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Crystal Cross Finds Heart Between Gas Stations

I’d like to think I’d make a decent road-trip companion. I can appreciate a good playlist, I’m usually interested in a questionable roadside attraction and I understand that stopping for snacks is an essential part of the journey. Beyond that,… Continue Reading →

Where the Hell Is Anna? Finds Strength in Sisterhood, Fear in the Shadows

Taylor Dupuis in the 2026 film Where the Hell is Anna?

Tennessee probably makes most people think of country music before horror movies, but our state has provided some memorable places for things to go horribly wrong. Sam Raimi filmed the original The Evil Dead at a cabin in Morristown, while… Continue Reading →

September 27, 2026

Tennessee Filmmakers Accent the Nashville Film Festival

Tennessee filmmakers young and old from across the state strut their stuff as the 57th Annual Nashville Film Festival premieres show off local talent. Celebrating the art of film, music and culture, the Nashville Film Festival was originally founded in… Continue Reading →

September 27, 2026

Sparks Celebrates the Cinema Through Time Travel

Nothing grabs your attention like a young lady walking home after fighting with her mother and discovering a random cigarette vending machine in the middle of the road, which happens to disperse a Godard book (along with packs of cigs)…. Continue Reading →

September 22, 2026

Undertone Creepifies Nursery Rhymes into a Supernatural Horror Story

If you were intrigued by the mind trip of random doors leading to a liminal space, along with your subconscious in Backrooms, you might be inclined to tune in to Undertone, another entry of A24 Films that equally demands your attention…. Continue Reading →

September 15, 2026

The End of Oak Street Makes Dinosaur Movies Feel New Again

When I saw Jurassic Park in the theater, I had very little idea about what it was about. I only knew that Steven Spielberg had made a movie about dinosaurs, and that was more than enough to get me through… Continue Reading →

August 19, 2026

The 2026 #HauntLife Midyear Awards: The Good, the Bad and the Backrooms

Last year, I introduced the #HauntLife Midyear Movie Missteps Awards, a completely unnecessary ceremony honoring the movies that confused, disappointed or irritated me during the first half of 2025. It was both petty and therapeutic in a way. It was… Continue Reading →

August 9, 2026

Dead Media is a Throwback to Following the Rules of ’90s Horror

Back in the day, renting movies was a weekly exercise in patience. Finding the best entertainment options while beating your neighbors to the local store’s limited inventory (or not) felt like beating your head against the wall at times. For… Continue Reading →

August 2, 2026

Lars Shrike Walks the Night: Lost in More Than Space

For as long as I can remember, I’ve found myself wondering about the stories of complete strangers: The man quietly eating lunch by himself at a diner, the woman hurrying through the grocery store with a cart full of things… Continue Reading →

July 20, 2026

Rose of Nevada Navigates Nautical Nightmares

Cold Open: After a long-and-intentional panning of scenery slowly bleeds into partially spoken sentences as the audience deciphers a boat has mysteriously returned after 30 long years of being declared lost at sea, the story of Rose of Nevada (which… Continue Reading →

July 5, 2026

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