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Dec 13, 2022 · About the author. Lor Gislason is a horror writer from Vancouver Island who focuses on body horror and film analysis from an autistic perspective. Their work has appeared in Horror Obsessive, Hear Us Scream, and Lost in Cult. Their first novella, Inside Out, is available from Darklit Press.
- 25 1BR
- 24 Z
- 23 The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears
- 22 Antiviral
- 21 Like Me
- 20 Hunter Hunter
- 19 Hell House LLC
- 18 The Evil Within
- 17 Dead & Buried
- 16 Resolution
IBR focuses on Sarah, an aspiring costume designer who moves to Los Angeles in pursuit of her dreams. Broke and unable to afford anything halfway decent, she miraculously finds a nice, modestly-priced one-bedroom apartment in a quiet complex. But unbeknownst to her, the tenants are all members of a dangerous cult, and they want to indoctrinate her ...
Not to be confused with Costa-Gavras’ seminal political thriller of the same name, Brandon Christensen’s Zputs a refreshingly horrific spin on a well-worn trope. The film follows a small family who becomes terrorized by their son’s evil imaginary friend. While the story is well-trodden territory, Branden Christensen creates a suffocating atmosphere...
Much like its title, The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears is a beguiling but totally singular film that's hard to explain. The plot - if you could call it that - follows Dan, a businessman who has returned home from work to discover his wife has gone missing. He proceeds to carry out his own investigation, going from apartment to apartment in his...
Antiviralis set in an alternate world where celebrity pathogens and viruses are sold to clients who wish to be closer to their favorite celebrities. The film follows Syd March, who is responsible for harvesting these viruses, which range from the common cold to Chlamydia. To make extra cash on the side, Syd injects himself with these viruses to smu...
Much like last year’s We’re All Going to the World’s Fair, Like Me explores the impact of social mediaon the younger generation. Addison Timlin stars as Kiya, who becomes a small internet sensation after posting a video of her robbing a convenience store online. Her newfound notoriety encourages her to go on a bigger crime spree, and she desires to...
At the center of Hunter Hunter is Joseph, Anne, and Renee, a small family of fur trappers who live a quiet life in the middle of the woods. But their peaceful way of life is upended with the reappearance of a rogue wolfthat poses a significant danger to not only their livelihood, but also their lives. When Joseph goes to hunt the wolf, he leaves be...
Hell House LLC is a found-footage “documentary” that follows a group of friends who are getting ready for the grand opening of their new haunted-house attraction, Hell House. But a mysterious malfunction on opening night results in the death of fifteen people. In typical found-footage fashion, the film tracks the lead-up to opening night, and unvei...
Inspired by the Son of Sam murders, in which David Berkowitz killed six people after being told to do so by his neighbor’s possessed dog, The Evil Withinfollows Dennis Peterson, a mentally unstable man who befriends his evil reflection in an antique mirror. Plagued by nightmares all his life, Dennis eventually becomes possessed by a demon known as ...
This under-seen 80s gem is set in a small coastal town of Potter’s Bluff, where something strange is going on: tourists are being brutally murdered by the townspeople for unknown reasons. But things get even weirder when these victims suddenly start coming back to life. Much like the film’s title, Dead & Buried was…well, dead and buried when it was...
Directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead have been steadily making a name for themselves in the world of philosophical, lo-fi horror with films like The Endless and Something in the Dirt. While they’ve since moved on to bigger projects, they got their start with Resolution,a micro-budget two-hander that follows Michael, a soon-to-be-father who re...
2 days ago · The Stimming Pool is like nothing else you may have seen on the film festival circuit this year. Described as “a hybrid film that presents the possibilities of a world informed by autistic ...
Aug 28, 2020 · What happened: A horror movie set to debut in October features a child on the autism spectrum who is haunted by an evil character born out of his iPad. The film, “Come Play,” stars Azhy Robertson as he makes friends with a creature from his tablet that soon starts to spook everyone around him. Robertson’s character, Oliver, is depicted as ...
Jan 22, 2023 · What was initially meant to be a one-week limited release in October 2022 turned into multiple months, numerous expansions, and a gross of over $13 million. Terrifier 2 was the little horror film ...
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Mar 23, 2023 · Here are 4 movies and TV shows that get much about the autism experience wrong. “Rain Man”. In this critically acclaimed film, Dustin Hoffman plays Tom Cruise’s long-lost brother with autism. Hoffman has been institutionalized most of his life. He is also a savant with a fantastic memory, gifted at math and can quickly count things.
Dec 27, 2021 · The Djinn. IFC Midnight. IFC Midnight's supernatural horror comes from the same writer-director duo that brought us "The Boy Behind The Door." Yet this time, their low-budget film is even more ...
