THE MANNEQUIN *** France 2020 Dir: Kévin Mendiboure. 4 mins Despite the title, not an unwanted remake of the Andrew McCarthy / Kim Cattrall 80’s classic (admit it, you still own the 7” Starship single) but a simple, eerie short from the French filmmaker Kévin Mendiboure, whose earlier work includes…
Prepare to be overwhelmed by a mind-bending horror with heart-wrenching emotional clout, from the film-makers behind cult genre hits THE BATTERY and Tex Montana Will Survive! Imagine an H.P Lovecraft story directed by Richard Linklater, or a mumblecore version of Cellar Dweller, and you’re somewhere close to AFTER MIDNIGHT -…
Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North America rights to the Lynchian southern gothic thriller UNION BRIDGE, the debut feature from writer/director Brian Levin. Breaking Glass acquired rights to the film in March in a deal negotiated between Breaking Glass CEO Rich Wolff and Levin, who is represented by UTA and…
In its continuing commitment to provide horror fans with apparel from all eras of the genre, Fright-Rags has released new collections featuring classic creatures, an ’80s favorite, and a contemporary podcast. Fright-Rags’ Universal Monsters line grows to include The Wolf Man and The Mummy. Shirts, hoodies, and socks for each…
IT’S ALIVE **** USA 1974 Dir: Larry Cohen. 87 mins Writer-director Larry Cohen’s first horror movie is a semi-satirical modern monster movie with a title cannily aping the most famous line from classic Universal horror: hero John Ryan anecdotally acknowledges this by recalling his high school realisation that the…