[Nightstream] Short Films: GUTTERWITCH / WEIRDO / LANDGRAVES

On 10/16/202010/16/2020 By C.H. NewellIn FilmLeave a comment

The next batch of Nightstream shorts are terrifying, unsettling, surreal, and dark as midnight in the depths of winter.

[Fantasia 2020] Short Films: NIGHTINGALE / MR. THISFORTHAT / MILK TEETH

On 09/01/202009/01/2020 By C.H. NewellIn FilmLeave a comment

Strange creatures everywhere; in nursing homes, in family homes, in orphanages. These 3 shorts show what's lurking right next to us in the shadows.

Carnival Row – Season 1, Episode 1: “Some Dark God Wakes”

On 08/30/201908/31/2019 By C.H. NewellIn Amazon, Cara Delevingne, Carnival Row, Fantasy, Jared Harris, Orlando Bloom, Season 1, Victorian EnglandLeave a comment

Someone is killing fae in the Burgue, and the murder isn't stopping.

WITCHBOARD’s Got the Ouija Goodness

On 10/29/201709/27/2017 By C.H. NewellIn 1986, Film, Horror, Kathleen Wilhoite, Kevin S. Tenney, Mystery, Ouija Board, ThrillerLeave a comment

Underrated, underseen, Kevin S. Tenney's 1986 horror WITCHBOARD helped make the Ouija popular again.

Too Much Camp in HOUSE II: THE SECOND STORY

On 10/07/201709/27/2017 By C.H. NewellIn Arye Gross, Bill Maher, Comedy, Fantasy, Film, Horror, Jonathan Stark, Royal DanoLeave a comment

Sometimes sequels improve on the original, sometimes they're only a bit better. Other times, they're rougher than that.

Lukewarm Gothic with A CURE FOR WELLNESS

On 02/24/201704/21/2019 By C.H. NewellIn Dark Fantasy, Drama, Film, Gore Verbinski, HorrorLeave a comment

Gore Verbinski's return to horror is disturbing, Gothic, & way too damn long.

BEFORE I WAKE: Flanagan Heads Deep Into the Dark Power of Grief

On 10/02/201612/14/2016 By C.H. NewellIn Annabeth Gish, Dash Mihok, Drama, Fantasy, Film, Horror, Jacob Tremblay, Jeff Howard, Kate Bosworth, Mike Flanagan, Thomas Jane, Thriller1 Comment

A look at the depth of grief, trauma, and how to cope afterwards.

VALHALLA RISING: Revisionist Arthouse Viking History

On 08/06/201605/23/2017 By C.H. NewellIn Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Film, Mads Mikkelsen, Nicolas Winding Refn, Roy Jacobsen, Vikings2 Comments

Refn brings his wild sensibilities to a dark fantasy epic involving the possible course of a Viking trip to North America before anybody other than the Natives set foot on its ground.