TRUNK” Comes To Amazon Prime On January 26

28-year-old medical student Malina wakes up disoriented in a locked trunk and must realize with horror that she is missing more than just the memory.

Books

TIE-IN ME UP, TIE-IN ME DOWN: The “SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT” Novelization Is A Bloody Gift Worth Unwrapping

Just when you thought you were safe from the holidays, writer Joel Harley resurrects the spirit of the season with the first installment of his movie tie-in column.

Events

EXCLUSIVE: NYC HORROR FILM FESTIVAL – NIGHTMARES IN THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS!

News

Sneak Peek: George A. Romero Rises from the Dead and More in “RUE MORGUE #216 Jan/Feb 2024 Issue”!

RUE MORGUE kicks off the new year with our 216th issue, featuring a new book that pores through the late GEORGE A. ROMERO’s archives and unearths a treasure trove of unproduced and unpublished works. Plus! GEORGE A. ROMERO'S RESIDENT EVIL and a preview of TWILIGHT OF THE DEAD, Romero’s last zombie movie as it enters pre-production and more!

Issues

Rue Morgue #216 Jan/Feb 2024

Reviews

Michael Gingold’s Best Horror Films of 2023

It was such a good year for the genre that this time, it's a Top 12 list.

News

Piercing the Veil: December’s Descent – Cutting out the cancer with “MALIGNANT”

This week's PIERCING THE VEIL begins the spiral of December's descent with James Wans's 2018 offering MALIGNANT and the cancers that we still need to cut out before riding our personal Chariots into 2024.

Exclusives

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Back from Hell! Haitao Yang Of The Taiwanese Black Metal Band Laang On Their New Album, “RILUO”

The vocalist-guitarist continues his long journey out of a real-life abyss with eight brutal new tracks.

Reviews

Movie Review: By any and all means, follow this “HERD”

A horror-drama that employs the framework of the zombie/infected subgenre and its traditional themes to potent and timely ends.

Haunted Attractions

A Chat with the Crew of “SPOOKTACULAR” The Story of America’s First Haunted Theme Park!

Spooky World was the center of the burgeoning horror culture in the '90s. Now, a new documentary from creator David Bertolino, producer Anthony Landry and director Quinn Monahan explores the story of America's horror theme park.

News

LOOK INSIDE THE EVIL OF “THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER”

Go behind the scenes with director David Gordon Green and the cast of Universal's upcoming EXORCIST follow-up in an all-new featurette.

Reviews

MOVIE REVIEW: “SITE 13” Is An Eldritch Horror With Heart

Nearly two decades in making, this Lovecraftian pastiche-on-a-budget delivers big on cosmic dread and impending doom.

News

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Pamula Pierce Barcelou, Lyle Blackburn and Justin Beahm Discuss “THE LEGEND OF BOGGY CREEK” on 4K Blu-Ray

Charles B. Pierce's masterwork can finally be seen the way it was intended, thanks to a stunning new 4K release produced by Reverend Entertainment.

Reviews

FANTASIA ’23 MOVIE REVIEW: “PETT KATA SHAW” is a transgressive folk horror anthology

Nuhash Humayun’s horror anthology stokes dread and avoids cliché through unseen images.

News

Piercing the Veil: 2018’s “SUSPIRIA” Breathes Life into Ritual for the New Moon in Leo

In preparation for the upcoming New Moon in Leo, today's "PIERCING THE VEIL" explores what it means to be a living, breathing ritual through the fires of 2018's "SUSPIRIA."

Fantasia International Film Festival

Fantasia ’23 Movie Review: Superbly tense horror-thriller breathes “NEW LIFE” into the genre

It stands not only as one of the year’s most gripping and tense films, but among the strongest genre debuts in recent memory.

Books

“SLEEPAWAY CAMP’s” 40th anniversary marked by new book and vinyl/CD soundtrack EPs

We’ve got the info and a few behind-the-scenes photos from the book to share.

Reviews

Movie Review: “WOLVES” Explores the Icy Depths of Loneliness

Despite a glacial pace, writer-director Danny Dunlop's psychological thriller is a disturbing dive into isolation and identity loss.

Music

Friendship Commanders Share Single “High Sun” From New Album “MASS” Out September 29

“High Sun” recounts the chaos and injury that songwriter/guitarist/vocalist Buick Audra endured at the end of her time in Massachusetts, a time when there were more apologists than allies in her world, and when she became a scapegoat. Check out the music video for "High Sun" - out now!

Fantasia International Film Festival

Fantasia ’23: Hot horror features and much more are part of the fest’s second wave of titles

Some of the year’s most eagerly awaited fright flicks are coming to the Canadian event.

News

“SHE WILL” STOKES THE FIRES OF TODAY’S FULL MOON IN SAGITTARIUS

This installment of PIERCING THE VEIL pays homage to today's full moon in Sagittarius through the raging revenge inferno of 2021's "SHE WILL."

Deep Dives

PSYCHO-BIDDY BLOWOUT: A HAGSPLOITATION PRIMER

Mature women only have one thing on their minds… Murder!

Music

Heavy Metal Duo Friendship Commanders Releases Single “Fail” From Upcoming Concept Record “MASS”

"Fail" was written after the suicide of songwriter Buick Audra’s longtime friend, fellow musician Marc Orleans, and is the second track to be released from the band's album MASS, a concept record about memory, language, and the state of Massachusetts. Check out the brand new music video for "Fail" today, and add the song to your playlists tomorrow following its streaming debut!

Exclusives

“SATAN WANTS YOU” to check out this exclusive poster, plus the trailer

The Satanic Panic saga is making its Canadian premiere this week.

Retrospective

Forty Years of Evil Dead: A Franchise Retrospective After The “EVIL DEAD RISE”

In honor of the landmark anniversaries of THE EVIL DEAD and EVIL DEAD (2013), and in celebration of the success of EVIL DEAD RISE, join FinalGirlGrace on a journey back in time to track the evolution of this beloved horror franchise, birthed from the zany mind of the incomparable Sam Raimi.

News

Piercing the Veil: Revisiting Matt Hughes’ “Dracula Illuminated”

In honor of the release of RENFIELD, this PIERCING THE VEIL installment is exhuming DRACULA ILLUMINATED from the depths of renowned artist Matt Hughes's monster vault.

Interviews

Interview: Nick Matthews on the Mind-Altering Cinematography of “SPOONFUL OF SUGAR”

The director of photography behind the arresting visuals of Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s surreal thriller explains the technique and technology of horror.

News

Award-winning sci-fier “THE ARTIFICE GIRL,” with Lance Henriksen, lands distribution

One of the best genre features in recent memory is now set to reach beyond the festival circuit.

News

Found Footage Cosmic Horror Hit “THE OUTWATERS” Streams Friday on SCREAMBOX

A New York Times Critic's Pick, found footage cosmic horror hit THE OUTWATERS will stream exclusively on SCREAMBOX and release on digital platforms this Friday, February 17, via Cinedigm and Bloody Disgusting.

Frightful Destinations

Frightful Destinations: Seattle’s Legendary Rental House, SCARECROW VIDEO, Thrives In The Era Of Streaming

A 40th-anniversary screening of John Carpenter's "THE THING" sends one horror fan on a nostalgic journey to a place where the video store never died.

Bad Mother Nature

Movie Review: Cosmic Horror and Found-Footage Collide in “THE OUTWATERS”

What starts off as an attempt to resurrect the naturalistic found-footage style of sub-genre giant The Blair Witch Project, disintegrates into a bloody waking nightmare for a group of friends who travel into the Mojave desert to film a music video in THE OUTWATERS.

News

New Robert Englund documentary is headed for theaters this spring

The man behind Freddy Krueger is celebrated by a number of other horror greats in the upcoming feature.

News

Mind-Bending Found Footage Film “THE OUTWATERS” Opens In February

Memory cards unearthed in a remote stretch of the Mojave Desert tell the story of four travelers who vanished during a sun-drenched camping trip in THE OUTWATERS.

All of Them Witches

It’s a Hot Thing We Do: Dance as Spellwork in “SUSPIRIA” (2018)

When most people imagine a spell, they picture an old hag stirring a bubbling cauldron after throwing in the eye of a newt or moss from a local graveyard. While this is certainly a possibility, most spellwork is much more grounded. SUSPIRIA (2018) includes four instances of spells in which dance is used to channel intention, each involving a ritual to charge the invocation.

Interviews

Suzanne Desrocher-Romero on 40 Years of “CREEPSHOW” and the Legacy of George A. Romero

The George A. Romero Foundation partners with Film Pittsburgh for an anniversary screening of the beloved filmmaker's 1982 collaboration with Stephen King.

News

Small Town Monsters Documentary “Bloodlines: The Jersey Devil Curse” Goes Behind the Horror and Legends of the Infamous Jersey Devil

The latest Small Town Monsters docudrama delves into the dark history of the east coast's most well-known folkloric figure, a history that stretches all the way back to the founding of the United States and Benjamin Franklin. Through in-depth interviews with historians and locals, "Bloodlines" will peel back hundreds of years of misinformation regarding the forked-tailed nightmare.

Interviews

Exclusive Interview: “NOCEBO” director Lorcan Finnegan on bringing Filipino folk magic to Ireland and more

The director of WITHOUT NAME and VIVARIUM combines real-world concerns with occult unease in the Eva Green-starrer.

Events

BLOOD IN THE SNOW Film Festival Is Back With More Thrills and Chills!

Super Channel and Blood in the Snow bring another hybrid version of the festival to horror fans beginning November 21. Six festival features will screen exclusively on Super Channel Fuse, with nine additional features presented at the Isabel Bader Theater.

News

The Truth is in Here: Filing Cabinets and Missing Evidence in “The X-Files”

Joined by his partner, Special Agent Dana Scully, Fox Mulder's quest to uncover the “truth” behind all the strange goings-on they witness – the paranormal, government cover-ups, military conspiracies, and supernatural creatures – begins and ends with the legitimacy of casefiles.

News

Brooklyn’s Stephen Romano Gallery and WᛉRD WAR Gallery in Portland, Oregon, partner for “WITCH’S EYE: THE CAMERA LENS AS OCCULT DEVICE”

Two titans of the occult join forces with some of the art world's most exciting and subversive visionaries to celebrate the legacy of William Mortensen.

Reviews

TIFF ’22 MOVIE REVIEW: Tilda Swinton Delivers Another Haunting Performance in A24’s “THE ETERNAL DAUGHTER”

Filmmaker Joanna Hogg explores complicated parental relationships in this cerebral ghost story.

Vile VOD

ARROW Heads into Halloween with “TWO WITCHES” Leading October Lineup

October 1 starts the best month of the year with "Two Witches". With its super-saturated color palette, tenebrous art design, and electrifying soundtrack, "Two Witches" presents two truly terrifying conjoined tales of witchery, paranoia, and terror that hark back to the gory thrills of classic Euro horrors.

Reviews

TIFF ’22 MOVIE REVIEW: Kevin Williamson Makes an Incredible Return to Form with “SICK”

The SCREAM scribe cuts to the bone with an effective new slasher directed by John Hyams.

FANGirl Book Reviews

FANGirl Book Reviews: Stories to Sink Your Teeth Into – “JUST LIKE HOME” by Sarah Gailey

There are secrets yet undiscovered in the foundations of the notorious Crowder House. Vera must face them, and find out for herself just how deep the rot goes.

FANGirl Book Reviews

FANGirl Book Reviews: “MOTHERTHING” Is Weird In All The Best Ways

Our resident literary fan(g) girl, Lindy Ryan, is back with the verdict on the latest terrifying novel from Ainslie Hogarth.

News

First wave of Brooklyn Horror Film Festival announcements includes “MEGALOMANIAC,” “THE HARBINGER,” a big Fulci retrospective & more

The 2022 edition of New York City’s best horror film fest has an especially exciting lineup, and we’ve got the first round of titles, with photos.

Fantasia International Film Festival

Fantasia ’22 Interview: Director Berkley Brady Chats “Dark Nature”

Rachel Reeves catches up with the Calgary filmmaker at Fantasia '22 to discuss her terrifying nature horror film.

News

“HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN” Rarities Collection Coming from Severin Films

Author Kier-La Janisse unleashes four long-unseen visions of female madness!

Deep Dives

ARCHIVAL HORROR: The Urban Legends and Oral History of “CANDYMAN”

In this all new installment of ARCHIVAL HORROR, film scholar Michael Brown looks at the urban legends and oral traditions that fuel the horror of CANDYMAN.

News

Form and Void: The Evidence Wall in “TRUE DETECTIVE”

What happens when all the clues add up to an even more terrifying mystery? Film scholar Michael Brown looks at the unreliable evidence of TRUE DETECTIVE in the latest installment of ARCHIVAL HORROR.

Interviews

Exclusive Interview: Director Scott Derrickson on the true trauma behind “THE BLACK PHONE,” his stars, etc.; Part One

Adapting Joe Hill's short story, the filmmaker made a few dramatic changes and landed a couple of excellent young actors.

Exclusives

Deconstructing “THE SADNESS”: The Cast and Special Effects Master of the Year’s Most Shocking Film Speak!

Rue Morgue proudly presents the first North American interviews with the stars of the Taiwanese zombie shocker with exclusive photos from the making of the film.

News

Piercing the Veil – Becoming the Medium

In this installment of PIERCING THE VEIL, Jillian Kristina honors the Mediums we've met so far, the ways she slips into her own form of channeling, and leaves us with a simple tarot spread to activate our personal magic!

News

Piercing the Veil: The Psychic Flex

In today's PIERCING THE VEIL, Jillian Kristina pays special homage to one of our favorite STRANGER THINGS characters, and her ability to alchemize trauma into incendiary triumph...and healing.

News

Piercing the Veil: Astral Projection

Travel to The Further with Jillian Kristina in this week's PIERCING THE VEIL, as she explores astral projection, fear, and becoming our own lights in the dark.

News

David Cronenberg sets his next feature “THE SHROUDS,” starring Vincent Cassel

With his genre comeback CRIMES OF THE FUTURE poised for its Cannes premiere and June release, the legendary filmmaker has his next project lined up.

All of Them Witches

Maidens, Mothers, and Crones: Exploring the Triple Goddess in “YOU WON’T BE ALONE”

Writer and director Goran Stolevski uses a story of witches to examine humanity and the sacred cycles of feminine life.

News

Listening to the Tapes: “SESSION 9” and Archival Horror

Archival Horror is a new monthly column by film scholar Michael Brown that explores how lost tomes and forgotten recordings up the fright quotient in horror media. In this first installment, we look back at the tapes of SESSION 9.

Rewind Zone

The Rewind Zone goes to death row in “The Horror Show” aka House 3

“Blow it out your ass pinhead”

Interviews

Death becomes him: Richard Backus recalls playing a zombie in “Deathdream”

Now retired in New Hampshire, where he runs a film society that screens international films regularly, Backus granted Rue Morgue this interview to look back on the making of DEATHDREAM.

Vile VOD

Vile VOD: New-To-Streaming Titles For March 2022

Welcome to March, Rue Morgue readers! This month, check out new releases like ARROW’s "Knocking" or older titles that are also available this month, such as Shudder’s selection of New French Extremity films.

Exclusives

Exclusive clip: “DITCHED” paramedics need rescuing themselves

An ambulance becomes the only shelter in a horror film releasing next week.

Interviews

Andrew Robinson Looks Back At His Days As The Scorpio Killer

From traumatized kids to crazy fans and typecasting, the actor reflects on making "Dirty Harry" and how the villainous role influenced his life and career.

Reviews

Movie Review: “Woodland Grey” Is A Slow Burn That Never really Catches Alight

WOODLAND GREY is slow and weird for weirdness sake, in a way that is neither thoughtful nor rewarding.

Events

Buckland Museum Presents First-Ever Exhibition of Occult Works by Ray Robinson

In this exhibition of paintings produced between 2015 and 2016, the artist confronts his native England's often difficult - and contentious history with witchcraft.

Reviews

Salem Horror Fest ’21 Review: “The Free Fall” is a Terrifying Twist on a Familiar Story

Director Adam Stilwell crafts a lush and mysterious psychological horror film that draws the audience in with its stylish atmosphere before delivering a knockout punch in the final act.

Interviews

Robert Graysmith on “SHOOTING ZODIAC” with David Fincher

The author and chief chronicler of the Zodiac case takes readers on a cinematic dark tour through the making of David Fincher’s 2007 film in his new tome.

Reviews

Movie Review: “IMPLANTED” gives body horror a hi-tech update

This sci-fi shocker explores the potential moral quandaries of nanotechnology, as bloodthirsty AI recruits an unwitting host.

Deep Dives

Reflection and Reality in “Mike Flanagan’s OCULUS”

In Mike Flanagan’s 2013 film OCULUS, a sinister mirror known as the Lasser Glass weaponizes reflected reality. It preys on the Russell family, distorting their vision and driving them to madness. 

Interviews

Rodo Sayagues & Fede Álvarez Discuss “Don’t Breathe 2”

The writers/directors talk about their creative partnership, how they sought to build upon the first film, and what they make of the social media uproar surrounding its impending release.

Fantasia International Film Festival

Final wave of Fantasia 2021 titles includes the latest from Takashi Miike, “THE NIGHT HOUSE” and many more

The Fantasia International Film Festival has revealed the final round of features for its 25th edition, and it’s more great stuff.

Interviews

Brian Tyler on Finding the Right Cues for “Escape Room: Tournament of Champions”

Hollywood's biggest composer talks puzzles, muscle cars, and masked killers.

Opinions

“Howl” and The Echo of “Little Red Riding Hood”

We examine Michele Martin's contemporary retelling of the classic tale by looking at its roots.

Interviews

Director Adam Robitel Levels Up “Escape Room: Tournament of Champions”

The follow-up to the 2019 hit from Columbia Pictures premieres this week.

Opinions

Mental Illness and Early Aughts Horror in Robert Harmon’s “THEY”

THEY, more than most mid-tier genre outings of the early '00s, is considerably more profound, empathetic, and affecting than you may remember...

News

Mattie Do’s fest-fave sci-fi thriller “THE LONG WALK” set for North American release

The third film from the director of the acclaimed DEAREST SISTER takes a new and engrossing approach to the time-travel genre.

Reviews

Movie Review: “THE CONJURING: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT” possesses a mixed bag

The third in the film series begins showing signs of franchise fatigue.

Interviews

Composer H. Scott Salinas on Scoring Hulu’s Wild True Crime Docu-Series, “Sasquatch”

In Hulu’s new true crime docu-series SASQUATCH, marijuana, murder, mystery and monsters meet head-on in the hills of Mendocino, California. At times quirky and deadly serious at others, this balance of mood and atmosphere provided a truly distinctive musical opportunity. Intrigued by this idea and the project’s interesting premise, it was composer H. Scott Salinas who stepped up to the metaphorical plate.

Interviews

Samantha Win On Martial Arts, Zombie Tigers, And “Army of the Dead”

The actress tells us about her multi-generational martial arts heritage and what it's like to be a part of the Snyder cinematic family. 

Reviews

Movie Review: “ANTIDOTE” Administers Carnage and Little Else

Peter Daskaloff's film is all gore, no guts.

Fantasia International Film Festival

First wave of features announced for Fantasia International Film Festival 2021

The long-running Montreal-based genre showcase has a slew of exciting movies coming in its 25th edition.

Interviews

Exclusive Interview: Director Alexandre Aja on the confined challenges of Netflix’s “OXYGEN”

The director of HIGH TENSION, the HILLS HAVE EYES remake and CRAWL here ventures into different but no less intense territory.

Guest Posts

Bethany Clift Lists Five Works That Inspired Her Apocalyptic Debut, “Last One At The Party”

The apocalyptic horror comedy is equal parts "Bridget Jones's Diary" and "Shaun of the Dead."

Reviews

Movie Review: “Cerebrum” Bites Off More Than It Can Chew

Arvi Ragu explores the complexities of the human brain with this ambitious but confusing Sci-Fi Thriller.

Opinions

Climbing Out of the Well: Trauma and PTSD in CBS’s “CLARICE”

"Clarice" shines as a compassionate depiction of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and an authentic look at the process of recovering from trauma.

Beautiful Filth

The Manifestations of Trauma in “MARTYRS”

There is nothing enjoyable or fun about the events unfolding on-screen in MARTYRS. It is not a romp, but an ordeal, a protracted exploration of trauma and guilt. It is gutting, and it is absolutely brilliant.

Reviews

Panic Fest ‘21: Australian Indie “AN IDEAL HOST” Takes Dinner Party Horror To Gnarly New Heights

Liz just wants to host the perfect dinner party but an unexpected guest sends the evening into chaos, with potentially apocalyptic consequences.

Reviews

Book Review: “Reincarnate” Adds Supernature To The Serial Killer Novel

From Hellbound Books, Patrick Querney's thriller is a fresh, extreme take on a well-worn genre.

Games

Preview 25 upcoming indie horror games with Haunted PS1’s 2021 Demo Disc

Spooky gaming collective HAUNTED PS1 return with another showcase of the latest and greatest talent from the indie horror scene.

Interviews

Exclusive Interview: Writer/producer Patricia Gomez Zlatar on Shudder’s jeans-of-death film “SLAXX”

The horror/comedy underwent some alterations on the way to the screen.

Events

PANIC FILM FEST ANNOUNCES LINEUP FOR HYBRID IN-PERSON + VIRTUAL ONLINE PROGRAMMING

Panic Fest kicks off two weeks of genre packed programming as the ninth annual festival begins April 8, 2021, virtually and in person at Screenland Armour in Kansas City, MO.

Reviews

SXSW 2021 Review: Nature Is Not Your Friend In “GAIA”

South African director Jaco Bouwer plants his own flag on environmental horror.

Exclusives

Exclusive Interview: Director Simon McQuoid and producer Todd Garner usher in a new era of “MORTAL KOMBAT”

Prepare for Kombat with an exclusive clip and in-depth discussion from the minds behind this new adaptation of the legendary fighting game franchise.

Reviews

SXSW 2021 Review: Hulu’s True Crime Doc ‘SASQUATCH’ Promises Crime, Cryptids and Cannabis

We preview Hulu's upcoming Duplass Brothers-produced docu-series.

Exclusives

Interview: Actor Landon Liboiron talks the outstandingly eerie “COME TRUE”

And he reveals his own experience with the scary subject matter.

Interviews

Zach Kuperstein On The Evocative Visuals Of “The Vigil” and The Joys of Making You Scream

The cinematographer talks practical effects and stolen casserole dishes.

News

Breathe in the teaser trailer, poster and stills for Alexandre Aja’s Netflix thriller “OXYGEN”

The confinement chiller will begin streaming in May.

Blu-ray/DVD

Arrow Video’s “The El Duce Tapes” Is An Analog Abyss Worth Staring Into

The rock shock doc from the makers of "Room 237" and "Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist" is an early contender for best physical media documentary release of the year.

News

Canadian Sci-Fi Film “PARALLEL MINDS” Lands Distribution With Black Mandala: Trailer & Poster

PARALLEL MINDS is a journey in which mysticism and technology merge to give way to a detective thriller, where the most monstrous thoughts materialize to stalk us to death.

News

Evil over the airwaves in “DEAD AIR”; trailer & poster

No relation to the Bill Moseley zombie movie of the same title, the supernatural chiller sees release next month.

Interviews

“THE CLEANSING HOUR” Director Damien LeVeck Exorcises His Demons

The Shudder Original is now on VOD, Digital and DVD.

Reviews

Movie Review: “Paintball Massacre” Is All Massacre, No Paintball

Chris Regan's quasi-slasher fails to deliver on its title.

Streaming Sematary

“Blood Vessel” Packs a Forceful Bite

Justin Dix's viciously entertaining Nazi vampire flick is the best way to start your new year!

Short Films

JANUARY SHORT HORROR RELEASES ON ALTER

Check out the list of all of the new releases scheduled for this month on the short horror streaming service.

Events

FINAL GIRLS BERLIN Film Festival: 2021 Program Announcement

FINAL GIRLS BERLIN Film Festival to present a virtual component February 4-7 2021, and a physical edition planned for Halloween weekend.

Reviews

Movie Review: Fame Rots From The Inside Out In Raunchy Horror-Comedy “BEAST MODE”

With the help of a “beautifying” facial cream made from a mysterious flower, the evil residing in the hearts of Hollywood’s top studio execs finds its way to the outside in Chris W. Freeman and Spain Willingham's monster comedy.

Streaming Sematary

“The Whip and the Body” Doesn’t Know The Meaning Of The Word No

The gothic atmospherics of Mario Bava's erotic mystery can't make up for its more problematic elements.

Music

WARDRUNA’s Einar Selvik Discusses Upcoming Album, “Kvitravn'”

The Norwegian folk group's frontman previewed his latest mythology-inspired opus during an exclusive online event.

News

Exclusive comments, plus trailer: Surreal Tokyo-set thriller “LA MANO”

Now available on Amazon in the U.S., UK and Japan, it’s a dark psychological voyage through the Japanese city.

Interviews

Richard Band Looks Back On Three Iconic Scores, Newly Released On Vinyl

The composer reflects on "Troll," "Ghoulies," and "TerrorVision."

Deep Dives

“CASTLE FREAK” At Twenty-Five: Fractured Families and The Outsider’s Awakening

On the anniversary of the release of Stuart Gordon's most underrated Lovecraft adaptation, we take a look at its literary origins.

News

Sinister Seven: Peter Counter Discusses “Be Scared Of Everything”

We get to know the author behind the excellent new collection of horror essays.

News

Bite Size Halloween Mini Interview: Alexis Jacknow On “Clock”

Get to know the emerging filmmakers behind 20th Digital Studio's series of Halloween horror shorts.

News

Warning: Confinement chiller “CAVEAT” has U.S. distrib and is coming next year

Having already received acclaim at London’s FrightFest and Los Angeles’ Screamfest, the film is headed for wider release.

News

Shudder’s November Lineup Is Here To Cure Your Post-Halloween Blues

Spooky season may be winding down, but there's plenty for fright fans to look forward to next month!

Review

Nightstream ’20 Review: “Breaking Surface” Is A Nerve-Wracking Story of Survival

Joachim Hedén's swift and unrelenting thriller is a tense reminder of the limits of the human body and the fierce determination required to surpass them.

Review

Nightstream ’20 Review: “HONEYDEW” is sweet music for fans of the surreal

With editing and visuals seemingly inspired by experimental art, HONEYDEW is a fever dream that twists your perception of time.

Album Review

Music Review: Mr. Bungle’s “THE RAGING WRATH OF THE EASTER BUNNY DEMO”

On their Halloween release, the trio literally revisit their thrash/death-metal roots.

Review

Nightstream ‘20 Review: Demons, Ghosts, and Grief Collide in “Anything For Jackson”

Justin G. Dyck's film features two of the most endearingly villainous characters in recent memory.

Review

Nightstream ’20 Review: “Rose Plays Julie” Is An Unsettling Reminder of the Horror of Feeling Powerless

A young woman goes in search of her birth mother in an emotionally and physically dangerous exploration of the past.

News

Shudder possesses the “EXORCIST” documentary “LEAP OF FAITH,” releases trailer

The in-depth examination of the all-time horror classic now has a general release date.

Review

Movie Review: “DEATH OF ME” is no holiday from supernatural terror

SAW series mainstay Darren Lynn Bousman ably helms this well-cast, sun-drenched occult mystery.

Review

Movie Review: The intriguing, gory “POSSESSOR” will get into your head

Brandon Cronenberg's second feature brings both brainy thrills and bodily damage.

News

October Short Horror Releases on ALTER

Check out the list of all of the new releases scheduled for this month on the short horror streaming service.

News

Author Adam Cesare On Literary Violence, Creepy Clowns, and Teen Angst

Get to know the mind behind this spooky season's must-read novel, "Clown In A Cornfield."

Streaming Sematary

Murderous Incels Impale Innocents in “MORTUARY”

This week on the Sematary: MORTUARY is an entertaining trip to the more insane corners of the 80's slasher genre that our readers can't miss.

News

Halloween Is Home This Year With “Salem Horror Fest”

Hundreds of hours of remote programming and guest of honor Joe Dante announced!

News

Arrow Video FrightFest Announces Lineup for October 2020 Cineworld event

The UK’s biggest horror and fantasy film festival gets physical and celebrates its 21st year with a return to the Cineworld Leicester Square, London.

Review

Arrow Video Frightfest Digital Edition: “Playhouse” Is An Atmospheric Highlands Riff On Poe

The Northern U.K. provides the perfect backdrop for Fionn and Toby Watts' debut feature!

News

Trailer, poster, release info for Darren Lynn Bousman’s “DEATH OF ME”

With his new SAW adventure SPIRAL delayed till 2021, the director will be represented this year by a horrific mystery.

News

First photos, more details on Amazon’s “WELCOME TO THE BLUMHOUSE” movies

We previously told you about the WELCOME TO THE BLUMHOUSE series of horror features coming to Amazon Prime Video, and now we’ve got more info and images.

News

“WELCOME TO THE BLUMHOUSE,” and a series of new Amazon horror features; poster unveiled

Blumhouse Television has joined forces with Amazon Prime Video for a slate of eight fright films, debuting in time for Halloween as a pair of double features.

News

Exclusive Interview: Denial of God Frontman Ustumallagam On His New Book “The Reel Ghoul: The Diary of a Cinephile”

THE REEL GHOUL: THE DIARY OF A CINEPHILE features 700+ reviews written by Denial of God frontman Ustumallagam.

News

Updates: “TRAIN TO BUSAN” sequel shifts date, “THE PALE DOOR” trailer and “ALIVE” poster

A much-awaited sequel is moving a little further down the track, and a horror/Western and a survival shocker have fresh promo materials.

Streaming Sematary

In “IMPETIGORE,” the Horror is All Too Human.

This week in the Sematary: New releases week concludes with Joko Anwar's IMPETIGORE, a masterfully crafted folk horror flick that stands as one of the best things Shudder has ever released.

News

New trailer and poster touch down for IFC Midnight’s space scarer “SPUTNIK”

The alien terror is coming to Earth next month.

Games

Game Review: I was wrong about “THE LAST OF US PART II”

This sequel to the revered 2013 title is the perfect example as to why first impressions aren't always correct.

News

Award-winning horror film comes “ALIVE” in theaters this fall; trailer revealed

After taking best-feature prizes at Shriekfest, the Atlanta Horror Film Festival and the Austin Film Festival, the survival shocker is ready for wider exposure.

Streaming Sematary

“ALL CHEERLEADERS DIE” Dismantles the Patriarchy via Zombies.

This week in the Sematary: "ALL CHEERLEADERS DIE" is a campy good time that will give you PLENTY to think about after the credits roll.

News

Exclusive trailer, poster and release info: “LURING” you to rural terror

After making its way around the festival circuit, the independent horror feature will be luring more viewers in general release next month.

News

Interview: Jay Cheel, Director of “Cursed Films”

The Canadian filmmaker takes us behind the making of his excellent new docu-series!

Retrospective

Unseen Threats: Revisiting “THE FOG” under COVID-19

Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of John Carpenter's misty classic under government-mandated quarantine seems eerily appropriate.

News

IFC Midnight launches Russian sci-fi chiller “SPUTNIK” this summer

A selection for this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, the saga of a dangerous space creature is now headed for release later this year.

Streaming Sematary

“REPLACE” Sheds its Skin

Stuck in quarantine and looking for something new to watch? Check out the first entry of our new STREAMING SEMATARY column, with a look at Shudder's REPLACE.

News

Exclusive Interview: “DISAPPEARANCE AT CLIFTON HILL’s” Albert Shin on directing David Cronenberg and more

The filmmaker chats about his twisty, somewhat autobiographical mood piece.

Books

The Dark Emerald: Three Women Writers Shaping Ireland’s Modern Horror Fiction

Ireland may be known for its whiskey and leprechauns, but a new guard of fiction writers are changing that narrative and rewriting herstory

Blu-ray/DVD

South Korea’s ultraviolent “THE WITCH: SUBVERSION” coming to the U.S.

Written and directed by the scriptwriter of I SAW THE DEVIL, the blood-spattered fantasy/thriller will arrive in America in March; read on for the details, art and trailer.

Review

Sundance ’20 Movie Review: “LEAP OF FAITH: WILLIAM FRIEDKIN ON ‘THE EXORCIST’ ” will compel you

Reveals the breadth of thought and craft that went into translating William Peter Blatty’s book and script to the screen.

Events

“LITTLE TERRORS” brings the horror from within this month

Our next Little Terrors event is coming up next week, on Friday, January 31st, 9pm, Eyesore Cinema!

Review

Movie Review: “ZOMBI CHILD” brings mesmerizing, socially relevant supernatural horror back to life

The Haitian voodoo past isn’t dead in Bertrand Bonello’s hybrid triumph; it’s alive and well at a French boarding school.

Review

Movie Review: “THE SONATA” plays an uneven tune

A film that hits some of the right notes without coming together as a fully realized piece.

News

“PLUG IT UP!”: The Monstrous Vulva in Horror

Most recently, "The Lighthouse" made use of vulvas as a monstrous element of the film, but it is by far not the first...

Review

Movie Review: Tricky Ambiguity Keeps You Guessing In “Majic”

If you’ve ever given a moments thought to the idea that the Roswell alien crash was real or that the world is run by reptilian shape-shifters, then you’ll probably love MAJIC, which grabs onto the most easily debunkable UFO conspiracy and takes off running in a thousand different directions.

Books

Book Review: Grotesque “PIECES” are woven into a darkly thrilling literary tapestry

Unorthodox and ambitious, this collaborative novel from two rising dark fiction talents is a cut above—in more ways than one.

Blu-ray/DVD

Blu-ray Review: “Flowers in the Attic” from Arrow Video

The polarizing 1980s adaptation of V.C. Andrews' classic novel arrives November 12th!

Review

Movie Review: Avoid The Backwood Roads of “Tennessee Gothic”

I was expecting a low budget mash up of THE KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE and TROMEO + JULIET. I didn't get it.

Blu-ray/DVD

Blu-ray Review: “Man of A Thousand Faces” From Arrow Academy

The 1957 Lon Chaney biopic gets the HD treatment

Review

Movie Review: Suspense and terror run out early in “COUNTDOWN”

So many of its thrill tactics are as outdated as a landline.

Interviews

Jaymes White Spooks and Excites at Beverley Street Séance

Beverley Street Séance's Jaymes White gives the Rue Crew the scare of their lives.

Games

Game Review: Nintendo Switch “AMNESIA COLLECTION” doles out on-the-go terror

Say goodbye to the last of your sanity with this essential bundling of Frictional Games' acclaimed survival-horror series.

Review

Movie Review: Laugh yourself sick at “ONE CUT OF THE DEAD”

It is not only one of the most entertaining zombie films ever made, it’s among the most humorously observant movies about movies in cinema history.

Interviews

Interview: Rob Zombie and Bill Moseley On “3 From Hell”

We chat with the director and lead actor about the new film and its upcoming special release!

Review

Movie Review: “IT: CHAPTER TWO” could be Pennywiser

Though ultimately satisfying, it doesn’t get at the deep-seated creeps its predecessor did.

Retrospective

KRUEGER ALSO-RANS #2 – GURU HARRIS WISHES YOU PEACE, LOVE & IMMOLATION IN “BAD DREAMS” (1988)

The ersatz Kruegers continue with a "Hippie Boogeyman"

Retrospective

RETROSPECTIVE: HORROR HOSTS #4: LET THERE BE FRIGHT WITH DR. SHOCK (PHILADELPHIA, 1969-1979)

Philadelphia's own Horror Host, DR. SHOCK, clowned on TV for a decade!

Interviews

Exclusive Interview: Gigi Saul Guerrero Declares Her Own Independence Day

Rue Morgue sits down with Gigi Saul Guerrero to talk about making the transition to feature directing, working with Blumhouse, and what scared her as a kid.

Interviews

Lez is More: Discussing Critical Analysis of Queerness in Horror with Lezzie Borden

LEZZIE BORDEN reflects on the current state of LGBTQ representations in horror: it’s hits, it’s misses and it’s future.

Events

Psychedelic puppet gore, twisted animation and more at the season finale of “LITTLE TERRORS!”

Returning for one more event of season 8, Little Terrors is presenting a line-up full of twisted genre premieres this Friday, June 7th, 9pm, Eyesore Cinema.

News

MOVIE REVIEW: A TOXIC HEROINE IS DOGGED BY A CREATURE AND HER TRAGIC ROMANCE IN “HOSTILE”

I can’t remember a film in recent memory that has crafted an entire feature around a more unlikable character, but HOSTILE has now taken that mantle.

Blu-ray/DVD

Exclusive comments/details, plus art & trailer: Leif Jonker’s “DARKNESS” restored on Blu-ray by Arrow Video

Leif Jonker’s underground vampire-gore favorite DARKNESS is getting a major hi-def makeover from Arrow Video, and we’ve got exclusive words and info from the filmmaker, as well as a look at the new artwork and a promo trailer.

Review

Tribeca ’19 Movie Review: “SOMETHING ELSE,” something different, something great (now titled “AFTER MIDNIGHT”)

For about 90 percent of its running time, this isn’t horror, it’s…something else. But that 10 percent does contain one of the biggest scares I’ve had in a theater in recent memory.

Review

Windy City Horrorama ‘19 Review: In “FREAKS” Paranoia doesn’t mean you’re crazy if The Threat Is Real

Visually stunning and emotionally honest, FREAKS is a fascinating take on paranoia and what makes people special.

Short Films

Short Cuts: “Alien” Universe Edition

Celebrate Alien Day with a Short Cuts full of facehuggers, chestbursters, and xenomorphs. Oh my!

Blu-ray/DVD

Blu-Ray Review: VHS-Era Shocker “Robot Ninja” Gets Back In Fighting Shape

ROBOT NINJA finally meets the 21st century in a deluxe 2-disc package that, much like the film itself, must be seen to be believed.

News

Exclusive photos/comments, plus trailer & poster: Student stage remake turns deadly in “MIMESIS: NOSFERATU”

While those New Jersey high-schoolers are being celebrated for their stage production of ALIEN, another group of teens find their own live reboot of a horror classic invaded by true terror in MIMESIS: NOSFERATU. We’ve got exclusive pics and words from director Douglas Schulze, along with the trailer and poster.

Review

Movie Review: Jordan Peele has chills in store for “US”

An all-cylinders scarefest done with all the panache Peele displayed in his previous movie, and one in which the metaphors are submerged much deeper.

Blu-ray/DVD

BLU-RAY REVIEW: THE BEST DAYS OF YOUR LIFE? “CLASS OF 1984” BEGS TO DIFFER

A mild-mannered music teacher faces off against drug-dealing droogs in this grimy trashploitation thriller.

Indie Films

Sinister 7: Lena Burmenko On Her New Short “Exorcism”

We sit down with Lena Burmenko, director and star of the upcoming horror short "Exorcism."

News

THANK YOU KATHERINE RAMSLAND

In this article I will highlight a woman in horror who's work allowed me to face my monsters and eventually write about them here.

Blu-ray/DVD

Blu-ray Review: “The Unholy” pits hokey, priest-baiting charm against stodgy pacing

Good faces off against evil. Again.

Issues

Rue Morgue #187 Mar/Apr 2019

 

News

Ravenous EFX And Travis Shewchuk are giving you a chance to own a little piece of “Art the Clown”

Ravenous EFX is giving you a chance to own a little piece of Art (the clown, that is) with their 1/3 scale ART THE CLOWN FAN ART STATUE sculpted by Travis Shewchuk!

News

RETROSPECTIVE: ATTEND THE TALE… THE STAGE HORROR-MUSICAL OF “SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET” (1982)

Throats are slit, bodies pile up, the mob demands more flesh... in the stage version of this horror-musical classic

Events

Gale Anne Hurd joins Frontières genre-financing forum; projects announced

Organized by the Fantasia International Film Festival, the Frontières Finance & Packaging Forum unites genre filmmakers with backers, distributors et al. The 12 projects for this year’s third edition, including some from top producers in the horror field, have been revealed, along with a special guest.

News

Exclusive clip: Trapped in the “DOOM ROOM” with Debbie Rochon

Horror fave Debbie Rochon plays one of the spectres haunting the captive heroine of DOOM ROOM. See her in an exclusive excerpt from the soon-to-release chiller after the jump.

News

Exclusive trailer and art: Welcome to the “DOOM ROOM”

Get trapped in the DOOM ROOM with the next feature coming from busy fright filmmaker Jon Keeyes. We’ve got the release info and an exclusive first look at the trailer and poster after the jump.

Short Films

Cut Short Interview with Rob Savage, Director of “SALT”

This month's Cut Short interview features Rob Savage, director of the super-tense short SALT

News

Nicolas Cage is haunted again in “BETWEEN WORLDS”; trailer, poster, release info

The supernatural just won’t leave Nicolas Cage alone, and his latest travails can be seen in BETWEEN WORLDS, coming next month. Check out the details, trailer and poster after the jump.

Fan Content

DON’T DELAY, THESE CROWDFUNDING PROJECTS NEED YOUR HELP TODAY!

Take a look at these new horror projects and toss them some coin if you can!

Review

Movie Review: “HOUSEWIFE” is a colorfully twisted experience

From minute one, the scenario is stark, compelling and disjointed, like a memory of a Technicolor horror flick you caught on TV as a kid.

Review

Movie Review: “The Ranger” Brings 80s Terror Back to the Woods

THE RANGER is a fun ’80s-throwback slasher flick where motto becomes misguided mission, and rules are held more sacred than human life.

Review

Movie Review: “THE LITTLE STRANGER” is of little interest

This is less a review than a public service announcement for genre fans who might be lured by THE LITTLE STRANGER’s haunting-centric marketing campaign and the R rating for “disturbing bloody images.”

News

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2018: First Wave Revealed

Yann Gonzalez’s Cannes fever-dream sensation KNIFE + HEART to open, North American Premiere of THE RUSALKA to close, 35th Anniversary screening of SLEEPAWAY CAMP, new HEAD TRIP feature program and more!

Culture

THE WEIRD, TRUE LIFE INCIDENT THAT INSPIRED “THE BLOB”

Did you know "THE BLOB" was actually inspired by real encounters of pulsating, purple jelly organisms falling from the sky? Yep. It's happened.

Interviews

“SCARY STORIES” INSPIRED ARTIST TALKS “DEATH OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE” AND HELLISH ART

You're never going to look at the words "Bae" or "LOLZ" the same.

News

Are You Brave Enough?: Bingemans Reveals Their New Terrifying Concept for Screampark

On Friday, July 13, the Bingemans team shared their new concepts for SCREAMPARK, Canada’s scariest haunted attraction, now in its 13th season.

Interviews

Exclusive Interview: Director Aislinn Clarke discusses “The Devil’s Doorway” and shooting in Northern Ireland

Go inside the latest release from IFC Midnight!

Hallowed Horrors

It Came From the Academy: An Ethnography of Horror Fandom

Jess Peacock conducts a limited digital ethnography of horror fandom to find out what impact – if any - the genre has had on those who claim it as their own...

Review

Movie Review: “DOGGED” has real bite as a folk-horror tale

A ’70s-tinged narrative that morphs from naturalistic to surrealistic to nightmarish with surprising ease.

Announcement

Rue Morgue exclusively announces a forthcoming collection of writings exploring the cultural history of religion in horror cinema. Scared Sacred: Idolatry, Religion and Worship in the Horror Film is edited by Rebecca Booth (author of the forthcoming The Devil Rides Out [Devil’s Advocates]) and Erin Thompson ([formerly Miskell] owner and editor of The Backseat Driver Reviews), due for release early in 2019 from House of Leaves Publishing.

Interviews

Exclusive Interview: Director Dave Jackson wants you to catch “CAT SICK BLUES”

CAT SICK BLUES is that sort of rare bird of a horror film that only appears every now and then. On the one hand, it is cheap and nasty and clearly the sum of all its influences, but on the other, it transcends all those factors, masterfully synthesizing them into something altogether different, refreshing for horror aficionados and surely shocking and revolting for the less discerning.

Review

Movie Review: “ISLAND ZERO” has more mood than monsters

ISLAND ZERO is a traditionally told sci-fi/horror film (early on, a scientist looks out across the ocean and intones, “Something’s happening out there”) with a certain down-home charm to it.

Review

Movie Review: The truth is, “TRUTH OR DARE” could have used more daring

Ultimately, with a lot of exposition and rules-sussing to wade through, TRUTH OR DARE isn’t thrilling or scary enough.

Review

Slasher Rewind: “Freddy VS Jason” (2003)

In appreciation of one of the best slasher throwbacks, remembered today for re-invigorating genre cinema in the early 2000s. 

Review

Movie Review: “A QUIET PLACE” makes a big noise on the horror scene

A variation on the postapocalyptic-terror genre that is as frightening as it is moving—and that’s plenty.

News

BUFF ’18 Exclusive: “PHOBIA” director prepares to get gory with “THE HOLLOW”

At the Boston Underground Film Festival last weekend, RUE MORGUE spoke with Rory Abel, whose short HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BRENDA (pictured) played as part of the Trigger Warning block. The filmmaker, who also helmed 2014’s PHOBIA, gave us the scoop on his next feature, a grisly shocker called THE HOLLOW.

News

Exclusive Interview: Lauren Ashley Carter on “IMITATION GIRL”

Natasha Kermani’s new film tells the story of two identical women — one an adult-film star, the other a newborn alien clone of said adult-film star, a feat that could only be accomplished by an actor of unique and versatile talent.

News

FIVE HORROR MOVIES to show to people who don’t like horror movies

A short list of movies that might help you encourage an unhealthy interest in the genre among friends and family!

Review

Movie Review: Alex Garland’s frightening, freaky and fascinating “ANNIHILATION”

Alex Garland’s adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer’s novel calls to mind ALIEN, in that it applies superlative craftsmanship to what is essentially a basic science-fiction story.

Interviews

HORROR HANDMADES: 13 QUESTIONS WITH SKAGGS OF THE LIVING DEAD

Get to know the artists behind our favorite handcrafted collectibles in this new monthly interview series!

Review

Movie Review: Enter the circle of death with the suspenseful “RADIUS”

RADIUS (debuting today on VOD) has a killer hook, one that could have been the basis of a big loud conspiracy/sci-fi action flick. Instead, writer/directors Caroline Labrèche and Steeve Léonard have teased it out into a mystery/thriller that incorporates some pretty chilling moments.

News

Exclusive clip: A diner of death in “RADIUS”

A man discovers that his mere presence causes people to die in RADIUS, a science fiction thriller debuting next week. We’ve got an exclusive clip in which he discovers the horrific aftermath of his “power.”

Interviews

Lacrimosa’s Tilo Wolff talks about the latest album “TESTIMONIUM”

We talk to Tilo Wolff about Lacrimosa’s newest album, Testimonium.

Interviews

Exclusive Interview: “78/52” Director Alexandre O. Philippe on Dissecting “PSYCHO’s” Shower Scene, Part One

Now in select theaters and on VOD from IFC Films under the IFC Midnight banner, 78/52 is a penetrating documentary that delves into Alfred Hitchcock’s horror classic PSYCHO, and specifically the iconic shower murder of Marion Crane, in unprecedented detail. RUE MORGUE got an exclusive chat with director Alexandre O. Philippe about this fascinating film study.

Interviews

How to Scare a Monster!: Exclusive Interview with Tom Holland and Dustin Warburton

Written by Master of Horror Tom Holland and co-authored with Dustin Warburton, HOW TO SCARE A MONSTER! invites you to join little Leonard on a spooky journey as he confronts and befriends a monster living in his closet.

Issues

Rue Morgue #177 Jul/Aug 2017

INSIDE ISSUE #177 Features EVIL THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS Following the tragic passing of filmmaker Andrew Getty, the cast and crew of The Evil Within raise his soon-to-be cult classic from the dead. Plus: The sordid story of the Getty family, The Evil Within reviewed, and confessions from a veteran contributor. By John W. Bowen and ...

Issues

Rue Morgue #36 November 2003 – RARE

INSIDE ISSUE #36 THEY CAME FROM DOWN UNDER! Aussie directors Peter and Michael Spierig, and FX man Steven Boyle talk about Undead, their new film that pays tribute to three decades of zombie flicks. Plus: 2003: The Year of the Zombie; The Zombie Survival Guide; Zombie Pin-ups, and more! by Jen Vuckovic, Chris Alexander, Sam ...

Fantasia International Film Festival

Fantasia Festival 2017 awards celebrate the best in horror and other genre fare!

The 21st edition of Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival has just concluded, and award-winners from among its amazing lineup of genre movies from all over the world have been announced.The many prize categories reflect the great diversity of features and shorts that played Fantasia this year, from the latest work by established masters to the first films by exciting newcomers. The fest attracted nearly 100,000 viewers and over 700 international guests, including more than 400 industry

Blood Drive

Syfy’s BLOOD DRIVE recap: Season 1, Episode 7, “The Gentleman’s Agreement”

“There’s a new sheriff in town, and he is f**king gorgeous.”Old Man Heart (Sean Cameron Michael) smells something majestic in the seventh installment of BLOOD DRIVE (premiering new episodes on Syfy Wednesday nights). It is a scent that surmounts dignity, eclipses entertainment—it’s the sweet smell of success for Heart Enterprises. Old Man Heart recognizes that the Blood Drive is the pinnacle of human achievement, but it needs new blood.

Fantasia International Film Festival

Fantasia ’17: Larry Cohen on “the adventure” of guerrilla genre filmmaking, Part One

The filmmaker receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival describes his early renegade filmmaking years.

Review

LAFF Movie Review: “REPLACE” has real skin in the horror game

A vehicle for ingenue Rebecca Forsythe that provides a delightfully cold-blooded role for genre favorite Barbara Crampton.

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