1999 was the year that THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT and the found footage sub-genre gave way to an influx of independent filmmakers hoping to find the same success with their own found footage film. In the blink of an eye the market became flooded with low budget, grainy films that

Reviewing this film has been quite the challenge.  Even as I was jotting down notes during the screening I attended, I found myself having to catch myself and scribble out my words. Why? because I am reviewing SUSPIRIA 2018. I am not reviewing SUSPIRIA 1977. I am not doing a

It’s no coincidence that a film like THE HOLLOW CHILD is being released on iTunes  to the masses on Devil’s Night (October 3oth),  possibly the most macabre and mischievous of days.  In anticipation of its digital release, Fear Forever had the chance to chat with the films director/writer Jeremy Lutter.

The fantastic folks at ABMO FILMS  want your Halloween to be one for the record books.  That’s why they have kindly given us free tickets to the advanced screening of SUSPIRIA on Halloween, Wednesday October 31st at 7pm at the TIFF LIGHTBOX in Toronto to give away to you! That’s

TRAUMA is a Chilean horror courtesy of Artsploitation Films and director/writer Lucio A. Rojas.I knew nothing about this film when it was presented to me  and my interest was piqued as that I haven’t seen much (if any) Chilean horror that I can recall…and then there is TRAUMA.  TRAUMA is

We take a break today from festival coverage to review a film that you don’t need to attend a festival to see.  Not only can you currently see JOHNNY GRUESOME on VOD now, but you SHOULD see JOHNNY GRUESOME on VOD now. The film opens with the song “Dyin Tonight“,

It’s the 13th year of the TORONTO AFTER DARK (TAD) film festival and year after year, it just keeps getting better.  Much like Montreal’s FANTASIA film festival, TAD is not horror specific. These festivals are for sci-fi, genre, action, fantasy and more.  That makes for some really interesting and formidable

TiCK is the second short film by Toronto native Ashlea Wessel. It’s also her second short film (the first being INK) to play the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. I was a big fan of INK, but I found TiCK to be leaps and bounds ahead of it.   There

Alright, I know what you’re thinking: “Not ANOTHER mockumentary about a symphonic, post-apocalyptic, reindeer-grinding, Christ abusing, extreme war, Pagan, FennoScandian metal band on a mission from Satan!” Trust me, I felt the same going into HEAVY TRIP (HEVI REISSU), which played recently at FANTASIA 2018. I decided to push my

Playing FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL this year is the time traveling crime caper comedy, MEGA TIME SQUAD (MTS).  MTS is directed by DEATHGASM‘s Tim van Dammen, and has A LOT going on all at once but the big question is…is it strong enough to be contender among it’s peers? The answer