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‘Days Bewitched’: An interview with director Kier-La Janisse [SXSW Online 2021]
3 years ago

‘Days Bewitched’: An interview with director Kier-La Janisse [SXSW Online 2021]

One of the standout films for this year’s SXSW festival for me was director Kier-La Janisse’s expansive folk horror documentary Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror. (Check …
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Summoning ‘SATOR’: An Interview with Jordan Graham
3 years ago

Summoning ‘SATOR’: An Interview with Jordan Graham

It’s been almost two years since I first saw Jordan Graham’s haunting film during Fantasia. Since then, I’ve enthusiastically sung Sator’s praises to anyone and everyone who would listen—despite not …
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‘Tigers’ By the Tale: An Interview With Issa López
4 years ago

‘Tigers’ By the Tale: An Interview With Issa López

On the eve of the release of Tigers Are Not Afraid on Blu-ray and DVD in the United States, Modern Horrors had the opportunity to chat with director Issa López …
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Director Jennifer Reeder on making Knives and Skin vibrate with “grrrl power energy”
4 years ago

Director Jennifer Reeder on making Knives and Skin vibrate with “grrrl power energy”

Friendship. Grief. Image. Power. Desire. Art. Director and writer Jennifer Reeder left no emotional stone unturned when it came to the presentation of her film, Knives and Skin. In a …
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Film What You Know: Josh Hasty Discusses ‘Candy Corn’ [Interview]
5 years ago

Film What You Know: Josh Hasty Discusses ‘Candy Corn’ [Interview]

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Influence is a term we’re familiar with when analyzing the work of up-and-coming filmmakers. Inspiration is another that generously coats the homages and nods back to the brilliant works of …
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Nicolas Pesce Pushes An Edgy Point Through Horror With Cinema Influence and Modern Creativity in ‘Piercing’ [Interview]
5 years ago

Nicolas Pesce Pushes An Edgy Point Through Horror With Cinema Influence and Modern Creativity in ‘Piercing’ [Interview]

Style. Inspiration. Ambition. Originality. Relevant. The requirements filmmakers must meet to please even the most amenable of horror genre fans forces stringent measures on the individual rubrics placed on them that …
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