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Iconic is one of those films that looks great on paper: A slick, high-concept piece on the dangers of influencer culture, our tech-saturated reality, and the blurred line between online performance and human authenticity, but spun on its head to lean more into the unsettling disconnect from reality angle. Add in some gore, Dutch angles,
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
During the current trend of “elevated horror”—films that explore personal trauma with visceral, cathartic violence—Jeffrey Primm and Dominic Arecelin’s 213 Bones promises to be a refreshing throwback to simpler horror movies. It’s a straightforward slasher that follows the familiar formula of the genre without delving into someone’s deep, intrapersonal nightmares. The movie’s premise brings together
Some movies are so bad that they’re fun, like an 80s slasher flick with gratuitous gore and cheesy tropes. You know, the type of films that are so bad that they’re good and end up with a cult following? Well, Your Host isn’t one of them. Directed by DW Medoff and premiering at Frightfest 2025,
When you think of your home town you may find yourself fondly reminiscing about the idiosyncratic characters and stories only your community knows about: the derelict building at the end of the street known to house horrors beyond comprehension; the subterranean tunnel no one dares frequent at night lest the creatures of the sewers consume
Horror on the high seas is an almost automatic trigger for unease. Even without a single drop of blood on screen, the mysteries of deep waters make us feel unsafe—especially when we plunge ourselves into them. But Matthew Losasso’s Row (2025) isn’t about that primal fear of what lurks beneath. What made Jaws truly memorable
Fist is a 2025 German splatter horror film written by Jean Rises and directed by Tibor Astor. Known for his extreme horror books and novellas, Jean is also the writer/producer behind such films as Domiziano Christopharo’s Flammentodd (2024), Jonathan Doe’s The Art of Self-Harm (2023), and David Stojan’s Slave Dolls 2: Red Rooms (2024). Whereas
Known as one of the most gruesome series of Japanese rape-revenge and torture films ever made, the All Night Long Series has long been associated with a sense of infamy. Consisting of six films written and directed by Katsuya Matsumura from 1992 to 2009, these films are known for their graphic portrayal of mutilation, torture,