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Interview with ‘Spirit of Fear’ Director Alex Davidson
Independent Films, Interviews Ande Thomas 11/26/22 Independent Films, Interviews Ande Thomas 11/26/22

Interview with ‘Spirit of Fear’ Director Alex Davidson

Director Alex Davidson speaks to Ande Thomas about his upcoming film, Spirit of Fear, the challenges of maintaining tension with a sparse cast, and how fear and faith can sometimes go hand in hand.

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Movie Review: Nyla Innuksuk's ‘Slash/Back’ (2022)
Independent Films, Survival/Environmental Horror Laura Kemmerer 11/19/22 Independent Films, Survival/Environmental Horror Laura Kemmerer 11/19/22

Movie Review: Nyla Innuksuk's ‘Slash/Back’ (2022)

Slash/Back–an Indigenous, young-adult supernatural slasher thematically evocative of The Thing (1982)--both interweaves young tenacity against monstrous odds with engaging ideas.

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Deadly Manners: The Limits of Tolerance in ‘Speak No Evil’
Independent Films, Thrillers Ande Thomas 10/1/22 Independent Films, Thrillers Ande Thomas 10/1/22

Deadly Manners: The Limits of Tolerance in ‘Speak No Evil’

When a Danish family accepts the invitation of the Dutch family they met on vacation, they never expected just how grave their mistake could be.

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Celebrating Independence with American Indie Horror Films
Holiday, Independent Films What Sleeps Beneath 7/4/21 Holiday, Independent Films What Sleeps Beneath 7/4/21

Celebrating Independence with American Indie Horror Films

Celebrate the Fourth of July with some of the best in American indie horror flicks that investigate and satirize several elements of national identity.

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Cinequest 2021: The Yellow Wallpaper, reviewed
Independent Films, Gendered & Queer Horror What Sleeps Beneath 3/20/21 Independent Films, Gendered & Queer Horror What Sleeps Beneath 3/20/21

Cinequest 2021: The Yellow Wallpaper, reviewed

Indie filmmakers Kevin Ponntuti and Alexandra Loreth tackle the classic story The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman in a feminist narrative that just misses the mark.

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Sundance 2021: ‘Violation’ & ‘Knocking’, reviewed
Independent Films, Gendered & Queer Horror Ande Thomas 2/24/21 Independent Films, Gendered & Queer Horror Ande Thomas 2/24/21

Sundance 2021: ‘Violation’ & ‘Knocking’, reviewed

In our latest Sundance roundup, Ande Thomas notes that Sims-Fewer and Mancinelli's Violation strikes a powerful chord in the rape-revenge subgenre, but Frida Kempff's Knocking falls flat in its attempt to tackle gaslighting.

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Movie Review: Katherine Oostman's “The Stranger” (2021)
Independent Films, Thrillers Theresa B 2/14/21 Independent Films, Thrillers Theresa B 2/14/21

Movie Review: Katherine Oostman's “The Stranger” (2021)

For Women in Horror Month, Theresa reviews The Stranger by Katherine Oostman, a compelling Christmas horror story and our first short by an independent filmmaker.

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