Joseph Perry

1 week ago | horrorfuel.com | Joseph Perry

Official synopsis: What does it mean to live in a place known for Halloween? Set in St. Helens, OR, the filming site of the 1998 Disney Channel movie, Halloweentown, this heartfelt documentary follows the local residents and the impact that the movie has had on their lives and traditions. Steeped in often hilarious communal disagreements and spooky imagery, Spirit of Halloweentown is a colorful love letter to the town’s legacy and dedication to our favorite holiday.

2 weeks ago | gruesomemagazine.com | Joseph Perry |Jeff Mohr

Official synopsis: “Focus. What do you see?” Afflicted with a rare and fatal condition that affects her ability to perceive time and causes sudden blackouts, single mother Frankie Rhodes relies on self-recorded cassette tapes to help her navigate the world. Desperate to make ends meet while she fights for custody of her young daughter, she accepts a risky but high-paying job from a mysterious woman, which draws her into a world of paranoid conspiracies that threatens to swallow her whole.

2 weeks ago | horrorfuel.com | Joseph Perry

Official synopsis: A group of friends’ plans unravel when a string of misfortunes spirals into bloodshed. Trust crumbles as the survivors are forced to confront harrowing the truth that sometimes, the deadliest threats come from within. After a highly entertaining cold open involving a fabled slasher, we are introduced to the vanload of young adults who are destined for trouble in writer/director Jordan Miller’s The Only Ones.

2 weeks ago | gruesomemagazine.com | Joseph Perry

Official synopsis: In 1893, an endearing Cornish fisherman’s wife captures the attention of the medical profession as the first person to ever cure someone of tuberculosis. A doctor is sent to investigate her miraculous claim, hell bent on proving a woman’s place is in the home and not practicing medicine . . . only to discover the source of her unearthly power. Writer/director/star Ali Cook has masterfully crafted a period-piece folk horror tale with his 2024 U.K. short film The Pearl Comb.

2 weeks ago | horrorfuel.com | Joseph Perry

Official synopsis: A musician recording an album in the woods finds eerie cassette tapes being left for him. On them, a woman researching an urban legend was being terrorized by a man and his vicious dog. Now, the same thing is happening to the musician. Writer/director Richard Waters’ Irish feature Distort combines folklore and urban legend with a wandering-in-the-woods found-footage horror approach.