Tag: Fantastic Fest
Mr. Creamjeans’ Hidey Hole is a 2026 American horror-comedy anthology written by Josh Griffey and Jonathan Holiday and directed by Heath Benfield. Beginning his career directing the romantic comedy Ellie & Marianne (2006), Heath would go on to direct the short films No One Is Safe from Son of Sam (2017), He Sees All (2023),
A song that instantly comes to mind, given the title and questions posed in Dog God (1997), is Pink Military’s “Do Animals Believe in God,” which asks, “Do you, do I believe in God?” Of course, the title evokes the image of a dog deity portrayed in the film. Still, it also raises a fundamental
The echoes of colonialism lurk in the backdrop of Jorge Thielen Armand’s psychological thriller, starring Asia Argento as a grieving woman who returns to Venezuela to sell her late father’s cacao plantation. An international co-production of Venezuela, Canada, Italy, and Luxembourg, Death Has No Master (2026) follows Caro (Argento), who finds herself in a tricky
Kylgor in the Grisly Abyss is a 2026 Canadian stop-motion/puppet horror film written and directed by Mason Newton DeRushie. Working mostly as a special effects assistant, Mason has provided practical special effects work on several horror films, including Monster Brawl (2011), Septic Man (2013), and What Keeps You Alive (2018), to name a few. Outside
Set during World War II, Kiah Roache-Turner’s Beast of War (2025) follows a battalion of young Australian soldiers as they prepare for their first deployment. Focusing primarily on Leo, played by Mark Coles Smith, an indigenous soldier with a troubled past who also earns the ire of fellow soldier, Des (Sam Delich), due to his
Angel’s Egg (Tenshi no Tamago), a 1985 sci-fi fantasy anime film directed by Mamoru Oshii and illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano. Oshii is best known for directing the cult classic adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s manga, Ghost in the Shell (1995), while Amano is notable for his character design work on the Final Fantasy video game series
Dildo Heaven is a 2002 American sexploitation comedy written and directed by Doris Wishman. The story follows Lisa, Beth, and Tess, three roommates living together, all trying to seduce their respective bosses. Less of a straightforward plot, Dildo Heaven is presented as a series of soft pornographic scenes tied together by a series of characters and
Cruel Jaws, also known as Jaws 5: Cruel Jaws or The Beast, is a 1995 English-language Italian creature feature horror film written and directed by Bruno Mattei, with additional writing by Robert Feen and Linda Morrison. Making his directorial debut with 20 minutes of hardcore pornography inserts for Jess Franco’s 99 Women (1969), Mattei would
The Curse is a 2025 Japanese/Taiwanese supernatural horror film written and directed by Japanese filmmaker Kenichi Ugana. A prolific up-and-coming horror director, Kenichi has written and directed a slew of films in recent years, such as the blood-soaked demon horror Visitors: Complete Edition (2023), the tentacle horror Extraneous Matter: Complete Edition (2021), and the upcoming
Mr. Crocket is a 2024 American period horror, written and directed by Brandon Espy with additional writing by Carl Reid. Brandon is mostly known as the writer/director of many short films such as Glass Jaw (2016), and Kiara (2022). Whereas Carl, though mostly a writer, has also directed his own short films such as Jamie,