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A Nightmare on Elm Street 1-3 Vinyl from Mondo

A Nightmare on Elm Street, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors’ soundtracks are available on vinyl for $40 a piece from Mondo.

Each expanded 2xLP album features the original soundtrack on the first disc and additional themes and cues on the second disc. Shipping in November, they feature artwork by Mike Saputo.

A Nightmare on Elm Street is composed by Charles Bernstein. It’s pressed on 140-gram “Boiler Room Blast” colored vinyl and housed in a gatefold jacket with liner notes by Bernstein.

Freddy’s Revenge is composed by Christopher Young. It’s pressed on 140-gram...

The Nightmare on Elm Street franchise has been dormant for over a decade now, and despite the fact that people like Mike Flanagan and Elijah Wood are interested in making Elm Street movies, there are no new films on the horizon. Freddy Krueger’s extended vacation is going to continue a while longer. At least we have several films to revisit – and as part our of Halloween celebrations here at JoBlo and Arrow in the Head, we decided to put together a list ranking those films from worst to best. So keep scrolling down to see our take on Nightmare on Elm Street Movies Ranked.

A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010)

The production company Platinum Dunes went on a reboot and remake spree for a while, and some worthwhile movies came out of that. Their version of Texas Chainsaw Massacre holds up. I like that movie’s prequel. I love the...

Sure, irradiated zombies and bloodthirsty apocalypse bikers can be pretty scary. Draculas and Frankensteins? Scary. Cthulhus… Mothmen… Graboids? The absolute worst. But for indie content creators, no boogeyman or cryptid is quite as hair-raising as the many great and monstrous leviathans ritualistically summoned by the occult and alchemical ritual known as filmmaking. Look: there’s Shaky Financing dragging itself out of the swamp, eyes burning blood red! And there: Collapsing Theatrical Market, unfurling its batwings in the rafters of the old abbey! And so on and so on.

But! As the Cryptkeeper, Vaultkeeper and Old Witch have reminded us many times before, misery loves company. So rather than hanging on the edge of your seat anxiously peering through ragged knuckles at the current (but only temporary!) dumpster-fire state of your latest film project, instead console yourself with the fact that many of your Halloweentime horror favorites have had their own very bumpy rides.

A movie doesn’t have to be good for it to be Good. Better yet, it doesn’t have to be good for it to be meaningful.

For many, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge is more than a so-bad-it’s-good rewatch; it’s a film to rally around for its gay subtext (and just plain text). Though it was widely panned at its 1985 release, Freddy’s Revenge has since found a vocal audience in the queer community that celebrates much of what it was initially criticized for.

This week on Bloody FM’s Guide to the Unknown, Kristen and Will discuss the movie alongside the super illuminating documentary Scream, Queen: My Nightmare on Elm Street. The documentary focuses on lead actor Mark Patton’s experience shooting the film as a closeted gay man at the time, going through the inner turmoil of being tasked with playing a...

Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.”

There’s an uneasy tension in Amityville in the Hood (2021) between intentional parody and uncomfortable racism. How much of the film’s stereotypical depiction of Compton, which includes gangs, gun violence, drugs, and sex work, is making fun of the conventions of Hollywood films? Or is this just lazy screenwriting and uninspired scenarios?

Let’s give writer/director Dustin Ferguson the benefit of a doubt and go with the former. Of the three titles he’s made in the Amityville “franchise,” In the Hood is by far the most self-aware. There are even a few moments that play like genuine (read: intentional) comedy!

To be clear, there are still plenty of hiccups here. Like his other films in the “franchise,” Ferguson is...

Legendary actress Kathryn Leigh Scott, best known for her roles in gothic soap opera Dark Shadows as Maggie Evans and Josette DuPres, will be appearing at The Mad Monster Expo in Atlanta 17th – 19th November 2023! TV Guide lists Dark Shadows as one of the all-time Top Cult Shows! What’S Mad Monster Expo 2O23 It’s a Horror, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy themed convention that brings the world’s top genre celebrities and vendors together with their fans to trade stories, attend informative panels, buy autographs, and fun merchandise, and visit with old friends – and meet new like-minded monsters. Kathryn Leigh Scott is an author and actress. She played four roles, including Maggie Evans and Josette DuPres, in the original Gothic series, Dark Shadows and House of Dark Shadows (1970). She wrote Dark Shadows: Return to Collinwood and Dark Shadows Movie Book, among other books about the hit series. Her recent feature films include,...

A couple weeks ago, the shoe company Bull Airs revealed that they had created a shoe that was designed to look like the Blade character from the Puppet Master franchise. (You can take a look at that shoe Here.) Now they have unveiled a new collection of items that are inspired by the Jesse character from A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (watch it Here)! This includes the button-up shirt Jesse was wearing during his famous bedroom dance scene, a Freddy-slashed recreation of the hat he wears in the same scene, and… best of all… a shoe that is designed to look like Jesse in that scene, featuring a mixture of his shirt, his jeans, and Freddy’s sweater. Images of the shoe can be seen at the bottom of this article, and more can be found on the Bull Airs website.

You can see Jesse’s Bedroom Hat at This Link,...

The latest edition of Fantast Fest is set to commence at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, TX, from September 21st – 28th, unleashing a slew of face-melting premieres, cinema celebrations, and live events. That includes a special event from Bloody FM’s Horror Queers Podcast, marking their return to the festival.

“We are so thrilled to be returning to Fantastic Fest, the home of our first live show. And what better way to celebrate than to take a tour of the last decade of queer horror at the festival,” Horror Queers’ hosts Joe Lipsett and Trace Thurman said in a statement.

Each week hosts Lipsett and Thurman discuss a horror film with LGBTQ+ themes, a high camp quotient, or both. For their special A Decade of Queer Horror Live Event, the hosts will take attendees on a tour of the past ten years of queer horror. More specifically, they...

It’s not even October, but Massachusetts is already being spoiled with horror events. A mere week after Silver Scream Con took place in Danvers, Terror Con slashed into the Royal Plaza Trade Center in Marlborough on September 15-17.

Freddy Krueger himself, Robert Englund, had the longest lines throughout the weekend. He was joined by several other A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise alumni: Part 1’s Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, and Ronee Blakeley; Part 2’s Mark Patton and Kim Myers; Part 4’s Lisa Wilcox and Nicholas Mele; Part 5’s Erika Anderson, Whit Hertford, and Beatrice Boepple; and Freddy vs. Jason‘s Monica Keena.

Other big draws included Lance Henriksen (Aliens), Edward Furlong (Terminator 2), pro wrestling legend Mick Foley, The Walking Dead‘s Seth Gilliam, Ross Marquand, Chandler Riggs, Emily Kinney, and Katelyn Nacon, Danielle Harris (Halloween), Sherilyn Fenn (Twin Peaks), John Kassir (Tales from the Crypt), and a Fright Night reunion with Chris Sarandon,...

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Although Wes Craven's 1984 film "A Nightmare on Elm Street" is typically lumped in with slasher movies -- it came out right when the genre was cresting in popularity -- it doesn't quite follow the same structure as its contemporaries in the horror genre. The "Nightmare" movies, because they take place largely within dreams, are slightly more cerebral, bizarre, or imaginative than many of the stalk-n-stab movies that infested theaters at the time. The series also attracted interesting and notable directors who went on to other projects. Chuck Russell directed part 3. Renny Harlin director part 4. Stephen Hopkins directed part 5. And Rachel Talalay directed "The Final Nightmare." 

"A Nightmare on Elm Street" marathons are common around Halloween, and steamrolling through all nine extant "Nightmare" films is an experience the series' fans have likely forced themselves through at least once. Having done it,...

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge star Mark Patton examines his legacy in Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street, now streaming on Screambox.

Featuring interviews with Robert Englund, Robert Rusler, Clu Gulager, and Jack Sholder, the poignant documentary tells the story of Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge star Mark Patton and his own personal experience with the film’s reception and legacy. Bringing necessary context to the time period the 1985 film was made in, the doc offers a powerful and beautiful look at one man’s journey to set the record straight and rewrite the legacy of the horror sequel.

“Through interviews with the cast and crew of NOES2, as well as film and queer culture luminaries like Peaches Christ, directors Roman Chimienti and Tyler Jensen are unafraid to revel in the love and fandom that has grown for the film, while also confronting...

Popcorn Frights Film Festival returns for its ninth edition of sun-soaked, blood-splattered cinematic scares this August in South Florida, and following the reveal of their scary good first wave of programming, the second wave of must-see screenings for the festival has been announced, including Clive Barker's Nightbreed: Director's Cut with star Anne Bobby in attendance, a special screening of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre on the 50th anniversary of the day on which the shocking events of the movie take place, a 60th anniversary presentation of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds under the stars, and much more!

As previously announced, this year's Popcorn Frights Film Festival will run August 10th–20th, with screenings taking place at Fort Lauderdale's historic Savor Cinema and “The Horror Collective Screening Room” at Miami Beach's O Cinema South Beach (as part of a special partnership between Popcorn Frights and Entertainment Squad's The Horror Collective...

Get ready for a brand new summer slasher when Screambox drops the Lithuanian splatter film We Might Hurt Each Other this July, alongside other gems including the horror comedy Shoky & Morthy: Last Big Thing, the brutal Czech film Repulse, Elvira’s Haunted Hills, and the documentary Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street.

Here’s everything you need to know…

Evil, terror, lust… the Mistress of the Dark really knows how to party! Elvira’s Haunted Hills is now streaming on Screambox, alongside 13 Nights of Elvira and over 10 classic episodes of Elvira’s Movie Macabre.

A masked killer strikes in Screambox Original We Might Hurt Each Other on July 11. Lithuania’s first slasher pays tribute to the golden age of the subgenre while infusing an influence from Eastern European folklore.

A pair of notorious YouTubers make a killer comeback in the Screambox Exclusive Shoky & Morthy: Last Big Thing on July 18. The...

Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.”

It was with a mix of trepidation and intrigue that I hit play on Dustin Ferguson’s Amityville Clownhouse (2020). The film, first released in 2017 under the title Amityville: Evil Never Dies, is a direct sequel to Amityville Toybox (aka Amityville Terror), the very low budget film about a father who kills his entire family after being gifted a toy monkey for his fiftieth birthday.

Toybox was emphatically not a good film, but it did feature a 10 minute coda that was a) the best part of the film, and b) teased a promising new narrative about a team of paranormal investigators.

Disappointingly this storytelling avenue goes unexplored in Clownhouse, though the sequel does feature a strong opening. First Senator Ty Pangborn (Dan Mauro...

Even if you only have a passing interest in horror films, chances are you've been terrified by Robert Englund. The man who brought Freddy Krueger to life in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise is a living legend, and fans are soon going to be able to peek behind the striped sweater and razor gloves in the new documentary, "Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story." Directed by Gary Smart and Chris Griffiths, who recently won the morbid statue for Best Documentary for "Pennywise: The Story of It" at Fangoria's Chainsaw Awards, the documentary follows the life and career of one of horror's most recognizable and prolific performers.

Ahead of the film's release on the Screambox streaming platform and VOD, I was honored to speak with Englund about the staying power of Freddy Krueger and how one becomes a horror icon. I wore a yellow button-up with black crosses on it,...

From the director of The Ruins, Swallowed is a queer horror nightmare about drugs, bugs and the extremes we are willing to endure to protect the ones we love. Benjamin and Dom have been best friends since they were kids – and Benjamin has been in love with Dom for almost that long. But Benjamin is heading to sunny Los Angeles to pursue a new career. Fearing the worst for his friend in the cutthroat city, Dom concocts a plan to make Benjamin some quick cash. All they have to do is a quick drug run across the border. But all is not what it seems, as the bags of drugs they swallow for their smuggling trip turn out to be something far more deadly and disturbing than they ever could have imagined. Starring Jena Malone, Cooper Koch (They/Them), Jose Colon and Mark Patton (A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge...

Another Panic Fest winds down, bringing a hybrid model that offered in-person screenings and virtual premieres including early screenings of Evil Dead Rise and Sisu.

The fest offered a slew of premieres, including nihilistic horrors like Beaten to Death and introspective docs like King on Screen.

While the packed schedule ensured we couldn’t catch it all, here’s a round-up of some of Panic Fest’s feature offerings this year.

Black Mold

Credit: The Line Film Company

In his feature debut, writer/director John Pata introduces the pitfalls of urban exploration with hallucinogenic psychological horror. Brooke (Agnes Albright) and her pal Tanner (Andrew Bailes) sneak into abandoned, off-limits buildings for art and an adrenaline rush. The pair break into their holy grail: Franklin Hill, a large facility with a history. There, Brooke and Tanner encounter a volatile threat that holds them captive. The longer their attacker keeps them there,...

Noted film reviewer and interviewer WorldFilmGeek interviewed actress Dawna Lee Heising on February 22, 2023. At the end of the interview, he announced that Heising would be the third inductee into his prestigious WorldFilmGeek Hall of Fame. Please check out the WorldFilmGeek interview with Heising at: “I am very excited and thankful to be inducted …

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Happy Valentine’s Day! You might not expect the horror genre to have a very strong showing on a day like this one, but the genre’s bloody heart just never seems to stop beating.

In fact, Six brand new horror movies just released for Valentine’s Day!

Here’s all the new horror released on Tuesday, February 14, 2023.

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From Takashi Shimizu, the visionary creator of The Grudge franchise, comes brand new supernatural horror film Ox-Head Village, which is now streaming on Screambox!

In the horror movie, “After watching a viral video, a woman, who believes that she’s the twin of one of the participants, decides to investigate the town where the video was shot.”

A Screambox Original,Ox-Head Village screened at numerous international festivals including the New York Asian Film Festival and Fantaspoa Film Festival.

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Plot: After the alleged suicide of her priest brother, Grace travels to the remote Scottish convent where he fell to his death. Distrusting the Church’s account, she uncovers murder, sacrilege, and a disturbing truth about herself.

Review: Hailing from Scotland, Consecration provides a look at grief and identity. Jena Malone stars as Grace, a woman who’s struggling through life, even more so now that her brother has supposedly killed himself. She journeys to Scotland in order to take care of his affairs. But there’s clearly more to his death than it appears and sends Grace on a journey of discovery. What she finds may be surprising to her, but if you’ve seen any sort of horror movie, will be old hat to you. Because unfortunately, while Consecration looks good, there’s not much more beneath the surface.

I really love Jena Malone and could watch her in just about anything.

Director Carter Smith (The Ruins) is back with Swallowed, a “slimy, wild queer horror movie” that’s just been dated for VOD and Digital release of February 14, 2023.

In the film from Momentum Pictures, “After a drug run goes bad, two friends must survive a nightmarish ordeal of drugs, bugs and horrific intimacy in this body-horror thriller.”

Jena Malone (The Ruins, Neon Demon), Mark Patton (A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge), Cooper Koch (Blumhouse’s They/Them), and debuting talent Jose Colon star.

We were told last year, “Dripping with blood and pus, Swallowed is queer body horror with all the naked flesh and shocking violations of a classic midnight movie.”

Check out an exclusive clip…

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Swallowed Starring: Jena Malone, Mark Patton, Cooper Koch, Jose Colon Directed By: Carter Smith Written By: Carter Smith After a drug run goes bad, two friends must survive a nightmarish ordeal of drugs, bugs and horrific intimacy in this backwoods body-horror thriller. Release Date: On VOD and on Digital – February 14, 2023 Run Time: 94 minutes …

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Director Carter Smith and actress Jena Malone have teamed up again, thirteen years after they worked together on Smith’s feature directorial debut The Ruins (watch it Here), on a new horror film called Swallowed – a project Smith has described as a “slimy wild queer horror nightmare of a movie”. (Read our review Here.) We’ve been following the progress of Swallowed for a year and a half, and now we have a very good update to share: the movie is set to receive a VOD and digital release on February 14th! Along with the release date news comes the unveiling a new trailer, which can be seen in the embed above.

Swallowed has the following synopsis: After a drug run goes bad – two childhood friends must survive a horrific night in a backwoods hell of drugs, bugs, and obscene intimacy in this queer horror nightmare.

Malone is joined in...

"Not for the squeamish." Uh oh. Momentum Pics has revealed an official trailer for an indie horror thriller titled Swallowed, the latest from filmmaker Carter Smith. It premiered at a few genre festivals last year, including at Fantasia and Overlook. Not to be confused with the other body horror film Swallow, with Haley Bennett, this one is a bit different. The film follows two best friends on their final night together in a small town, with a nightmare of drugs and bugs and horrific intimacy. "Dripping with blood and pus, Swallowed is queer body horror with all the naked flesh and shocking violations of a classic midnight movie." Starring Jena Malone, Mark Patton, Cooper Koch, and Jose Colon. This trailer seems a bit tame, or they don't seem to want to show all the gross stuff, with only a few quick glimpses near the end. Still seems disgusting. ›››

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Director Carter Smith (The Ruins) is back with Swallowed, a “slimy, wild queer horror movie” that’s just been dated for VOD and Digital release of February 14, 2023.

In the film from Momentum Pictures, “After a drug run goes bad, two friends must survive a nightmarish ordeal of drugs, bugs and horrific intimacy in this body-horror thriller.”

Jena Malone (The Ruins, Neon Demon), Mark Patton (A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge), Cooper Koch (Blumhouse’s They/Them), and debuting talent Jose Colon star.

We were told last year, “Dripping with blood and pus, Swallowed is queer body horror with all the naked flesh and shocking violations of a classic midnight movie.”

Carter Smith wrote and directed Swallowed.

The post ‘Swallowed’ Trailer – Mark Patton and Jena Malone Star in ‘The Ruins’ Director’s Body Horror Movie appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Back in 2008, Carter Smith directed what I consider to be one of the most unsettling movies ever made, The Ruins (based on the equally unnerving book of the same name by Scott Smith), so it's no surprise his new movie, Swallowed, was one of the most nerve-fraying films I saw last year (winning the Jury Prize for Scariest Feature Film at Popcorn Frights). I'm thrilled that Swallowed will be coming to VOD and Digital on February 14th via Momentum Pictures, and we have a look at the tense trailer ahead of its Valentine's Day release!

Written and directed by Carter Smith, Swallowed stars Cooper Koch, Jose Colon, Jena Malone, and Mark Patton in one of the best performances I've seen in years.

In case you missed it, Mark Patton has a GoFundMe page set up to help him with hospital fees for vital medical treatments. Popcorn Frights will also be...

Momentum Pictures has landed the North American rights to queer horror movie Swallowed from writer-director Carter Smith.

Swallowed is set in a remote township on the border between Maine and Canada and, according to the project’s description, “is a story about friendship and the extremes we are willing to endure to protect the ones we love. Dripping with blood and pus, its queer body horror told in the grindhouse tradition – with all the naked flesh and shocking violations of a classic midnight movie.”

Momentum Pictures is targeting a Feb. 14, 2023 release.

Cooper Koch, Jena Malone, Mark Patton, and newcomer Jose Colon star in the movie that was produced by Smith, Noah Lang, Helio Campos and Ross O’Connor. Josh Senior and Evan Buxbaum executive produced.

Swallowed has made the rounds on the festival circuit, including horror fests Fantasia, Fantastic, and Screamfest. It won the Grand Jury prize for best feature at NewFest,...

Mark Patton, who of course starred as Jesse Walsh in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge and more recently told his life story in the documentary Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street, is currently in the hospital amidst a health scare, Bloody Disgusting has learned, with an official Go Fund Me underway to help get him the treatment he needs.

Patton’s manager Peter Valderrama explains, “[Mark] has been ill for quite some time now- originally it was thought to be aftershocks of covid and some hefty infections that could potentially be tackled with care and rest. But now it is quite clearly AIDS related ailments that he is managing.”

Valderrama continues, “Mark is currently in a Mexican hospital where they speak very little English- and they are completely overcome with covid cases there. He needs to be transported to an American hospital down there where he...

Mark Patton, the star of 1985 horror film “Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge,” is hospitalized in Mexico and is asking for the public’s help with his medical costs.

His manager Peter Valderrama set up a GoFundMe account that so far has raised more than 5,000 of the desired 18,000 goal. Patton, who is a regular at horror conventions, has had to cancel recent appearances, Valderrama noted. “Mark was truly looking forward to this show for quite some time ,but sadly his health has taken a drastic turn for the worse.”

Valderrama said that Patton has “been ill for quite some time now,” from what was originally thought to be effects of Covid. “But now it is quite clearly Aid-related ailments that he is managing. He has been quiet for his own privacy, but with the cancellation of his events at the Music Box Theater [in Chicago] and Horror House Shop, he...

Horror has always been a genre for women. In her seminal work "Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film," Carol J. Clover explores the female characters in horror films as well as their impact on traditionally accepted gender norms. Research from the Geena Davis Institute shows that watching strong female protagonists in horror films can help empower women in their own careers. The essay that opens Clover's book is known for coining the term "final girl," the last, usually female, protagonist left alive in a slasher film.

Another beloved genre trope is the "scream queen." An actress known for her lung capacity, the Cambridge Dictionary defines this archetype as "a female actor who plays a main character in a horror movie who gets frightened or attacked." Fay Wray is often named as the first scream queen with many noting her work in the 1933 film "King Kong,...

Warning: The below article contains spoilers for "Halloween Ends."

"Halloween Ends" is finally here. Fans are already taking to their keyboards to debate their conflicting takes on what feels like the most divisive film entry in the franchise since "Halloween III: Season of the Witch." The film takes some big swings and plays with genre expectations, sidelining Michael Myers (James Jude Courtney) to focus on his apprentice-copycat killer, Corey Cunningham (Rohan Campbell). There are themes of evil infecting Corey and the town, and intriguing supernatural elements teased but left purposefully vague. Will this final chapter earn cult classic status over time or remain a source of fan outrage? Only time will tell. Whether you loved this movie or were disappointed and looking for something to hit the reset button, we've got ten killer slashers you should check out next.

We've based our list on movies with similar themes, concepts, and vibes.

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As announced earlier this month, The Arrow in the Head Show – which used to be released through the JoBlo Horror Originals YouTube channel – has migrated over to its own YouTube channel. Today, a new episode of the show was released, and in those one hosts John “The Arrow” Fallon and Lance Vlcek are looking back at the maligned 1985 sequel A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge (watch it Here) and asking, is the movie even better today? To find out the answer they have to that question, check out the video embedded above!

Directed by Jack Sholder from a screenplay written by David Chaskin, A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge has the following synopsis:

Jesse Walsh moves with his family into the home of the lone survivor from a series of attacks by dream-stalking monster Freddy Krueger.

I've loved scary movies since I was a little gay boy growing up in Arizona. I saw my very first at four years old when my babysitter slipped a TV-taped copy of Poltergeist into our VHS player. My mom was horrified when she got home, but not me:

I was Horror-fied.

From old-school classics like Psycho to creature feature camp like Critters to more recent gems like Ti West's X and Bodies Bodies Bodies, I consume all things horror like it's, well, The Stuff (my all-time favorite B-Horror).

Over the years, I've thought a lot about Why horror is my favorite genre. What is it about these films that make me so damn giddy? Why do they make me simultaneously scream, laugh, jump, and clap for the bad guy? Well, I now have a theory.

This past summer, I took in the eclectic crowd at Monsterpalooza, a biannual horror convention in Pasadena,...

Eerie Horror Fest announced yesterday seven more features for their jam-packed festival that is taking place at the Warner Theatre from October 5-8, 2022. Several filmmakers will be in attendance to introduce their films and meet audience members. Full details at the official website with the full program available here.

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Today, the Eerie Horror Fest announces 7 features and 1 short film in the second round of official selections to be screened, including the US premiere of Screambox’s History of the Occult.

Eerie Horror Fest is taking place at the Warner Theatre from October 5-8, 2022. Several filmmakers will be in attendance to introduce their films and meet audience members. Full details at the official website and full program is available here.

Here are the newly added film, including Screambox and Fandor’s All Jacked Up and Full of Worms.

History Of The Occult

US Premiere

Director: Cristian Ponce

South America

A supernatural thriller from the creators of Netflix’s The Kirlian Frequency. It’s ’60 minutes to Midnight’s’ last broadcast, the most famous late night news show on TV. Tonight’s host Adrian Marcato just might expose a conspiracy that links the Government to a coven.

All Jacked Up And Full...

Stars: Jena Malone, Cooper Koch, Mark Patton, Jose Colon, Roe Pacheco, Michael Shawn Curtis | Written and Directed by Carter Smith

Benjamin (Cooper Koch) and Dom (Jose Colon) have been best friends since they were kids – and Benjamin has been in love with Dom for almost that long. But Benjamin is heading to sunny Los Angeles for a blazing bright future in gay porn. Fearing the worst for his friend in the cutthroat world of the porn industry, Dom concocts a plan to make Benjamin some quick cash. All they have to do is a quick drug run across the border. But all is not what it seems, as the bags of drugs they swallow for their smuggling trip turn out to be something far more deadly and disturbing than they ever could have imagined…

Writer-director Carter Smith is probably best known for his 2008 horror film The Ruins, which explored a similar “body horror” theme,...

’00s teenagers and fans of particularly gnarly horror will remember The Ruins fondly; a rare, hyper-gory post-Saw squirm-a-thon that’s only won more fans in the years since its first bow. Director and photographer Carter Smith’s latest however – only his second feature since that cult debut in 2006 – is a completely different animal entirely. A thinner, cheaper, queerer and potentially more interesting thriller that shifts both gears, and genres, throughout.

Up front, Swallowed is a thin-on-the-ground drug story; starry-eyed Benjamin (Cooper Koch) is on the verge of a big move to LA to chase fame as a porn star. But his final night with boyfriend Dom (Jose Colon) goes off the rails, when a get rich quick scheme leaves them both choking down baggies full of mysterious powder to smuggle across the US-Canadian border – a move that goes from bad to body horror when a bag splits and an already...

Horror movie sets can be the happiest places on earth, where air-powered cannons paint fake blood murals and human torsos can bite. At other times, a setback in the VFX department can cause delays and tension on the set. That's how a prosthetic tongue threatened to derail a scene in Jack Sholder's 1985 slasher sequel, "A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge."

"Freddy's Revenge" picks up half a decade after the events of "A Nightmare on Elm Street," with new occupants in Nancy Thompson's old home. Among the incoming Walsh family are patriarch Ken, wife Cheryl, daughter Angela (a decades-long fixture on "Days of Our Lives"), and teenage son Jesse, played by Mark Patton. 

Naturally, the sequel also brought back dream manipulator Freddy Krueger, with Robert Englund reprising the role of the kid-killer. Freddy has a habit of ruining any good moment, and he does so in "Nightmare 2" by...

Blue Finch Films has boarded international sales, excluding North America, on LGBTQ+ body horror “Swallowed.”

The film is directed by Carter Smith, known for cult horror film “The Ruins.” It follows two childhood friends, Benjamin and Dom, who are on the verge of being separated as the former is leaving rural Maine for Los Angeles. Dom has a plan to send Benjamin off with a pocketful of cash — all they have to do is deliver a package across the border. But things spiral wildly out of control when the package turns out to be something far more dangerous than they could have ever imagined.

“Swallowed” has played at the Overlook Film Festival and Fantasia, and is due to play at Arrow Video FrightFest and Fantastic Fest. The film stars Jena Malone (“The Neon Demon”), Cooper Koch (“They/Them”), Mark Patton (A Nightmare on Elm Street 2) and debutant Jose Colon.

Written, directed and produced by Smith,...

Filmmaker Carter Smith started his career doing fashion photography before successfully making the switch to directing horror films. Smith is known for the body horror driven film The Ruins (2008) as well as Jamie Marks is Dead (2014). Written and directed by Carter, his new film Swallowed premiered at this year’s Fantasia Film Festival and brilliantly showcases cringe-inducing body horror by utilizing creepy crawly effects, a standout cast, and an intriguing story. By far, the highlight of Swallowed is an emotional and magnetic performance from Cooper Koch.

Koch stars as Benjamin, a gay, aspiring porn actor who is about to move to Los Angeles. He is spending his last night at home out drinking and dancing with his best friend Dom, played by Jose Colon. After Dom tells Benjamin he needs to make a quick stop on the way home, the friends go to Dom’s cousin’s house where they meet Alice,...

This August, Popcorn Frights Film Festival is returning for its eighth edition with a combination of in-theater screenings and virtual streamings, and Festival Directors Igor Shteyrenberg & Marc Ferman have once again curated a killer lineup for horror fans to enjoy, as the festival's first wave of programming includes the world premiere of Tyler Cornack’s Tiny Cinema, Richard Vergez's live performance of an original score to F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu to celebrate the film's 100th anniversary, the world premiere of Kyra Gardner's documentary Living with Chucky, and much more!

As previously announced, this year's Popcorn Frights Film Festival will be taking place at Fort Lauderdale's historic Savor Cinema for a weekend of exciting screenings on August 11th–14th, followed by more film premieres and short film presentations on August 19th–21st in The Alter Screening Room at the O Cinema South Beach!

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Swallowed Trailer — Carter Smith‘s Swallowed (2022) movie trailer has been released by Witchcraft Motion Picture Company. The Swallowed trailer stars Jena Malone, Mark Patton, Cooper Koch, Michael Shawn Curtis, and Jose Colon. Crew Carter Smith wrote the screenplay for Swallowed. Eric Nagy conducted the film editing for the film. Alexander W. Lewis crafted the cinematography [...]

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"You don't want them hatching in there, okay?" Oh hell no. An early promo trailer has debuted for an indie horror thriller titled Swallowed, the latest from filmmaker Carter Smith. Not to be confused with the other body horror film Swallow, with Haley Bennett, this one is a bit different. The film follows two best friends on their final night together in a small town, with a nightmare of drugs, bugs and horrific intimacy. Oh boy, this sounds gross. "Dripping with blood and pus, Swallowed is queer body horror with all the naked flesh and shocking violations of a classic midnight movie." I definitely don't want to know what's in those drug packets that are actually egg sacs. Eww. Starring Jena Malone, Mark Patton, Cooper Koch, and Jose Colon. The film is premiering at a few genre festivals this summer, hence the teaser before it debuts. Enjoy. Here's the promo...

The team members behind Popcorn Frights Film Festival have always been great supporters of horror cinema, and now they're sharing that same passionate support for the LGBTQ community by announcing that a portion of their proceeds for their upcoming eighth season will be donated to the Our Fund Foundation, a vital LGBTQ non-profit in Florida.

The eighth season of Popcorn Frights' events kicks off tonight with a double feature of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II!

To learn more about Popcorn Frights, check out the official press release below as well as the festival's website, and for information on how you can donate to the Our Fund Foundation, visit:

https://www.our-fund.org/

Press Release: Miami, Fl – Popcorn Frights has announced that a portion of proceeds from its eighth season will go to benefit the LGBTQ non-profit, Our Fund Foundation, in response to Florida’s recent passage of the controversial LGBTQ school measure,...

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge star Mark Patton tells his story in the documentary Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street, and we’ve learned that the documentary’s soundtrack (composed by Alexander Taylor) has been re-repressed on vinyl. Coinciding with the Blu-ray release from Vinegar Syndrome, 1984 Publishing has re-released Alexander Taylor’s soundtrack for the Shudder Original […]

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It looks like The Ruins director Carter Smith is going back to his body-horror roots with his latest feature, Swallowed. That includes re-teaming with The Ruins’ lead actress Jena Malone. An Instagram post by Smith reveals a few key details about the mysterious horror film; production recently wrapped in Maine and A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge actor Mark Patton also stars. Smith […]...

Earlier this month, the stellar documentary Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street arrived on Shudder, and as someone obsessed with documentaries (both within the realm of genre entertainment and beyond as well), I thought that I would celebrate this occasion with a rundown of where you can currently stream some of the very best horror, sci-fi, and genre-adjacent related documentaries on many of the popular digital platforms out there.

So, pop some popcorn, turn down the lights, and get ready to get schooled on all sorts of genre goodness with this assortment of horror and sci-fi docs available on a variety of streaming platforms.

Happy Streaming!

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street (Streaming on Shudder)

Some have called it the 'gayest horror movie ever made!' But for Mark Patton, the star of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, it was anything but a dream come true.

With regular movie theaters still closed for the time being, digital releases have been giving us movie fans a much-needed respite these last few months, and we’ve got even more new films to look forward to get us through the next few weeks.

June’s Digital and VOD releases kick off on the 4th, with Shudder's streaming debut of the stellar documentary Scream, Queen! My Nightmare On Elm Street, and the very next day, things really pick up with several more films hitting a variety of platforms, including Shirley, Becky, The Deeper You Dig, and Dinner Party.

The following week we have a few more titles hitting streaming, including the documentary You Don’t Nomi, which is centered on the cult film Showgirls, which is being released on the 9th, and Warning: Do Not Play making its way to Shudder on the 11th. The next installment of the Into the Dark series,...

Looking to heat up your summer from the air-conditioned confines of your own home? Shudder has you covered this June with an eclectic set of horror films both old and new, including the Mark Patton documentary Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street, Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses, the horror anthology Scare Package, and much more!

Below, you can check out the full list of titles coming to Shudder in the Us this June, and be sure to visit Shudder's website to learn more about the streaming service and their scary good lineup!

"Scream, Queen! My Nightmare On Elm Street

Some have called it the 'gayest horror movie ever made,' but for Mark Patton, the star of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, it was anything but a dream come true. 30 years after its initial release, Patton sets the record straight about the controversial sequel...

One of the most frustrating aspects of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is the obstinate refusal of many people to follow the very simple guidelines put forward, as they whine about their civil liberties being curtailed by a few minor inconveniences put in place in the interest of preventing countless unnecessary deaths.

In response, and following horror legend Robert Englund’s “Wear your glove” PSA, various actors from throughout the Nightmare On Elm Street saga have come together to create a sinister yet effective public information video to remind people of the basic information imparted that will help stop the spread of infection.

It features an eerie chant by the series’ two most prominent stars, Heather Langenkamp and Lisa Wilcox (Alice from The Dream Master and The Dream Child), riffing on the infamous “One, two, Freddy’s coming for you…” skipping rhyme that’s repeated throughout the films and has wormed...