When it comes to horror, most modern audiences jump to places like Blumhouse with Paranormal Activity (2009) and Happy Death Day (2017), A24 with It Comes at Night (2017) and Talk to Me (2023), or even Lionsgate with Frailty (2001)… Read More ›
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Filmmaker Sean Whalen brings his vision to light with crowd-funding and friends via “Crust.”
In our new world where big budget blockbusters dominate the theatrical landscape, Crust, the 2024 indie horror-comedy written and directed by Sean Whalen (Twister), stands out as a delightful anomaly. Featuring a cast of relatively unknown actors and a limited… Read More ›
“Nosferatu” beckons you to have yourself a gothic horror Christmas.
In the liminal space between myths and truth, magic and science, lie all the things that go bump in the night, the things that exist to haunt us, to unnerve us, to compel us to question our reason despite evidence… Read More ›
With “The Invisible Raptor,” you’ll never see it coming.
The Invisible Raptor is absolutely absurd, completely outlandish, and an undying love letter to Steven Spielberg. If you were of a certain age in 1993 like me, then Spielberg’s Jurassic Park probably was a major paradigm shift in your developing… Read More ›
Before you “Get Away,” be sure to stow your colonialistic tendencies under your seat.
In an always-on world, there’s something beautiful about traveling somewhere without easy access to tech. It helps one recenter and, if with others, reconnect. Traveling is, of course, a privilege and should be treated as deferential to the place one… Read More ›
“Alien: Romulus” bursts out on digital with a worthy clutch of special features.
The Alien franchise has become a staple in horror and science fiction genres. Granted, after 1979’s Alien and 1986’s Aliens, the series had a rocky track record. Films like Prometheus (2012) and Alien Covenant (2017) had some hoping they could… Read More ›
New “The Crow” adaptation is a tale of gods and monsters that never coalesces to reach the heights it aspires to.
Remakes and adaptations are constants in entertainment. For one, they offer safety for skittish executives worried more about their bottom line and upsetting stockholders than taking risks with an unvetted intellectual property (IP). For two, sometimes there are stories that… Read More ›
The “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” home release bonus features offer valuable insights into the horror comedy.
Can you ever really go home again? Nothing is ever as good as it was when you were younger, but that’s because you had the shield of adolescence to protect you. Luckily, when it comes to movies, as long as… Read More ›
“AFRaiD” Digital Code Giveaway
Last week, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released a physical edition of filmmaker Chris Weitz’s (About a Boy; Operation Finale) techno-thriller AFRAID. Rather than utilize the digital code that accompanied the review copy provided by SPHE, EoM is offering it up to… Read More ›
WB’s U.S. 4K release of “The Hitcher” goes hard on visuals but lacks much else.
After some turmoil about who was releasing it, where it was being released, and what editions there would be, we finally have the 1986 movie The Hitcher on a magnificent looking 4K UHD restoration in the United States and the… Read More ›
Mystery thriller “Blink Twice” lacks bonus features but delivers on visuals in its Blu-ray release.
When a new director arrives on the Hollywood scene, they often come in one of two distinct flavors: they’re either a fresh “voice” in the industry or someone who can be molded to be a studio darling. The second category… Read More ›
A Conversation with “Don’t Move” co-directors Adam Schindler and Brian Netto.
Just because October is over doesn’t mean that the thrills have to end. On this new episode of EoM Presents, EoM Contributor Joel Winstead sits down with co-directors Adam Schindler and Brian Netto about their new film Don’t Move, currently… Read More ›
Techno-thriller “AFRAID” comes home, but should you let it in?
Artificial Intelligence, more commonly referred to as A.I., is a staple of science fiction. The incorporation of it within novels, television programs, film, and video games is often in a supportive role toward humanity. Batman uses it to help solve… Read More ›
“Frankie Freako” has come to party at your place in Shout! Studios’s home release.
Frankie Freako and his freaks are ready to dominate your television sets, so don’t adjust the motion smoothing (actually turn it right off), kick your feet up and get ready to get lost in this absolute maddening blast-from-the-past nostalgia kick… Read More ›
4K release of “Trap” is absent satisfying trimmings.
Whether the films work for you or not, there’s no denying that an M. Night Shyamalan film is going to provoke a reaction; we’re not talking heavily divisive so much as generating conversation with audiences heralding the best parts and… Read More ›
“In a Violent Nature” is ready to come home in all the gutsy glory of a collector’s edition Blu-ray.
In January, the Sundance Film Festival kicks off the new year with buzzy crowd-pleasers, indie dramas, and a host of other films that send the film community in a tizzy. One of the buzziest “midnight” program films was the horror… Read More ›
“Blink Twice” Blu-ray Giveaway
Earlier this year, actor Zoë Kravitz released her feature film directorial debut, the thriller Blink Twice, starring Naomi Ackie (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) and Channing Tatum (This Is the End). If you missed the chance to explore this dramatic… Read More ›
Irish-language horror film “An Taibhse (The Ghost)” reaches toward a haunting quality that it can’t quite achieve. [NBFF]
Touted as the first Irish-language horror film, John Farrelly’s An Taibhse (The Ghost) is a well-intentioned mix of folk horror, disturbing imagery, and narrative references to the horror genre in general (mostly The Shining (1980)). With an all-too familiar setting… Read More ›
“Trick ‘r Treat” is chock full of eye and ear candy in Arrow’s 4K release.
I’ll be the first to admit, I wasn’t really into horror until my partner and I got together. I had seen some of the classics (the first Nightmare on Elm (1984), first Friday (1980), first Halloween (1978), etc.), but there… Read More ›
“Hellraiser: Quartet of Torment” is summoned to North America in 4K via Arrow Video.
That time has come yet again; its October and Arrow wants to scare you silly with their re-release of Hellraiser: Quartet of Torment — the first four Hellraiser films on 4K for the first time in North America. Now, this… Read More ›