(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition, Ariel remembers very real terror in "The Sixth Sense," and Matt feels like he's seeing dead people for the first time all over again.)
However memeable it's become over the years, "The Sixth Sense" is, in my opinion, M. Night Shyamalan's masterpiece. While rewatching it for this week's column, all I could do was remember what made it so terrifying to me as a child. I was 11 years old when it hit...
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However memeable it's become over the years, "The Sixth Sense" is, in my opinion, M. Night Shyamalan's masterpiece. While rewatching it for this week's column, all I could do was remember what made it so terrifying to me as a child. I was 11 years old when it hit...
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- 5/28/2022
- by Ariel Fisher
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition, Matt turns a camera on some innocent-looking grandparents in "The Visit" and Ariel can't stand the silence.)
The found-footage movement was birthed by filmmakers with tight budgets and minimal resources who defied the odds to popularize home video horrors. Movies like "The Blair Witch Project" and "Paranormal Activity" showed that 15,000 and a handheld camera could gross 190 million. Everyone wanted their cut of the insanely profitable subgenre (when done right). Little...
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The found-footage movement was birthed by filmmakers with tight budgets and minimal resources who defied the odds to popularize home video horrors. Movies like "The Blair Witch Project" and "Paranormal Activity" showed that 15,000 and a handheld camera could gross 190 million. Everyone wanted their cut of the insanely profitable subgenre (when done right). Little...
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- 5/20/2022
- by Matt Donato
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition, Matt welcomes Chucky's shift into gothic horror while Ariel makes it clear that the Good Guy doll is never welcome in her house.)
My ironclad love for the "Child's Play" franchise won't allow me to say there's a "worst" entry because they're all special. Around the internet, echoed through horror conventions, naysayers will tell you "Seed Of Chucky" is that low point. Don Mancini followed "Bride of Chucky" with an even more comedy-centric slasher that...
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My ironclad love for the "Child's Play" franchise won't allow me to say there's a "worst" entry because they're all special. Around the internet, echoed through horror conventions, naysayers will tell you "Seed Of Chucky" is that low point. Don Mancini followed "Bride of Chucky" with an even more comedy-centric slasher that...
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- 5/7/2022
- by Matt Donato
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition, Ariel reflects on the scream that changed the genre while Matt welcomes another visit to Woodsboro.)
If you're reading this, then chances are you don't need me to tell you that "Scream" changed horror forever. Regardless of the other meta-horror features that came before it — of which there are several, perhaps most notably "Wes Craven's New Nightmare" — this played with the most familiar parts of the genre while grinning from ear to ear...
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If you're reading this, then chances are you don't need me to tell you that "Scream" changed horror forever. Regardless of the other meta-horror features that came before it — of which there are several, perhaps most notably "Wes Craven's New Nightmare" — this played with the most familiar parts of the genre while grinning from ear to ear...
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- 4/29/2022
- by Ariel Fisher
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition, Ariel has some fun with Annabelle and Matt agrees.)
We like to have fun here, in case you couldn't already tell. So this week, I decided to go with a contemporary creature feature that keeps the frights coming and your pulse pumping. Easily the best in the franchise, "Annabelle Comes Home" is a no-nonsense chiller that capitalizes on what makes the Warren's cabinet of morbid curiosities so fascinating — it's...
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We like to have fun here, in case you couldn't already tell. So this week, I decided to go with a contemporary creature feature that keeps the frights coming and your pulse pumping. Easily the best in the franchise, "Annabelle Comes Home" is a no-nonsense chiller that capitalizes on what makes the Warren's cabinet of morbid curiosities so fascinating — it's...
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- 4/16/2022
- by Ariel Fisher
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition, Matt charts a course to Isla Sorna in "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" because second time's the charm, and Ariel reminisces about "Jaws.")
"Jaws." "Tremors." "The Lost World: Jurassic Park." What do these films have in common?
Steven Spielberg only directed two of them — try again.
Are they all creature features? Warmer!
They're creature features that showcase an exceptional predatory hunting sequence where said creatures lurk,...
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"Jaws." "Tremors." "The Lost World: Jurassic Park." What do these films have in common?
Steven Spielberg only directed two of them — try again.
Are they all creature features? Warmer!
They're creature features that showcase an exceptional predatory hunting sequence where said creatures lurk,...
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- 4/8/2022
- by Matt Donato
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition, Ariel takes a trip back to Isla Nublar, and Matt relives his nightmares spent running away from raptors.)
"Jurassic Park" changed cinema in 1993, and captivated an entire generation of future filmmakers. It's still doing that, truth be told. All it takes are the first few notes of John Williams' iconic score to my chest with joy and comfort. Watching Drs. Alan Grant (Sam Neill), Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), and Ian Malcolm (Jeff...
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"Jurassic Park" changed cinema in 1993, and captivated an entire generation of future filmmakers. It's still doing that, truth be told. All it takes are the first few notes of John Williams' iconic score to my chest with joy and comfort. Watching Drs. Alan Grant (Sam Neill), Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), and Ian Malcolm (Jeff...
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- 4/1/2022
- by Ariel Fisher
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition, Ariel explores the terrifying twist in "The Others" and Matt champions its predecessor.)
It's no great mystery that I adore "The Changeling." So much so, in fact, that I'll write about it as often as possible. As a result, it shouldn't come as a shock that I'd eventually pick "The Others" to write about for this column. Alejandro Amenábar's haunting English-language debut was actively inspired by Peter Medak's ghost story...
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It's no great mystery that I adore "The Changeling." So much so, in fact, that I'll write about it as often as possible. As a result, it shouldn't come as a shock that I'd eventually pick "The Others" to write about for this column. Alejandro Amenábar's haunting English-language debut was actively inspired by Peter Medak's ghost story...
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- 3/18/2022
- by Ariel Fisher
- Slash Film
Focusing on the positive impact that horror can have on people who live with mental illness, Mental Health & Horror: A Documentary is directed by Jonathan Barkan, and Daily Dead Editor-in-Chief Jonathan James has supported this project and will be credited as an associate producer. With the documentary in its final hours of its Indiegogo campaign, we've been provided with an exclusive clip and casting news to share with Daily Dead readers!
We're thrilled to exclusively share that in addition to its already impressive list of interviewees, Mental Health & Horror: A Documentary will also feature interviews with filmmaker and actor Larry Fessenden, filmmaker Ted Geoghegan, and filmmaker and horror host Blair Bathory (Fear Haus)!
Below, you can watch our exclusive clip featuring Fessenden, and to learn more about Mental Health & Horror: A Documentary, visit the documentary's Indiegogo page and official website!
Mental Health & Horror: A Documentary, the upcoming feature-length documentary discussing...
We're thrilled to exclusively share that in addition to its already impressive list of interviewees, Mental Health & Horror: A Documentary will also feature interviews with filmmaker and actor Larry Fessenden, filmmaker Ted Geoghegan, and filmmaker and horror host Blair Bathory (Fear Haus)!
Below, you can watch our exclusive clip featuring Fessenden, and to learn more about Mental Health & Horror: A Documentary, visit the documentary's Indiegogo page and official website!
Mental Health & Horror: A Documentary, the upcoming feature-length documentary discussing...
- 3/17/2022
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition: Matt goes Squatching and Ariel finds terror in the silence.)
I'm not afraid of Sasquatch. This entry isn't some deep-seated fear of a cryptid icon. Sasquatch movies don't usually provoke my curiosity of unknowns, except Bobcat Goldthwait's "Willow Creek" hits differently. Maybe that's because Goldthwait approaches "Willow Creek" as a hardcore "Squatcher" — those who are most serious about finding Bigfoot — with authentic curiosity blended into his found-footage creature feature.
What if...
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I'm not afraid of Sasquatch. This entry isn't some deep-seated fear of a cryptid icon. Sasquatch movies don't usually provoke my curiosity of unknowns, except Bobcat Goldthwait's "Willow Creek" hits differently. Maybe that's because Goldthwait approaches "Willow Creek" as a hardcore "Squatcher" — those who are most serious about finding Bigfoot — with authentic curiosity blended into his found-footage creature feature.
What if...
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- 3/11/2022
- by Matt Donato
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition, Ariel explains why this particular scene in "Hunters" is actually terrifying, and Matt provides an outsider's perspective.)
The notion of horror and what scares us is wholly subjective. Despite the occasional protestations that may suggest otherwise, there are many different ways to qualify in the genre. Whether it's partaking in the supernatural by way of "The Exorcist," "Paranormal Activity," and "The Changeling," reality-based slashers like "Scream" or "Halloween," or the chilling exploitation vibes...
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The notion of horror and what scares us is wholly subjective. Despite the occasional protestations that may suggest otherwise, there are many different ways to qualify in the genre. Whether it's partaking in the supernatural by way of "The Exorcist," "Paranormal Activity," and "The Changeling," reality-based slashers like "Scream" or "Halloween," or the chilling exploitation vibes...
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- 2/18/2022
- by Ariel Fisher
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition: Matt revisits the Abaddon Hotel in "Hell House LLC," and Ariel remembers why she hates haunted houses. Sort of.)
Whenever I crave a dependable scare, certain found footage favorites come to mind. The style has defined a subgenre often maligned by the general public, who equate the phrase to shaky cameras and motion sickness. The worst examples are to blame, but any subgenre will have its unwatchables. For every backyard production where an...
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Whenever I crave a dependable scare, certain found footage favorites come to mind. The style has defined a subgenre often maligned by the general public, who equate the phrase to shaky cameras and motion sickness. The worst examples are to blame, but any subgenre will have its unwatchables. For every backyard production where an...
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- 2/11/2022
- by Matt Donato
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition: Matt recalls the scariest scene in any "Final Destination," and Ariel reluctantly agrees ... sort of.)
I cast no shade by chasing Ariel's "Final Destination 3" pick with the title's elder sibling. The franchise isn't known for haunting scares — audiences buy tickets to gawk at sensational deaths. But that doesn't mean each movie is without traumatic moments, typically the opening disaster that each central character witnesses as a premonition. The original has a plane...
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I cast no shade by chasing Ariel's "Final Destination 3" pick with the title's elder sibling. The franchise isn't known for haunting scares — audiences buy tickets to gawk at sensational deaths. But that doesn't mean each movie is without traumatic moments, typically the opening disaster that each central character witnesses as a premonition. The original has a plane...
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- 1/28/2022
- by Matt Donato
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition: Matt champions "Unfriended" as the real fear.com, and Ariel grows resentful of Matt for his shenanigans.)
At the dawn of Screenlife horror — a filmmaking movement coined by producer, writer, and director Timur Bekmambetov — where computer screens became a new terrifying frontier, "Unfriended" represented a cinematic refresh. Under Bekmambetov's Bazelevs Productions, Levan Gabriadze tells a story of digital possession brought on by cyberbullying that takes place exclusively on a MacBook screencast....
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At the dawn of Screenlife horror — a filmmaking movement coined by producer, writer, and director Timur Bekmambetov — where computer screens became a new terrifying frontier, "Unfriended" represented a cinematic refresh. Under Bekmambetov's Bazelevs Productions, Levan Gabriadze tells a story of digital possession brought on by cyberbullying that takes place exclusively on a MacBook screencast....
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- 1/14/2022
- by Matt Donato
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition: Ariel unwraps a terrifying gift in Michael Dougherty's "Krampus," and Matt chimes in with his unabashed love for the festive fright-fest.)
It's a mighty task to take on the Christmas post for Scariest Scene, especially given Matt's well-known love of not only all of the reds but Christmas horror. Inspired by some of his previous work, including but not limited to his poems on strange Christmas horror, Ho Ho Huh? and its sequel, I decided...
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It's a mighty task to take on the Christmas post for Scariest Scene, especially given Matt's well-known love of not only all of the reds but Christmas horror. Inspired by some of his previous work, including but not limited to his poems on strange Christmas horror, Ho Ho Huh? and its sequel, I decided...
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- 12/24/2021
- by Ariel Fisher
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition: Matt gets back to basics with an iconic "Friday the 13th" scare, and Ariel talks about its lasting terror.)
Ariel tickled my remake itch last week, which got the proverbial wheels turning. There's always someone, somewhere, preaching that all remakes are worthless — pay these complainers no mind, their rants are baseless. But still, as someone who's spent eons defending remake culture, specifically in the horror genre, my brain can't leave these tirades...
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Ariel tickled my remake itch last week, which got the proverbial wheels turning. There's always someone, somewhere, preaching that all remakes are worthless — pay these complainers no mind, their rants are baseless. But still, as someone who's spent eons defending remake culture, specifically in the horror genre, my brain can't leave these tirades...
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- 12/18/2021
- by Matt Donato
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition: Ariel talks about what makes the opening of the "Friday the 13th" remake so terrifying, while Matt breaks down the unholy amounts of ass it whips.)
Horror remakes can be ... finicky. Sometimes, they really don't do their predecessor justice, like "A Nightmare on Elm Street" from 2013, for example. If we're dealing with the ever-replicated and always applicable "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," it's pretty hard to really botch...
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Horror remakes can be ... finicky. Sometimes, they really don't do their predecessor justice, like "A Nightmare on Elm Street" from 2013, for example. If we're dealing with the ever-replicated and always applicable "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," it's pretty hard to really botch...
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- 12/10/2021
- by Ariel Fisher
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition: Matt remembers 2003's "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" as a work of pure evil, while Ariel resents Matt immensely for making her rewatch this movie.)
I never fully remember how grotesquely mean Platinum Dunes' 2003 "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" remake is as a smokehouse flavor of once modern horror trends. Dismemberment and practical gore shots are wicked, but that's just the violence. I'm talking about Kemper's proposal ring dropping into...
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I never fully remember how grotesquely mean Platinum Dunes' 2003 "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" remake is as a smokehouse flavor of once modern horror trends. Dismemberment and practical gore shots are wicked, but that's just the violence. I'm talking about Kemper's proposal ring dropping into...
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- 12/3/2021
- by Matt Donato
- Slash Film
The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival ended its 6th edition last Thursday with the sold-out closing night East Coast Premiere of Rob Jabbaz’s The Sadness at Nitehawk Cinema and announced today its jury and audience award winners. Launching on October 14th with the NY Premiere of Mlungu Wam (Good Madam), Brooklyn Horror is proud to have welcomed back an eager and excited audience who packed the cinemas after a one year pandemic related hiatus and hosted a majority of sold-out screenings, with special highlights being the festival’s 35mm projection of Session 9, presented for its 20th anniversary with lead actor and co-writer Stephen Gevedon in attendance, and the US Premiere of local filmmaker Edoardo Vitaletti’s debut The Last Thing Mary Saw, with Rory Culkin and Vitaletti present for the Q&a.
Further highlights of the festival include the world premieres of Adam Randall’s Netflix Original vampire feature Night Teeth...
Further highlights of the festival include the world premieres of Adam Randall’s Netflix Original vampire feature Night Teeth...
- 10/25/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition: Ariel digs into one of the most iconic scenes from "The Exorcist", while Matt questions if the scene really is all that.)
It was boxing day in 1973 when "The Exorcist" hit theaters. I'm not sure how many Americans know what boxing day is — here's your periodic reminder that I'm Canadian — but it's the day after Christmas when everything goes on sale. On that frigid winter day in Yorkville...
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It was boxing day in 1973 when "The Exorcist" hit theaters. I'm not sure how many Americans know what boxing day is — here's your periodic reminder that I'm Canadian — but it's the day after Christmas when everything goes on sale. On that frigid winter day in Yorkville...
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- 10/8/2021
- by Ariel Fisher
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition: Matt pays homage to Satan's Slaves — one of the scariest horror movies out of Indonesia. Meanwhile, Ariel jumps several feet in the air.)
The rise of Indonesian horror cinema is predominantly thanks to three formidable filmmaking forces: Timo Tjahjanto, Kimo Stamboel, and Joko Anwar. If you're unfamiliar, I highly recommend blowing through their collective catalog of solo projects and collaborations from "Macabre" to "Impetigore."
They've adapted video games, stunned festival audiences, and...
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The rise of Indonesian horror cinema is predominantly thanks to three formidable filmmaking forces: Timo Tjahjanto, Kimo Stamboel, and Joko Anwar. If you're unfamiliar, I highly recommend blowing through their collective catalog of solo projects and collaborations from "Macabre" to "Impetigore."
They've adapted video games, stunned festival audiences, and...
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- 10/2/2021
- by Matt Donato
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition: Ariel discusses a truly traumatic scene in Frank Marshall's "Arachnophobia" that gave her arachnophobia, and Matt gets to weigh in after his first viewing.)
"Arachnophobia" is one of those movies that pulls from its predecessors to elicit viscerally terrifying end results with perfect tension release. Part "Jaws" meets "Kingdom of the Spiders" by way of "The Birds," it preys on some of our base fears that often get relegated to "cute"...
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"Arachnophobia" is one of those movies that pulls from its predecessors to elicit viscerally terrifying end results with perfect tension release. Part "Jaws" meets "Kingdom of the Spiders" by way of "The Birds," it preys on some of our base fears that often get relegated to "cute"...
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- 9/24/2021
- by Ariel Fisher
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition: Matt explains why "Land Of The Dead" is responsible for one of his favorite group-scare memories, and Ariel weighs in on the unexpected pick.)
George A. Romero's original "Dead" trilogy rightfully reigns as the pinnacle of zombie cinema. His later trio, "Land Of The Dead," "Diary Of The Dead," and "Survival Of The Dead," on the other hand? Less publicized, but I'll confess I hold "Land Of The Dead" near and dear since,...
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George A. Romero's original "Dead" trilogy rightfully reigns as the pinnacle of zombie cinema. His later trio, "Land Of The Dead," "Diary Of The Dead," and "Survival Of The Dead," on the other hand? Less publicized, but I'll confess I hold "Land Of The Dead" near and dear since,...
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- 9/17/2021
- by Matt Donato
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition: Ariel breaks down one of the scariest scenes in James Cameron's "Aliens" that makes her skin crawl, and Matt weighs in with its impact on him.)
"Aliens" is one of those mythical, near-perfect movies you get once in a blue moon. It perfectly demonstrates James Cameron's masterful grasp of storytelling and exposition coupled with his affinity for exceptional action sequences. And while it is arguably more of an...
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"Aliens" is one of those mythical, near-perfect movies you get once in a blue moon. It perfectly demonstrates James Cameron's masterful grasp of storytelling and exposition coupled with his affinity for exceptional action sequences. And while it is arguably more of an...
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- 9/10/2021
- by Ariel Fisher
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition: Matt finally settles on which scare from 2013’s Evil Dead takes top honors.) On October 31, 2019, I sent /Film commenters into a frothing rage by […]
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- 8/19/2021
- by Matt Donato
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition: one of the scariest scenes in The Conjuring isn’t playing games.) Regardless of your opinion on its various spin-offs and the fluctuating quality of the franchise […]
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- 8/12/2021
- by Ariel Fisher
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition: one of the scariest scenes in Banshee Chapter may grab you when you least expect it.) In the comprehensive discussion of H.P. Lovecraft adaptations, Blair Erickson’s Banshee […]
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The post The Scariest Scene in ‘Banshee Chapter’ Will Make You Fear Staircases appeared first on /Film.
- 8/6/2021
- by Matt Donato
- Slash Film
It’s strange being asked to write something about yourself where you work. I’ve been writing about and for myself for years now, but somehow doing it this publicly always feels like putting on shoes that are one size too big. Alas, I digress already. Unfortunately, it’s a habit. I’ll try to keep it contained. Anyway! […]
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- 8/5/2021
- by Ariel Fisher
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition: one of the scariest scenes in 47 Meters Down plays on our phobias.) We all have our phobias. Some of us are arachnophobic (there’s a movie about this one!), nyctophobic (fear of the […]
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- 7/30/2021
- by Ariel Fisher
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition: one of the scariest scenes in Paranormal Activity is like…a caprese salad.) Say what you will about the horror’s found footage boom, but do not deny Paranormal Activity […]
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- 7/22/2021
- by Matt Donato
- Slash Film
David, Devindra, and Jeff are joined by Ariel Fisher to talk about movie adaptions of video games. For the feature review, the cast dives into Army of the Dead, the new Zack Snyder zombie movie on Netflix. Does the stylish director add more to the zombie genre? Follow Ariel Fisher on Twitter! The Slashfilmcast is launching a Patreon! […]
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- 5/27/2021
- by Slashfilmcast
- Slash Film
The 2019 Fantasia International Film Festival, now entering its third week, announces the award winners of its monumental 23rd edition. The victors were chosen through the deliberation of juries assigned to each competition, and were announced at a live ceremony on 21 July 2019.
Lee Su-Jin’s Idol takes top honours, nabs fest’s coveted Cheval Noir Award for Best Feature
Cheval Noir Award – Feature Films
The jury, presided over by Annick Mahnert, and comprised of Shaked Berenson, Amy Darling, Miles Finberg, and Maurizio Guarini (composer), awarded the following prizes:
Best Film: Idol (d. Lee Su-Jin)
In a statement, the jury noted, “From start to finish, Idol is an incredibly well-made film. We were struck by the great screenplay, performances, and directing.”
Han Soek-kyu and Sol Kyung-gu in “Idol”
Best Actor (tie): Han Seok-kyu and Sul Kyung-gu (Idol)
“Both actors brilliantly go through a wide range of emotions while their lives are colliding and collapsing,...
Lee Su-Jin’s Idol takes top honours, nabs fest’s coveted Cheval Noir Award for Best Feature
Cheval Noir Award – Feature Films
The jury, presided over by Annick Mahnert, and comprised of Shaked Berenson, Amy Darling, Miles Finberg, and Maurizio Guarini (composer), awarded the following prizes:
Best Film: Idol (d. Lee Su-Jin)
In a statement, the jury noted, “From start to finish, Idol is an incredibly well-made film. We were struck by the great screenplay, performances, and directing.”
Han Soek-kyu and Sol Kyung-gu in “Idol”
Best Actor (tie): Han Seok-kyu and Sul Kyung-gu (Idol)
“Both actors brilliantly go through a wide range of emotions while their lives are colliding and collapsing,...
- 7/25/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
With Fantasia Film Festival still running strong in its third week, the award winners for the 23rd year of the international festival have been announced.
You can read the full list of Fantasia 2019 award winners below, and in case you missed it, check here to read our Fantasia reviews.
Press Release: 23 July 2019 - Montreal, Canada - The 2019 Fantasia International Film Festival, now entering its third week, is immensely proud to announce the award winners of its monumental 23rd edition. The victors were chosen through the deliberation of juries assigned to each competition, and were announced at a live ceremony on 21 July 2019.
Select statements from Fantasia juries are included alongside announcements, with all unedited jury declarations noted in full at the end of this release.
► Cheval Noir Award – Feature Films
The jury, presided over by Annick Mahnert, and comprised of Shaked Berenson, Amy Darling, Miles Finberg, and Maurizio Guarini (composer), awarded...
You can read the full list of Fantasia 2019 award winners below, and in case you missed it, check here to read our Fantasia reviews.
Press Release: 23 July 2019 - Montreal, Canada - The 2019 Fantasia International Film Festival, now entering its third week, is immensely proud to announce the award winners of its monumental 23rd edition. The victors were chosen through the deliberation of juries assigned to each competition, and were announced at a live ceremony on 21 July 2019.
Select statements from Fantasia juries are included alongside announcements, with all unedited jury declarations noted in full at the end of this release.
► Cheval Noir Award – Feature Films
The jury, presided over by Annick Mahnert, and comprised of Shaked Berenson, Amy Darling, Miles Finberg, and Maurizio Guarini (composer), awarded...
- 7/24/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
David and Devindra are joined by Ariel Fisher to watch Pet Sematary. Does this most recent resurrection of Stephen King’s novel live up to the horror of the original film? Read Ariel’s article on why the throne room fight in The Last Jedi is actually about online dating, and Nate Jones’s Vulture article on Jason […]
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- 4/17/2019
- by Slashfilmcast
- Slash Film
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