Cons, Festivals, Cosplay

Frightfest 2016 Interview: Andy Edwards

British filmmaker Andy Edwards is hardly one to beat around the bush, particularly when taking into account that he’s the man behind such shorts as Houseparty Of The Dead 5 and 6. Returning to t...

Frightfest 2016 Interview: Graham Skipper

Anyone who was lucky enough to catch Graham Skipper in Joe Begos’ Almost Human and this year’s The Mind’s Eye will know that this guy is about to be huge. Natural, likeable and endle...

Frightfest 2016 Interview: Jackson Stewart

Movies like Beyond The Gates don’t come around very often. In our current, nostalgia-obsessed culture, with the likes of Stranger Things storming the boards, it can be easy to forget that paying...

Frightfest 2016 Interview: Alanna LeVierge

It’s difficult to believe that Let Her Out, a body horror shocker from the twisted mind of Cody Calahan (Antisocial 1 and 2) is the debut feature of actress Alanna LeVierge. So assured, fearless...

Bottom 5: Worst Of Frightfest 2016

Even the best festival line-ups have their duds, but in the case of Frightfest 2016, there were very few outright stinkers to rage over. It was an incredibly strong schedule overall, replete with soon...

The First Batch Of Toronto After Dark Movies Is Here!

The Toronto After Dark Festival kicks off next month, and the first wave of movies is finally here, for us all to drool over in anticipation. Described by the organisers as “some of the most cr...

Top 5: Best Of Frightfest 2016

Frightfest 2016 was a year for discovering new favourites, rather than drooling over big-name titles. After The Woods was removed from the line-up, the biggest draw was probably 31, which is odd consi...

Frightfest 2016 Review: Train To Busan

Just when it seems we’ve seen zombies in every possible, horrible situation imaginable (lest we forget, 2013’s brilliant Stalled put them in a toilet) Train To Busan trundles into the stat...

Frightfest 2016 Review: Johnny Frank Garrett’s Last Word

Based on the documentary The Last Word, English director Simon Rumley’s (whose segment in The ABCs Of Death, “P Is For Pressure” left a pretty lasting impact) Johnny Frank Garrett...