Sammy Mannion says the Dangerous Visions Vol. 1 showcase of horror and genre shorts at Chattanooga Film Festival is deeply moving, frightening, brilliant and gruesome.

Ashley Anderson says the satire in Guts is a reprieve from its gruesome moments.

We’re coming at you fresh out of the Chattanooga Film Fest 2022, ghouls. Corie and Sarah, hosts of Gag Me With a Chainsaw, help us wrap up another year of dark, weird, devastating and hilarious indie features and shorts.

Jaclyn Barlett says with alluring cinematography and a surreal structure, Wulver’s Stane is a captivating work of art.

Ashley Anderson says Mystery Spot is an interesting story with a confusing and unsatisfying ending.

Ashley Anderson says the relatability of receiving unwanted spam calls creates the uncertain potential for Cruise’s realism.

Greg Swinson and Ryan Thiessen’s Night Shift is a no-holds-barred siege film with an unkillable emotional core.

El apego utilizes surreal and dreamlike imagery to establish the complexities of a most haunting relationship. It’s the kind of film that sticks with you like hot honey and the way with which the story unfolds is downright wicked and innovative.

Breanna Lucci says Night Shift is a layered story that exposes the ugly side of our patriarchal society.

Instead of a traditional ghost story, Hooper weaves a tale of family secrets being just as frightening as any ghost. In fact, it wouldn’t be unreasonable to say that the explicit introduction of the supernatural weakens this film.

Everything about ‘Hell Hole’ harkens back to the Showa era of Godzilla and a childhood favorite of mine, Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers.

Jaclyn Bartlett says Cubed Row offers a captivating experience, creating a unique world through its stunning visual elements.

Breanna Lucci says Landlocked provides a modern spin on found footage while tackling the complexities of family history and grief.

Ashley Anderson was impressed with the level of creativity and quality highlighted in the Schoolhouse Block Student Film Showcase program at the Chattanooga Film Festival.

Jaclyn Bartlett says Livin’ After Midnight is a unique vampire story with an intriguing commentary on the LGBTQ+ experience.

Having only created parts one and five, Burleson playfully invites us to go for a ride down memory lane and take a chance on a sequel that you don’t know the set up for and have a blast doing so.

Arrow Films announced that it has acquired the distribution rights for the Christmas horror comedy film The Leech.

Combining escalating uncomfortable dark humor with a mind-blowing, outrageous third act of psychological horror, writer/director Eric Pennycoff’s The Leech is a scorcher.

Honeycomb, the feature debut from co-writer/director Avalon Fast, is a strange film in a variety of wonderful ways.

Like its title, Night Shift operates on simplicity. A lone woman in a massive factory experiences the worst possible first day of work ever when a break-in occurs.