Tag: Dark Fantasy

[Short Film] THE DOLLMAKER Has Come to Ruin Your Sleep

On By C.H. NewellIn Al Lougher, Dark Fantasy, Film, Horror, Matias Caruso, Short FilmLeave a comment

Al Lougher's THE DOLLMAKER is a terrifying Faustian short film about the horror of parental grief.

LIVID: A House of Tricks & Gruesome Treats

On By C.H. NewellIn Beatrice Dalle, Catherine Jacob, Chloé Coulloud, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Film, Horror, Julien MauryLeave a comment

Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury give us another terrifying vision of horror, this time in a dark fantasy like some forgotten fairy tale.

Short Film Review: A Late Thaw is a Beautifully Dark Look at Grief

On By C.H. NewellIn ChicArt Productions, Dark Fantasy, Drama, Fantasy, Film, Helena Marie, Kim Barr, Short FilmLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuqFhDSAfKs A Late Thaw. 2015. Directed & Written by Kim Barr. Starring Michelle Boback, Lucas Chartier-Dessert, Kathleen Fee, Helena Marie, & Ivan Peric. 14 minutes. Drama/Fantasy/Short ★★★★1/2  Over at ChicArt Productions they're consistently putting out interesting little short independent films. Some are great subversions of genre, others are merely great examples of the genres in …

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The Craft: Witch Growing Pains

On By C.H. NewellIn Andrew Fleming, Drama, Fairuza Balk, Fantasy, Film, Horror, Neve Campbell, Rachel True, Robin Tunney, Skeet Ulrich, WitchcraftLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGEnfY-nCek The Craft. 1996. Directed by Andrew Fleming. Screenplay by Peter Filardi & Fleming. Starring Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, Rachel True, Skeet Ulrich, Christine Taylor, Breckin Meyer, Nathaniel Marston, Cliff De Young, Assumpta Serna, Helen Shaver, Jeanine Jackson, & Brenda Strong. Columbia Pictures Corporation. Rated R. 101 minutes. Drama/Fantasy/Horror ★★★★ The 1990s were …

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White Skin Seeps Into Your Blood

On By C.H. NewellIn 2004, Canadian Film, Cannibalism, Drama, French Film, Horror Movies, La peau blanche, Mystery, Quebec, Vampires, White SkinLeave a comment

Peau Blanche a.k.a White Skin. 2004. Directed by Daniel Roby. Screenplay by Daniel Roby; based on the novel by Joël Champetier. Starring Marc Paquet, Marianne Farley, Frédéric Pierre, Jessica Harris, Julie LeBreton, Lise Roy, Joujou Turenne, Raymond Cloutier, Marcel Sabourin, and Jude-Antoine Jarda. Zone Films. Rated 14A. 89 minutes. Drama/Horror/Mystery ★★★★ I've been a longtime user of the …

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Pan’s Labyrinth and the Dark Fantasy of Guillermo del Toro

On By C.H. NewellIn Dark Fantasy, Drama, Fantasy, Guillermo del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth, Review, War1 Comment

Pan's Labyrinth. 2006. Directed & Written by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Doug Jones, Ariadna Gil, Álex Angulo, Manolo Solo, César Vea, and Roger Casamajor. Estudios Picasso/Tequila Gang/Esperanto Filmoj/Sententia Entertainment/Telecinco/OMM. Rated 14A. 118 minutes. Drama/Fantasy/War ★★★★★ Guillermo del Toro has one of the most consistently fascinating minds in film today. Ever since I saw …

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