1 year ago
Check out ‘Lamb’–A24’s new horror movie about… well, you know
I wouldn’t have thought a trailer cut with the Beach Boys song “God Only Knows” could give me the creeps, but the new trailer for A24’s Lamb has certainly changed …
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![‘Days Bewitched’: An interview with director Kier-La Janisse [SXSW Online 2021]](https://modernhorrors.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Screen-Shot-2021-03-21-at-4.11.22-PM-525x300.png "‘Days Bewitched’: An interview with director Kier-La Janisse [SXSW Online 2021]")
2 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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![Fall under the spell of ‘Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched’ [SXSW Online 2021 Review]](https://modernhorrors.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/img.swapcard.com-4-525x300.jpeg "Fall under the spell of ‘Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched’ [SXSW Online 2021 Review]")
Fall under the spell of ‘Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched’ [SXSW Online 2021 Review]
“So what exactly is folk horror?” “Are there any American folk horror films?” “Would you consider (insert horror movie title here) a folk horror movie?” If you and your friends …
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2 years ago
Let’s get weird with the gothic folk horror trailer for ‘The Pond’
The trailer for upcoming Shout! Studios release, The Pond, leaves me wondering what the hell I just saw, which I imagine is exactly the point. Filled with strange symbols, cryptic …
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![[Sitges 2020] ‘The Old Ways’ brings something new to folk horror](https://modernhorrors.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/3-525x300.jpeg "[Sitges 2020] ‘The Old Ways’ brings something new to folk horror")
[Sitges 2020] ‘The Old Ways’ brings something new to folk horror
“The old ways die with her. We have no more moves left…”
In the tropical forests of Veracruz, Mexico, there is a place that blends natural beauty with unnatural and …
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![‘Midsommar’ Drags Grief and Horror into Broad Daylight [Review]](https://modernhorrors.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/MV5BMjgyOThkODItNzExMC00ZTg0LWI1MGUtYTdhMmI1NjczZGEzXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMzU4ODM5Nw@@._V1_-525x300.jpg "‘Midsommar’ Drags Grief and Horror into Broad Daylight [Review]")
‘Midsommar’ Drags Grief and Horror into Broad Daylight [Review]
Just over a year ago, Ari Aster burst onto the horror scene. Hereditary was an astonishingly assured feature debut. Aster explored the nature of grief and loss using the framework …
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This isn’t super surprising, but the new @joebegos flick is outrageous. Check it out when it hits @Shudder this Friday. I have some words (and a cool video) on it here: https://modernhorrors.com/christmas-bloody-christmas-delivers-a-gory-gift-for-the-holidays/
Creating content, reviewing movies, or even watching by movies (for the most part) has been greatly impacted by having my daughter. Nothing else has really seemed important.
That said, I’m planning a soft “re-launch” of MH for next year. I’m ready to get back at it.
I caught Violent Night at a preview event last night and had a blast. Definitely one to see with a crowd. The group I was with was full of “normal” (non horror weirdos) people and the crowd reactions were super fun.
Sure it’s dumb, but it doesn’t have to be good to be awesome.
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Death, Dying, and Other Things Episode 56: Message
This month, a story about a breakup, and some voicemails. In “Message,” a man leaves several voicemails on an ex-girlfriend's phone to gloat.
