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Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeA new horror film is making waves for completely flipping the slasher genre on its head.The first trailer for the film – titled In a Violent Nature – has been released online, proving why exactly the film received a rapturous response at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2024.In a Violent Nature screened in the US festival’s “Midnight” strand, which is where films including The…

As another academic year begins, the sisters at university sorority Sigma Lambda Theta are all a-flutter over rush week (whatever that is) and the election for this year’s sorority president; this is expected to be top mean girl Brianna (Sydney Craven) for the third year in a row. However Emily (Lisa Ambalavanar) longs to be popular too in this world where esteem is measured in social media likes and followers. Reasoning that people love interesting pets, she decides to adopt a three-toed sloth from a dodgy exotic animal…

At one point in this found-footage paganistic slasher from British director Matthew Butler-Hart, Thea (Ellie Duckles), one of a pair of stereotypically annoying YouTubers, ironically performs the “I’m so sorry” monologue from the Blair Witch Project to camera. Dagr also comes prefaced with a Blair Witch-style opening statement that it has been cobbled together from their final footage. But Butler-Hart’s film doesn’t get anywhere near Blair Witch levels of primeval emotions – partly because of an ambitious and perhaps…

Torture Star Video, the publishing arm of Puppet Combo, is bringing Tomás Esconjaureguy’s slasher adventure, Cannibal Abduction, to consoles. It will arrive on Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox consoles on February 8, 2024. Tomás Esconjaureguy previously brought us The Night of the Scissors back in 2022, which sounds like a localization title for Clock Tower. Cannibal Abduction followed in 2023 on PC, where it was self-published by Selewi, Esconjaureguy’s publishing label. As is standard for cannibal stories and common in…

Ever wondered what a masked maniac in the vein of Friday the 13th’s Jason Voorhees does in his downtime—or what it might be like if Terrence Malick made a slasher movie? In a Violent Nature, which just debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and will stream on Shudder, sets out to answer both questions.As you can tell from that description, writer-director Chris Nash’s film has an intriguing premise. It’s full of familiar elements: it takes place in the woods and around a lake; its primary victims are a group of young…

Official Trailer - THE PROWLER (1981, Vicky Dawson, Lawrence Tierney, Farley Granger)Slasher films love making people in the present-day pay for the sins of the past—we already mentioned Prom Night, in which the killer’s motivation is very much in this vein. A variation on this is the re-starting of an event linked with tragedy in the past, which then becomes an emotional trigger for a disturbed soul who copes by launching a murder spree. Two examples, both from 1981: My Bloody Valentine’s Valentine’s Day dance, which…

Like her onscreen co-star Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown has become quite the horror genre staple between both Yellowjackets and Scream, but will she be making a return to the latter slasher franchise? The actress portrayed Mindy Meeks-Martin in the 2022 reboot Scream and its 2023 sequel Scream VI. Yet despite the success of the new Scream movies—the most recent installment broke the franchise's domestic box office record with $103.8 million—the series has become plagued by uncertainty. The studio fired lead actress…

Terrifier 3: Here’s Everything We Know About This Horror Flick (Picture Credit: IMDb) Damien Leone’s Terrifier is returning with its third installment. The director recently shared updates on Terrifier 3, and it will undoubtedly be another rollercoaster ride with loads of adrenaline rush. David Howard Thornton will once again reprise the role of Art the Clown in the threequel. The films were made with low budgets and did pretty well at the box office. The first movie in the series was reportedly made on a…

Scream 7 Guide: Everything You Need To Know Before Embarking On This Horror Journey! ( Photo Credit – IMDb ) The Scream franchise is one of the most popular slasher thrillers in Hollywood. After a decade’s break, the franchise has returned in 2022. There are six films, and he has earned hundreds of millions through the film series. The franchise’s latest installment, Scream 7, is already in the initial stages of development and has been in the news for firing actress Melissa Barrera. The 2022 reboot of the…

Here is a classic example of a film you root for, fervently willing it to be brilliant. It’s got Joel McHale from Community in it – great. It’s got Justin Long committing to a bit as a Trump-style property baron with blond hair and spray tan – fabulous. Even more exciting: there’s a role for Katharine Isabelle, star of beloved turn-of-the-century horror comedy Ginger Snaps, as a cool lesbian aunt.The premise is fun, too: a loose remake of It’s a Wonderful Life as a comedy-horror about a teenage girl called Winnie…