Tales of Halloween

Tales of Halloween is a grab bag of both great comedy horror, and disappointment as well when the bottom falls out midway through the night. It’s an anthology, minus the wraparound and with vignettes that have little in common other than taking place on on the same night and in the same town. For purists, that’d beContinue reading “Tales of Halloween”

HI-8 (Horror Independent Eight)

In 1995, Danish director Lars Von Trier started the “Dogme 95” movement: rules to take filmmaking back to the roots of traditional storytelling, acting and themes while eschewing elaborate uses of special effects and technology. As such, filmmakers that participated in the movement were forbidden from shooting anywhere but on location. They could only use diegeticContinue reading “HI-8 (Horror Independent Eight)”