Topical comedy writers Charlie Dinkin and Zoe Tomalin are seasoned when it comes to finding the funny side of terrifying phenomena. After all, they’ve been handling the events of 2020… Continue reading "Comedy Writers Charlie Dinkin and Zoe Tomalin on Their Award-Nominated Horror-Comedy Sketch Podcast ‘SeanceCast’"
Mark Cassell is a UK-based horror author from the South East coast of England. Before he brought us such treats as Sinister Stitches, Monster Double Feature and The Shadow Fabric,… Continue reading "British Horror Author Mark Cassell on Literature, Lovecraft and Lockdown"
Back in September, the Squid reported on the buzz surrounding promising horror debut Hosts, a supernatural home invasion film whose unique premise left us intrigued. We managed catch up with… Continue reading "Directors Richard Oakes and Adam Leader on Indie Horror ‘Hosts’, a Home Invasion Movie with a Supernatural Spin"
Writer/director Paul Davis is an active part of the horror community, both in front of and behind the camera. Most recently, Paul has written and directed for the Blumhouse/Hulu hit… Continue reading "Author and Filmmaker Paul Davis on ‘Beware The Moon: The Story of an American Werewolf in London’"
Earlier this year, the eagerly awaited sequel Terrifier 2 fell victim to 2020 and experienced unavoidable delays in wrapping up. The indie horror, directed by Damien Leone, boasts a new… Continue reading "David Howard Thornton on Upcoming Slasher Sequel ‘Terrifier 2’, Playing Art the Clown and Surviving 2020"
Death Ranch is a no-holds-barred ode to ’70s Blaxploitation cinema. It follows an African American trio of siblings on the run from the law, fighting for their lives as they… Continue reading "Director Charlie Steeds on Paying Homage to 1970s Blaxploitation with Retro Revenge Thriller ‘Death Ranch’"
I Am REN is a Phillip K. Dick-inspired science fiction thriller that slowly unravels itself to reveal a haunting mental health parable. Taking the unsettling serenity of the Polish countryside… Continue reading "Writer/Director Piotr Ryczko and Actor Marta Król on ‘I Am REN’, a Polish Sci-Fi Thriller with a Mental Health Message"
An homage to Narciso Ibáñez Serrador’s iconic work, Alejandro Ibáñez Nauta reimagines his father’s story Who Can Kill A Child? in his own brutally dark dramatic horror, Urubú. Shot entirely on location… Continue reading "Alejandro Ibáñez Nauta and Carlos Urrutia on Dark Amazonian Jungle Horror ‘Urubú’"
Triggered draws its influences from a range of classic horror concepts, twisting a little bit of Scream into a base of Battle Royale and flavouring the whole story with a pinch… Continue reading "Ariye Mahdeb, Alastair Orr and David Jones on Campsite Battle Royale Movie ‘Triggered’"
A claustrophobic film with a small yet brilliant cast, The Oak Room takes you on a winding journey through stories within stories. Starring Breaking Bad’s R.J. Mitte, Orphan Black‘s Ari Millen and Peter Outerbridge, it drip-feeds the audience… Continue reading "Cody Calahan and Chad Archibald on the Stories Within Stories of Claustrophobic Horror ‘The Oak Room’"
A carefully crafted and reflective horror film, Unearth is a multifaceted exploration of living in the modern world. It pays close attention to its primary cast of two farm families,… Continue reading "John C. Lyons and Dorota Swies on Dramatic Environmental Horror ‘Unearth’"
An exploration of power and consequences, The Unhealer tells the story of a bullied teenager who gains a supernatural power that reflects violence directly back on his attacker. Poetic justice spirals… Continue reading "The Team Behind ‘The Unhealer’ On Bringing Their Supernatural Revenge Horror to Grimmfest 2020"
A horror comedy rooted in one of the most common fears people tackle in relationships, It Cuts Deep follows normal couple Ashley (Quinn Jackson) and Sam (Charles Gould) on a Christmas… Continue reading "Director Nicholas Santos and Actors John Anderson, Charles Gould and Quinn Jackson on Dark Romantic Comedy ‘It Cuts Deep’"
H.P. Lovecraft is one of the most influential writers in the horror genre, with his stories still seeing new and exciting adaptations to this day, more than 80 years after… Continue reading "Writer/Director Chad Ferrin and the Team Behind ‘The Deep Ones’ on Doing a Lovecraftian Horror Film Right"
Revenge Ride is a movie that pulls no punches, both in terms of the intensity of the topics it explores and the literal violence it depicts. It tells the story… Continue reading "Vanessa Dubasso and Jake Lockett on Brutal Vengeance Thriller ‘Revenge Ride’"