Cloaked in hooded robes, hell-bent on destruction and ready to sacrifice innocents to please their master- worshipers of the Devil are an easy bunch to stereotype in popular portrayals. Ranked from worst to best, the extent to which they work with or against cliché and manage to be entertaining on film is profiled in the following list. This …
Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead and Invincible comic book series, announced a new development deal with Fox International Channels (FIC). With record breaking ratings for the season three midseason premiere of The Walking Dead ((12.3 million viewers to be exact), Fox International Channels wants Kirkman to bring exorcism to television. The international distributor …
Today is October 1st and like every year I spend the majority of the month watching as many horror movies as I possibly can. So I decided to take it upon myself to list off the greatest horror movies ever made. I felt the need to break up the list into several categories. You see, …
“A surprisingly invigorating horror film.” The Last Exorcism Directed by Daniel Stamm Thanks to its wicked humor and unexpected smarts, The Last Exorcism sets itself apart from many recent attempts at faux-documentaries. In the film, documentary filmmakers follow a disillusioned preacher who hopes to expose the danger exorcism poses in the modern age. He attempts …
#6- The Revenant Directed by D. Kerry Prior The night after his funeral, Bart, a soldier killed in Iraq, gets up out of his grave and seeks help from his best friend Joey. No explanation or higher education will make sense of his return, and Bart wouldn’t care in any case. Now it’s all about …
The Last Exorcism is a well executed entry to the found footage movement
Two decades before The Blair Witch Project, the 1980 Italian exploitation film Cannibal Holocaust, directed by Ruggero Deodato, broke traditional cinematic conventions while creating major controversy following its release. Filmed in the Amazon Rainforest, the movie tells the story of four documentarians who journey deep into the jungle to film indigenous tribes. Two months later, …
Once more, Toronto After Dark has proven why it stands out in a city full of film festivals. Fans were treated to a wild ride full of Old Ones, exorcisms, ninjas, pot brownies, demons, centurions, robogeisha, and a human centipedes. Here are some notes from the festival: – The horror-comedy is picking up speed and …
“A surprisingly invigorating horror film.” The Last Exorcism Directed by Daniel Stamm Thanks to its wicked humor and unexpected smarts, The Last Exorcism sets itself apart from many recent attempts at faux-documentaries. In the film, documentary filmmakers follow a disillusioned preacher who hopes to expose the danger exorcism poses in the modern age. He attempts …
“The Last Exorcism offers ample scares and twists; horror fans will be rejoicing in theatre aisles…” The Last Exorcism Directed by Daniel Stamm After 5 years, the Toronto After Dark Film Festival held its very first red carpet, premiering Eli Roth’s production of The Last Exorcism – a highly engaging, tension-filled horror film that is …
The Toronto After Dark Film Festival has officially announced its complete lineup of new horror, sci-fi, action and cult films that will have their local premieres at our 5th Annual event this August 13-20, 2010 at the city’s legendary Bloor Cinema. The 16 amazing feature films at the core of the festival include a number …
Now in its 11th year, the UK’s premier horror, fantasy and extreme cinema festival is once again destined to bring terror and carnage to London’s West End, the Film4 sponsored Frightfest which runs for five days over the August Bank Holiday weekend at the Empire cinema looks certain to showcase the very best in genre …