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Panic Fest offers up another fantastic selection of shorts this year, but two in particular have stuck with me. Facies and Apotemnofilia both deliver shocking, stomach-churning moments of extreme violence that are memorable enough for the bodily reactions they elicit. But it’s their equal interest in the visceral and conceptual that makes them feel special, and like great candidates for future development into features. Facies, co-written and co-directed by Raúl Cerezo, one half of the directing duo behind The Elderly and The Passenger, along with Javier Trigales and Carlos Moriana, pulls viewers into a devastating story of the Spanish Inquisition. In 1692, more than 200 years into the Inquisition’s crusade on all perceived enemies of Catholicism, an inquisitor (Carlos Santos) forces an inventor (Daniel Ortiz)...

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For your consideration. Let us say that Horror Short Film of the Year were something that was officially awarded by globally recognized group of our peers. Then we say that the honor was awarded to the horror short that accumulated the most festival stops during the year, combined with the most awards, we’re talking volume here. Iván Villamel and Raúl Cerezo’s La Nueva (aka The Newcomer) would certainly make a strong case for being awarded that honor for 2023. So, officially that award doesn’t exist but even in name it is something you have to consider for La Nueva. The short film from the director of Mr. Dentonn and co-written by one of the writer-directors of La Pasajera (The Passenger) and Viejos (The...

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Happy New Year! As expected, the new year brings a slew of notable new titles to the various ever-growing streaming libraries, giving you plenty to watch in January 2024.

Whether you’re looking to catch up on 2023 releases or looking ahead to shiny new 2024 horror or sci-fi titles, January has it all.

These ten noteworthy horror titles will be available for streaming this month on some of the most popular streaming services out there. Here’s when/where you can watch them.

All Fun and Games – Hulu (January 4)

Salem teens discover a cursed knife that unleashes a demon that forces them to play gruesome, deadly versions of childhood games in Ari Costa and Eren Celeboglu’s teen horror movie. The 2023 horror release stars “Strange Things” actor Natalia Dyer alongside Asa Butterfield. The cast also includes Keith David, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth (Pinocchio), Annabeth Gish (“The Fall of the House of Usher”), Laurel Marsden...

Next weekend the holidays arrive. When the dust settles you will need things to watch after exhausting all the streaming libraries of holiday content. Shudder will be there with two new movies, Destroy All Neighbors and Suitable Flesh, the season finale of Dragula and the AMC series, Preacher, finally makes it over to their streaming cousin.     But first, on New Years Day Shudder has a couple of John Carpenter's classics in store for you. Prince of Darkness and The Thing are ready to help you recover from a night of celebration.   Personally, I'm really excited for everyone to check out the Spanish horror flick, The Elderly a couple weeks later. (Editor's Note: It was brought to our attention by our friends Raúl Cerezo and...

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Raging Grace tackles horrors that many immigrant workers face, highlighting prejudice, racism, and colonialism. The film's eerie atmosphere, jump scares, and haunting score create an immersive experience. While it may not be the best horror of the year, Raging Grace tells a powerful story about immigrant workers and their struggles.

Steeped in its haunting atmosphere, Raging Grace is an effective horror/thriller that tackles the prejudice, racism, and colonialism that many immigrant workers face in modern society. British-born Filipino writer-director Paris Zarcilla combines competent jump scares and an immersive soundscape to highlight the terror of what it sometimes means to live as an immigrant.

Using traditional Filipino instruments in its score, audiences will become instantly enshrouded in the films' unnerving atmosphere. Elevated by its small roster of complex characters, Raging Grace boasts a captivating story full of endless twists and turns that drive the story along unpredictably. It is a slow-burn,...

Huzzah! One of my favorite flicks from last year, The Elderly, from Raúl Cerezo and Fernando González Gómezis, now available on VOD and Blu-ray from Dark Star Pictures.   Devastated by an unexpected loss, octogenarian Manuel (Zorian Eguileor) finds his mental state rapidly shifting as disturbing impulses take root. Manuel struggles with his changing nature as his bonds with his son and pregnant daughter-in-law are tested. As Manuel's reality untethers, tensions around him begin to rise in a contagion of chaos set to erupt on the hottest night of the century.    We have an exclusive clip to share with you today, to prompt you to check this Spanish horror flick out for yourselves. The clip comes from the opening of the story where we...

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Simultaneously enigmatic and visceral, the new Spanish horror film The Elderly instantly sets a dreadful atmosphere and continues to build it to a crescendo of pure terror. It's a slow-burn until it isn't, with one of the grisliest final acts in recent memory. The film begins when an elderly woman dresses herself up in order to jump out a window and take her own life. Her husband, Manuel, is left alone but doesn't seem particularly fazed. In fact, his indifference to death and suffering becomes increasingly disturbing as the audience asks themselves, is he insane, suffering from dementia, or something somehow more... inhuman?

Manuel's loving but struggling son, Mario (an endlessly relatable Gustavo Salmerón) takes him in, much to the chagrin of his pregnant new wife, Lena. Mario's first wife died some time ago, and their daughter, Naia (Paula Gallego in one of the year's best performances), harbors resentments and insecurities as a result.

A month that has been absolutely jam packed with new horror comes to a close today, with Halloween fittingly taking place on New Release Tuesday this year. What does that mean? It means you’re getting brand new horror movies On Halloween day – five of them in total.

Here’s all the new horror released for Halloween Day 2023!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

Every story has an origin, and the found footage hit Hell House LLC is no exception. The long-awaited fourth film in writer/director Stephen Cognetti’s franchise is titled Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor, and it’s now streaming on Shudder!

The story takes place in 2021 and follows a group of internet sleuths who travel to the remote Carmichael Manor. Located deep in the woods of Rockland County, New York, the estate is the site of the infamous...

The Elderly is a highly acclaimed horror film that combines grisly realism, social commentary, and jump scares to create a terrifying experience. Critics and festival-goers have praised the film's atmospheric pace, stunning cinematography, and intense moments that push the intensity up a notch. With an excellent construction and one of the best Spanish horror endings since [Rec], The Elderly is a must-watch for fans of the genre.

Death and aging are the universal glue; everything decays, and everyone gets old, until all our lights fade out. Senility and the suffering of aging has made for some great horror films in the past (we're specifically thinking of the excellent Relic from 2020), but it looks like the upcoming horror film The Elderly is going to take the cake (the one with 90 candles on it). Coming courtesy of Darkstar Pictures, the Spanish movie (otherwise known as Viejos in Spanish) will be released on VOD/Digital on October 31st,...

Up next from Raúl Cerezo and Fernando González Gómez – the directors of the Dark Star Pictures x Bloody Disgusting collaboration The Passenger – is The Elderly, and Bloody Disgusting has been provided with an eerie clip teasing the strange behavior by the locals.

Watch the new clip below that introduces a nightmare sequence, culminating in a scare that indicates not even church provides safety amidst a horrible heat wave.

Following a successful festival circuit, The Elderly releases in theaters today, October 13.

The film later hits Blu-ray and VOD on October 31, 2023.

“Following the sudden suicide of his wife, Manuel begins acting violently strange. Soon a series of paranormal events has all of the local elderly behaving oddly. They all seem to know something the young do not – paired with a lust for blood.”

Zorion Eguileor (The Platform) stars alongside Gustavo Salmerón, Paula Gallego, Irene Anula, Juan Acedo, and Ángela Gamonal.

Raúl Cerezo,...

The trailer for horror film "The Elderly" introduces a widower navigating a lonely life after his wife's suicide, but eerie occurrences and visions raise questions about supernatural forces at play. "The Elderly" has gained critical acclaim for its brutal ending, praised for its emotional impact and excellent storytelling by its directors, Fernando González Gómez and Raúl Cerezo. The film marks the second collaboration between González Gómez and Cerezo, who established a successful partnership after co-directing their previous film, "The Passenger."

There's something spooky going on with the local senior citizens in the new trailer for horror flick The Elderly. Coming courtesy of Darkstar Pictures, the Spanish horror film (titled Viejos in Spanish) hits theaters on October 13. The trailer kicks off with a weather report, and in the midst of the scorching heat, an older woman jumps to her death. Her husband, Manuel, is asleep in his bed. The film follows the tale of the widow,...

Following the sudden suicide of his wife, Manuel begins acting violently strange. Soon a series of paranormal events has all of the local elderly behaving oddly. They all seem to know something the young do not - paired with a lust for blood.   Raúl Cerezo and Fernando González Gómez's terrific horror flick, The Elderly, is coming to theaters on Friday, October 13th, from Dark Star Pictures. To mark the occasion a trailer has been released. Check it out below.    The Elderly (Viejos) remains one of my favorite films from last year. I'm a big fan of these two filmmakers since their debut The Passenger (La pasajera). Do not miss the chance to see The Elderly in a theatre.     ...

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Up next from Raúl Cerezo and Fernando González Gómez – the directors of the Dark Star Pictures x Bloody Disgusting collaboration The Passenger – is The Elderly, and Dark Star Pictures unleashed the bone-chilling official trailer this afternoon.

Following a successful festival circuit, The Elderly releases in theaters on October 13.

The film later hits Blu-ray and VOD on October 31, 2023.

“Following the sudden suicide of his wife, Manuel begins acting violently strange. Soon a series of paranormal events has all of the local elderly behaving oddly. They all seem to know something the young do not – paired with a lust for blood.”

Zorion Eguileor (The Platform) stars alongside Gustavo Salmerón, Paula Gallego, Irene Anula, Juan Acedo, and Ángela Gamonal.

Raúl Cerezo, Javier Trigales, and Rubén Sánchez Trigos wrote The Elderly.

The film is currently 100% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with 7 festival reviews.

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U.S. distribution company Dark Star Pictures, Mexico’s Mantícora Distribution and Spain’s La Dalia Films announced at Cannes a strategic deal to launch genre label Antídoto Horror Factory.

The venture, unveiled at the Marché du Film’s new genre-focused Fantastic Pavilion, will develop, produce, distribute and sell a minimum of four genre feature films in the next four years, starting pre-production in 2023.

Dark Star will take North American rights; Mantícora, Latin American territory, and La Dalia, Spanish rights. “For the rest of the world, the partners will mutually agree to the most suitable sales representation,” said Antídoto Horror Factory partners in a statement.

For Mantícora, a distribution and sales company based in Mexico, fruit of a joint venture between Vcs Capital and Mónica Lozano’s Alebrije Cine, the move will mark the entry into film production.

“In what is a more competitive market for small to medium distribution companies,...

This post contains spoilers for "Black Mirror" season 3, episode 4 "San Junipero."

Leave it to "Black Mirror" to make an episode involving euthanasia somehow hopeful. The Emmy-winning "San Junipero" has been hailed as "the show's finest hour" -- it topped our ranking of episodes from the first three seasons of "Black Mirror" in 2016, and was again near the top in our updated ranking of all five seasons in 2022. Now, with "Black Mirror" season 6 on the way in June 2023, it's as good a time as any to go back, revisit old episodes, and perhaps wax nostalgic about the highs and lows of the series.

Consider it a form of "immersive nostalgia therapy," of the kind that Yorkie (Mackenzie Davis) and Kelly (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) undergo in "San Junipero." The episode is unique for "Black Mirror," not only because it's a love story with what could be interpreted as a happy ending, but because...

Fernando González Gómez and Raúl Cerezo’s “The Elderly” (2022) is a Spanish-language horror film that deals predominantly with the psychological breakdown of elderly people who suffer from loneliness and deprivation. It explores the life of an elderly man named Manuel, who has recently lost his wife and suffers from acute loneliness and grief. While his son and beloved granddaughter try to take care of him, they discover a hidden, darker side to the otherwise warmhearted octogenarian, and it is not just him but all the other aged people in town who start demonstrating highly erratic and detrimental behavior, causing widespread panic and creating bloody havoc across town. The film is a deviation from traditional horror flicks insofar as its horror element is concerned. Instead of emphasizing merely the supernatural, it focuses on setting up an atmosphere of uneasiness and terror, employing psychological tropes to propel its plot. Starring Zorion Eguileor,...

The Chattanooga Film Festival is celebrating its 10th year with an impressive in-person and virtual lineup that includes world premieres, special events, and the latest and greatest in genre cinema. Taking place from June 23 - 29, we have a breakdown on everything that has been announced:

Press Release: Chattanooga, Tenn - The Chattanooga Film Festival (Cff) will make its long awaited return this summer from June 23 - 29. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, after being named one of “The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” by MovieMaker Magazine, the festival will return to the ground June 23 - 25, while still offering a virtual experience from June 23 - 29.

While the festival will have various locations around the city, the main venue will be Chattanooga’s historic and legendary haunted The Read House Hotel. The hotel’s 1920’s beauty and the tale of Room 311, with resident ghost Annalisa, makes it the perfect backdrop for the festival’s 10th Anniversary.

The Chattanooga Film Festival 2023 returns in person and virtually for its tenth year, taking place June 23 through 29! The beloved festival will return to an in person event for the first time since 2019, from June 23 through 25, while still offering a virtual experience from June 23 through 29.

For those attending in person, the main venue will be Chattanooga’s historic and legendary haunted The Read House Hotel. The hotel’s 1920’s beauty and the tale of Room 311, with resident ghost Annalisa, makes it the perfect spooky backdrop for the festival’s 10th Anniversary. The festival will also have various locations around the city.

As for what to expect this year, the Chattanooga Film Festival has unveiled it’s first wave of programming, including their opening feature: Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls. The film is based on director Andrew Bowser’s viral character Onyx, who has racked up over 300 million plus views online.

Dark Star has closed North America on Spanish horror film “The Elderly” (“Los viejos”) which world premiered at Montreal’s Fantasia Festival winning lead Zorion Eguileor best actor for what Variety called his “disturbing yet strangely affecting turn.”

Directed by Raul Cerezo and Fernando González Gómez, “The Elderly” went on to screen at Austin’s Fantastic Fest and Spain’s Sitges Film Festival, completing a prestige genre fest trifecta.

In further sales, Lighthouse has taken on German-speaking Europe, whilst Creative Century has acquired rights for Taiwan.

The film stars Eguileor, memorable in Netflix mega-hit “Platform, as well as Gustavo Salmeron, Paula Gallego (“The Passenger”) and Irene Anula (“Vampiro”). It is produced by Jose Luis Rancaño at Persons Films and Mamen Espinosa at La Dalia Films.

“The Elderly” tells the story of an 80-year-old man, Manuel, who begins to suffer what seems to be dementia following the suicide of his wife,...

Our friends at Celluloid Screams announced their programme for this year's festival.    This year's programme is bookended by two Spanish-language films. The Elderly, a film I rather enjoyed this Summer, will open the festival while the much anticipated horror flick, Evil Eye, from our friend Isaac Ezban is slated to close out the festival. Other Spanish-language films include The Passenger, the first film from the duo behind The Elderly, Raúl Cerezo and Fernando González Gómez, and Huesera, the Tribeca award winner from Michelle Garza Cervera.    Other festival faves include The Harbinger, Something in the Dirt, Watcher and Holy Shit! There are a couple rep screenings worth noting - Bubba Ho-tep and Evil Dead 2 - but what really has our attention is the Ghostwatch: A 30th Anniversary...

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The Fantasia Film Festival is set to close with July Jung’s thriller Next Sohee, organizers said on Thursday.

Korean filmmaker Jung’s drama, which debuted by closing the Cannes Critics’ Week and will get a North American bow in Montreal, follows a young woman driven to suicide by a relentless work environment and an outraged investigator trying to get to the bottom of what happened.

Fantasia on closing night will also host a special screening for Halina Reijn’s Bodies, Bodies, Bodies, which stars Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Myha’la Herrold, Rachel Sennott and Pete Davidson.

Unveiling its third wave of titles, the genre fest will also hold world premieres for Yuki Tanada’s My Broken Mariko and Raúl Cerezo and Fernando González Gómez’s The Elderly.

There’s also North American debuts for Quebec auteur Denis Côté’s That Kind of Summer...