The anthology horror film is back in the wake of the success of chapter-style horror films like The Theatre Bizarre (2011) and its announced follow-up, V/H/S (2012), the soon-to-be-released sequel V/H/S 2 (2013) and The ABC’s of Death (2012). While this movement generates a good deal of conversation about the fondly remembered Amicus productions of …
The Theatre Bizarre Directed by Various 2011, Canada/USA/France, 108 minutes Omnibus films tend to appeal mainly to hard-core fans and other filmmakers. That isn’t a bad thing. In the case of The Theatre Bizarre, some of horror’s nuttiest and most demented talents can be just as nutty and demented as they want. If you’re …
After six years, Toronto After Dark is bigger than ever. The films are better, the lines are longer and the fan-frenzy is wilder. This year’s chilling selection included: civil war zombies, creepy abductors, cliff-hanging killers, post-apocalyptic insanity and suburban hell – a sci-fi horror fan’s paradise. Writer-director John Geddes’ Exit Humanity is a post-civil war …
The Theatre Bizarre Directors: Douglas Buck (segment The Accident) Buddy Giovinazzo (segment I Love You) David Gregory (segment Sweets) Karim Hussain (segment Vision Stains) Jeremy Kasten (framing segments) Tom Savini (segment Wet Dreams) Richard Stanley (segment The Mother Of Toads) If you love horror and suffer from A.D.D. then you already agree that horror anthologies …
The Theatre Bizarre Directed by Richard Stanley, Tom Savini, Douglas Buck, Karim Hussain, Buddy Giovinazzo, Jeremy Kasten USA/France, 2011 The last flick on opening night of FRIGHTFEST was the appalling horror anthology The Theatre Bizarre which is, rather astonishingly, getting some theatrical support. Not to be too cruel, but it’s hardly worth covering extensively as …
The first eight titles of this year’s Toronto After Dark Film Festival have been announced. The line up so far includes three Canadian features: the opening night film Monster Brawl! plus the World Premiere of Father’s Day and finally the zombie flick Exit Humanity. Add one more film with a Canadian connection to the list, …
With The Theatre Bizarre, Chillerama, The ABC’s of Death and now The Profane Exhibit, the horror anthology is making a big come back. The Profane Exhibit, promises to bring together some of the biggest names in the international horror underground scene, and some of those names have now been announced via Twitch. The list contains …
One of the largest and most influential film festivals of its kind in the world will be celebrating its 15th anniversary with three thrilling weeks showcasing international genre cinema, from July 14th to August 7th, 2011. The full line-up of over 120 feature films from across the world will be announced in another few weeks …