Trace Thurman
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Austin, TX, United States
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‘Landscape With Invisible Hand’ Sundance Review – A Melancholy Fable of Human Resilience
War of the Worlds. Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Independence Day. Signs. All of these films depict alien invasions as they are happening, but what happens after the fact? And what if, by some small miracle, we come to an agreement with the invaders and find a way to live alongside them? That’s exactly what […] → Read More
‘Divinity’ Sundance Review – A Stunningly Original, Weird-as-Hell Sci-fi Trip
Out of all the programming categories at Sundance, it’s NEXT that proves to be the most divisive. Saved for “pure, bold works distinguished by an innovative, forward-thinking approach to storytelling,” it’s essentially the home of arthouse cinema. So it should come as no surprise that Eddie Alcazar‘s weird-as-hell Divinity, which just had its world premiere […] → Read More
‘In My Mother’s Skin’ Sundance Review – An Ambitiously Grim Horror Fairy Tale
Squelching sounds radiate over a dark screen as we fade in on a humanoid creature chowing down on a victim’s throat. After pulling away and exposing an inhumanly long tongue, the creature begins to gag, vomiting up a small black bird. So begins Kenneth Dagatan‘s In My Mother’s Skin, a horror fairy tale that will […] → Read More
‘Run Rabbit Run’ Sundance Review – Aussie Horror Drama Is ‘The Babadook’-Lite
The horror genre has always been an excellent vehicle for metaphors for grief and trauma. After all, what better genre is there to take our emotional monsters and make them literal? We’ve seen a rise in these types of films over the past decade, with particular standouts being films like The Babadook (review), Hereditary (review) and Relic (review). […] → Read More
Trailer Released for Cosmic Horror Web Series ‘The Unknowable’ from ‘The Den’ Director Zachary Donohue
We here at Bloody Disgusting are huge fans of Zachary Donohue‘s The Den, which is undoubtedly one of the scariest movies to come out of the 2010s. So it brings us great pleasure to announce that the trailer for Donohue’s next project has been released and it’s for a horror web series called The Unknowable, […] → Read More
Spooky Sets and Roald Dahl’s Influence on ‘The Cellar’ [Interview]
Hitting theaters and Shudder this Friday is Brendan Muldowney‘s The Cellar (review), an adaptation of his 2004 short film “The Ten Steps” (watch here). We were able to speak to Muldowney and actor Eoin Macken, who plays Elisha Cuthbert’s husband in the film, about the film’s development and production. After releasing “The Ten Steps”, Muldowney stepped away […] → Read More
‘Slash/Back’ Review – A Delightful Throwback to ’80s Gateway Horror [SXSW]
Having started SXSW with a family-friendly horror film (of sorts) that didn’t quite hit the mark, it’s invigorating to end the Austin-based festival with another family-friendly effort that not only remembers to have fun, but also refrains from handholding its younger viewers through some serious subject matter. That’s what Nyla Innuksuk, in her feature directorial […] → Read More
‘The Prank’ Review – Rita Moreno Dazzles, But This Dark Comedy Plays It Too Safe
23 years ago, Kevin Williamson wrote and directed Teaching Mrs. Tingle, a film that saw a good student (Katie Holmes) hold a vindictive teacher (Helen Mirren) hostage in her own home after she is caught cheating. It was a dark comedy, but due to its proximity to the Columbine High School massacre it was a watered-down […] → Read More
‘The Cellar’ SXSW Review – A Familiar, But Family-Friendly Haunted House Movie
Family horror is a sub-genre that hasn’t really been given its due in recent years. Popular IPs like Goosebumps have been adapted into films that emphasize comedy over horror, and it’s nigh impossible to find any original family horror films getting released nowadays. We’ve had films like Monster House, Coraline and Joe Dante’s under-seen The Hole, but […] → Read More
‘Friday the 13th’ Fan Film Sequel ‘Here Comes the Night: Part II’ Available Now! [Video]
The trailer for Here Comes the Night: Part 2, the sequel to 2019’s Friday the 13th fan film Here Comes the Night was released earlier this month and now the full 25-minute-long short film is available on YouTube today. Produced by Jason Kays and directed by Tim McCormack, Here Comes the Night: Part 2 showcases some ’80s VHS cheese, […] → Read More
‘Friday the 13th’ Fan Film Sequel ‘Here Comes the Night: Part II’ Gets a Trailer
Two years ago, Tim McCormack released his Friday the 13th fan film Here Comes the Night and now it’s time for the sequel! In advance of the film’s premiere on October 29th, a trailer has been released for the short film, which sees another group of unlucky travelers cross paths with a hockey-masked psychopath in the woods. […] → Read More
[Fantastic Fest Review] ‘Alone With You’ Is a Mixed Bag of Queer Paranoia
Our review of the queer thriller 'Alone With You', which sees a woman become trapped in her apartment while waiting for her girlfriend to come home. → Read More
Live the Ultimate ‘Scream’ Airbnb Experience With Host Dewey Riley!
This October, stay at Stu Macher's party house from the original 'Scream' with Airbnb's "Ultimate 'Scream' Experience," with guest host Dewey Riley! → Read More
[Fantastic Fest Review] ‘Black Friday’ Gifts Audiences With Toothless Satire
Our Fantastic Fest review of 'Black Friday', which sees a group of toy store employees deal with Black Friday shoppers who mutate into violent monsters. → Read More
[SXSW Review] ‘Sound of Violence’ Has a Muddled Message About Trauma
Our review of 'Sound of Violence', which sees a young girl recover her hearing and gain synesthetic abilities during the brutal murder of her family. → Read More
[SXSW Review] ‘Offseason’ Offers Mild Thrills Amidst a Thin Narrative
Mickey Keating is no stranger to homage. You can feel the impact of The X-Files and Invasion of the Body Snatchers in Pod (review). Roman Polanski’s Repulsion was an obvious influence on Darling (review). Carnage Park (review) features elements of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and the films of Quentin Tarantino and Sam Peckinpah. With Psychopaths, as […] → Read More
[SXSW Review] ‘The Feast’ is Bloody Good Eco-Horror
Our review of 'The Feast', which sees a young woman serving privileged guests at a dinner party, but it's about to be their last supper. → Read More
[SXSW Review] ‘Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break’ Delivers Gory Charm
“If we were all on trial for our thoughts, we would all be hanged.” That quote by The Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood is what opens Nick Gillespie‘s Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break. You’d be forgiven for thinking that you were in for something dark and serious, at least until Philip Oakley and Giorgio Moroder’s “Together in Electric […] → Read More
Scoob! Is The Avengers of Hanna-Barbera Movies: Review
Zoinks! The members of Mystery Inc. are guests in their own movie. → Read More
Scream 3 Is the Best Worst Sequel of Any Horror Franchise
It's been 20 years and we're still not over Gale's bangs. → Read More