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Dagr (2024), by director Matthew Butler-Hart and produced by Fizz & Ginger Films, is the perfect found footage film: a labour of love from a small but incredibly talented creative team with a strong concept, Dagr is a film that stays with you long after the final screams. Thea and Louise are obnoxious wannabe internet
The Mildew from Planet Xonader is a 2015 English-language Italian splatter horror film, written and directed by Giulio De Santi and Neil Meschino, with additional writing from Dave Fogerson and Tiziana Machella. The film is produced by the independent production company Necrostorm, founded by Giulio De Santi, known for their over-the-top, gore-soaked horror films such
Dreams of Flesh is a 2024 sci-fi horror, written and directed by Davide Pesca with additional writing from Fabrizio Pastura. The film is the third and final installment in the director’s dedicated cyberpunk trilogy, comprised of Night of Doom (2021) and Re-Flesh (2022). Well-known in the extreme cinema scene, Davide is notable for directing visceral
Horror filmmaking royalty collides in Two Evil Eyes (1990): a star-studded yet relatively niche anthology horror from the depraved minds of Dario Argento and George A. Romero. The dastardly duo first collaborated together on the eternal classic Zombi in 1978, more commonly known as Dawn of the Dead, where Argento re-cut, re-scored (a groovy Goblin
Leon Tolstoy once wrote, “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” While tragic, this notion works wonders in the horror and thriller genre. In fiction, the messier the family, the better the movie. It might not always succeed, but it certainly does in Toshikazu Nagae’s film Saiko! The
“Once More Into The Breach” Tahoe Joe 2: The Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Conspiracy (2024) follows indie filmmakers Michael Rock and Dillon Brown of Horror Dadz Productions as they return to the wilderness surrounding Lake Tahoe in search of Becca (Becca Anne), a missing TikTok influencer. Their first found footage film Tahoe Joe (2022) inspired a
Some Critters Aren’t Meant To Be Kept As Pets “After raising an unnervingly talented spider in secret, 12-year-old Charlotte must face the facts about her pet, and fight for her family’s survival—when the once-charming creature rapidly transforms into a giant, flesh-eating monster.” Indie creature features are a dime a dozen, and usually land somewhere between
Dirty Cop No Donut is a 1999 faux-shockumentary, written and directed by Tim Ritter. Mostly known for creating low-budget gore films, Tim is mostly known as the writer and director of such titles as Truth or Dare (1986), Realms of Blood (2004), and Sharks of the Corn (2021) to name a few. Officer Friendly is
At this year’s Unnamed Footage Festival, the lineup of short found footage films promises to immerse audiences in thrilling and chilling narratives captured through unconventional lenses. From eerie home videos to haunting surveillance footage, these shorts offer glimpses into the unexplained and the macabre. With each film offering a unique perspective on the found footage
Not since 2006’s Stay Alive has video gaming been in the spotlight of horror in the way it is in 2023’s Livescreamers. Directed by Michelle Iannantuono, this sequel to the 2020 film Livescream follows a group of streamers testing out a new indie-horror game where all their secrets will be laid bare and the stakes