Michael Gingold

2 days ago | rue-morgue.com | Michael Gingold

By MICHAEL GINGOLDStarring Hassie Harrison, Jai Courtney and Josh HeustonDirected by Sean ByrneWritten by Nick LepardIndependent Film Company/ShudderSharks and serial killers feel like they’ve been the top two threats in the movies over the past couple of decades, so it’s only natural that a film has come along combining those subgenres.

3 days ago | rue-morgue.com | Michael Gingold

By MICHAEL GINGOLDAnd it’s all starting a day earlier than previously announced. The 29th Fantasia International Film Festival will now take place July 16-August 3, in its usual Montreal haunts of the Concordia Hall and J.A. de Sève cinemas, with additional screenings and events at Montreal’s Cinéma du Musée.

3 days ago | rue-morgue.com | Michael Gingold

By MICHAEL GINGOLDOne of the best-known cases of actual exorcism comes to the screen this Friday, June 6 as THE RITUAL dramatizes the true story of Emma Schmidt, a.k.a. Anna Ecklund. She’s played by up-and-coming actress Abigail Cowen, while Father Joseph Steiger, one of the priests who purged Schmidt of the demon infesting her, is portrayed by Dan Stevens, who’s been all over the horror scene in the last couple of years. The two actors sat down recently to discuss the movie with RUE MORGUE.

3 days ago | rue-morgue.com | Michael Gingold

By MICHAEL GINGOLDHaving made their on-line fame on YouTube with a series of comedic and horrific shorts (as RackaRacka), Australian twin brothers Danny and Michael Philippou made a powerful entry into the feature fright scene with 2023’s TALK TO ME. Now they’re in theaters again with BRING HER BACK, which if anything is even more grueling than their debut movie, and which they discuss here with RUE MORGUE.

4 days ago | rue-morgue.com | Michael Gingold

By MICHAEL GINGOLDThe adaptation of Don Roff’s popular novel CLARE AT 16 is coming to big and small screens this summer. Quiver Distribution has announced its acquisition of North American rights to SAINT CLARE, the second feature by director Mitzi Peirone, who won praise for her debut movie BRAID.