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The Soho Horror Film Festival’s virtual sibling Sohome Horror Pride returns this weekend with a defiant and dazzling showcase of queer horror from around the globe. Running from 13 to 15 June, the 2025 edition marks the sixth outing of the award-winning LGBTQ+ genre event, and delivers a line-up of 10 feature films and 25 shorts – all available on a pay-what-you-can basis, making it one of the most accessible genre festivals of its kind.

The programme takes full advantage of the weekend’s Friday the 13th date, presenting a theme strand titled Queering the Slasher, a celebration and subversion of the tropes that have long shaped the horror genre. Among the headline titles is Black Theta, Tim Connolly’s self-aware homage to early-2000s slashers, making its European premiere. The festival also features the international debut of The Brooklyn Butcher, a sleazy, neon-lit portmanteau that Cinephobia Releasing described as “Abel Ferrara meets Paris, Je...

For a horror anthology, Hauntology seems like the perfect title. I’m surprised that nobody actually thought of it before. Director Parker Brennon’s queer horror is much more than its title, of course. It does have issues when it comes to technicalities, but the good intent is visible, which makes the whole thing very much watchable. It sets up an interesting premise for all four segments and then neatly ties all of them together by the end. In this article, we’re going to look into the ending of Hauntology and also each of its segments, separately.

Spoilers Ahead

What Is The Movie About?

In an unnamed town in Ohio, teenager Venus Price runs away from home after having a spat with her parents. Her older sister Jazmin, aka Jaz—who presumably doesn’t live with Venus and her parents—stops her in the middle of the road. Jaz...

Parker Brennon’s Hauntology (2024) is an anthology of ghost stories revolving around a neighbourhood in Ohio. The stories of diverse subgenres of horror– from witchcraft to rural horror then to a giallo and finally ending in Gothic Victorian– feature one central predilection– the question of the place of the queer. The narrative and its elements try to mirror the isolating experience of being a queer individual in a sprawling American locality. The loose threads of each story are finally tied in the final showdown and endowed with an ending of certainty.

Hauntology (2024) Plot Summary & Movie Synopsis:

While driving past her suburban Ohio neighbourhood, Jazmin spots her younger sister, Venus, flouncing out of their house over a disagreement with their parents. With her luggage, Venus is ready to leave the house and live independently. Jazmin warns Venus that Ohio has gained significant notoriety due to its haunted places. Jazmin cunningly strikes...

The Halloween season is most definitely in full swing, with a whopping Ten brand new horror movies released this week across theaters, streamers including Netflix, and VOD outlets.

Here’s all the new horror that released September 16 – September 22, 2024!

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The latest movie from Indonesian master of horror Joko Anwar (Satan’s Slaves, Impetigore, Nightmares & Daydreams), Grave Torture is now streaming on Netflix.

In Joko Anwar’s Grave Torture, “When a violent act kills her parents, Sita vows to debunk the idea of supernatural torment after death — a fixation that leads her on a dark quest.”

Here’s the full plot synopsis from the film’s Wikipedia page: “After both of her parents became victims of suicide bombings, Sita became distrustful of religion. Since then, Sita’s goal in life has been only one: to find the most sinful person and when that person dies,...

Catching up with runaway sister Venus (Jaidyn Triplett), Jazmin Price (Samantha Russell) agrees to take her sibling far away from her troublesome situation at home if she feels the same way after she’s been given a tour of her hometown and the spooky stories involving their ancestors. It’s anthology time, folks, which always piques my interest, and this one focuses on both LGBTQ+ society and people of colour so I was looking forward to writer director Parker Brennon bringing their unique and vibrant perspective to the portmanteau pic.

I’m disappointed, and incredibly frustrated, that Hauntology does not only miss the chance to truly freshen up the subgenre but also lacks some comprehension of those magic elements which make the format sparkle. The template is there: framing device; four different tales spanning the years (plus a bonus mission for the sisters at the very end); a sprinkling of...

As Pigeon Shrine FrightFest 2024 unfolds, audiences are in for a treat with the International Premiere of Hauntology, a queer horror anthology that blends ghostly tales with deeply personal narratives.

Written and directed by Parker Brennon, Hauntology takes viewers on a journey with two siblings who embark on a road trip through Ohio, uncovering interconnected ghost stories that span the seasons. With a cast featuring the legendary Nancy Loomis and rising stars like Samantha Robinson and Zoey Luna, Hauntology is set to be one of the festival’s standout films. In this exclusive interview, Parker Brennon shares the inspiration behind the film, their path into filmmaking, and what excites them most about FrightFest.

Parker Brennon, writer/director 1. Tell us about your film

Parker Brennon: Hauntology is a queer horror anthology where two siblings go on a road trip. Each place they visit has a different ghost story, and the stories...

"I can't stay here." "There's no reason to be afraid." Gravitas Ventures has unveiled an official trailer for a film called Hauntology, an indie horror project originally pitched as a "Queer Horror Road Trip Movie." It's an anthology feature with various horror segments - an older sister takes her fearless runaway sibling Venus on a road trip, to share the most chilling tales surrounding their hometown. Jazmin takes Venus on a journey around Ohio, where Jazmin tells supernatural tales featuring characters have more in common with Venus than they first realize. Hauntology features four ghostly vignettes and another wrap-around story - a series of ghost stories taking them to four very haunted places. The movie stars Jaidyn Triplett as Venus Price, Samantha Russell as Jazmin, and Naomi Grossman as Annalisa, with Zoey Luna, Samantha Robinson, Nancy Loomis, Kurt Oberhaus, among others. An original feature made with crowdfunding, this queer horror...

Best known for playing Annie Brackett in John Carpenter’s original Halloween, Nancy Loomis (aka Nancy Kyes) returns to the screen for the first time in over 30 years in the upcoming horror anthology Hauntology from Gravitas Ventures. We’ve got the exclusive trailer.

Hauntology comes to FrightFest on August 23 before hitting VOD on September 17.

Watch the official trailer below and read on for everything you need to know.

In addition to Nancy Kyes aka Nancy Loomis, the cast also includes Samantha Robinson, Zoey Luna (The Craft Legacy), and Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story).

“In this queer horror anthology, 12-year-old Venus runs away from home, but their journey is cut short when their older sister, Jazmin, spots them wheeling a suitcase down the sidewalk. Jazmin then takes Venus on a journey around Ohio, where Jazmin tells supernatural tales whose characters have more in common with Venus than they first realize.”

Hauntology features four ghostly vignettes…...

Parker Brennon’s Hauntology is set to make its international premiere at the 2024 Pigeon Shrine FrightFest, bringing a unique blend of queer horror to the festival’s line-up. Scheduled for a late-night screening on Friday, 23rd August, this anthology film offers a chilling exploration of ghost stories with a distinctly queer perspective, blending supernatural elements with themes of identity and belonging.

Hauntology follows the journey of twelve-year-old Venus, who, after running away from home, is intercepted by their older sister, Jazmin. Instead of taking Venus back home, Jazmin takes them on an eerie road trip around their Ohio hometown, sharing spine-tingling tales at each stop. Each location they visit harbours its own ghost story, all intricately tied to queer experiences. From a trans woman’s desperate spell to become her ideal self, only to unleash a dark spirit, to a troubled couple discovering a love that transcends death, the anthology...

The 25th edition of the Pigeon Shrine FrightFest promises to be an unforgettable celebration of horror cinema, taking place between 22 August to 26 August 2024.

It’s hard to comprehend just how many films will be on offer to see at this fantastic event, so we have broken down each of the screens into articles for you to digest. And we may have saved the best (this one) until last!

We have already detailed what will be on offer in Discovery Screen 1, Discovery Screen 2 and Discovery Screen 3 across the long weekend.

Now it’s time to read about the final list of films on offer, detailed below. Read on for the film programme for the Main Screen, at the Cineworld, Leicester Square.

Pigeon Shrine FrightFest 2024 – Main Screen Thursday, 22 August 2024

5:30 Pm – Opening Film: Broken Bird (World Premiere) Directed by Joanne Mitchell and starring Rebecca Calder, James Fleet, Jay Taylor, and Sacharissa Claxton,...