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(Fright Fest Review) Failure, Fame, and the Horror of a Life in Greasepaint in SUPER HAPPY FUN CLOWN

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Professor Horror @professorhorror.bsky.social · Sep 9

Patrick Rea’s #SuperHappyFunClown isn’t just killer clown mayhem…it’s failed gifted-kid horror, atychiphobia in greasepaint, and the tragedy of chasing fame when authenticity is gone. @FrightFest 🎪🤡 tinyurl.com/5n8mytz5

Patrick Rea’s Super Happy Fun Clown turns atychiphobia and failed gifted-kid angst into a tragic clown-slasher about performance, failure, and fame.

Mop Til You Drop With THE TOXIC AVENGER (2023)

Professor Horror @professorhorror.bsky.social · Sep 3

The mop is glowing, the goo is flowing, and Kevin Bacon EATS. Macon Blair’s @ToxicAvenger has finally oozed into theaters after its 2023 fest premiere, and it’s slimy, satirical, and surprisingly heartfelt. Don’t miss this radioactive riot. @lloydkaufman tinyurl.com/nhkhz3dy

Macon Blair’s THE TOXIC AVENGER (2023) is a goo-soaked, gory, and heartfelt reboot starring Peter Dinklage, Kevin Bacon, Elijah Wood, and Taylour Paige. After its Fantastic Fest 2023 premiere, the fil...

Professor Horror @professorhorror.bsky.social · Sep 3

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Marching Toward Madness: THE LONG WALK as Stephen King’s Most Unflinching Nightmare

Professor Horror @professorhorror.bsky.social · Sep 2

🚶#StephenKing made walking terrifying and Francis Lawrence brought that fear to the big screen. #TheLongWalk is brutal, unflinching, unforgettable: an allegory of youth consumed by power, masculinity, and survival. One of the best King adaptations. tinyurl.com/754a3wru

Francis Lawrence’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Long Walk (1979) turns the most mundane act—walking—into unrelenting psychological horror. Brutal, tender, and unforgettable, the film explores masc...

UNIVERSE 25 is A Cosmic Experiment in Faith, Failure, and Forgotten Stories

Professor Horror @professorhorror.bsky.social · Aug 23

#GoodBoy is coming to @Shudder in October, so if you are looking for dog focused movies where the dog DOESN’T die, check out @grubbycole’s list of dog films. www.tiktok.com/t/ZPHGCodG2j...

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Professor Horror @professorhorror.bsky.social · Aug 15

At @PopcornFrights, @richardmelko’s @Universe25Film feels like a lost ’80s VHS resurrected to test humanity’s limits. Religious quests, dead letters & cosmic experiments blur into a haunting allegory of collapse. Welcome to the enclosure. tinyurl.com/yfp3jm7s

At Popcorn Frights, Richard Melkonian’s UNIVERSE 25 emerges as a haunting, VHS-textured allegory inspired by John B. Calhoun’s behavioral experiment. Blending religious quests, dead letters, and cosmi...

Alan at Night Turns the Bad Roommate Nightmare into Found Footage Horror

Professor Horror @professorhorror.bsky.social · Aug 13

Ever had a bad roommate? 🛏️🐍 In @alanatnightfilm (@PopcornFrights), a shy herpetologist’s bizarre nocturnal habits spiral into found footage chaos. Sleepwalking, mayo jars & influencer satire fuel the ultimate roommate nightmare. #FoundFootage #HorrorMovies tinyurl.com/k43bj2ex

At Popcorn Frights, Jesse Swenson’s ALAN AT NIGHT turns the bad-roommate nightmare into a hilarious and creepy found footage satire of influencer culture, complete with sleepwalking, mayonnaise binges...

Playing at this year’s Popcorn Frights Film Festival, THE ONLY ONES takes the familiar “friends in the woods” setup and twists it into a tense, blood-splattered tale of paranoia, mistrust, and uninten...

Professor Horror @professorhorror.bsky.social · Aug 13

Playing at @PopcornFrights, #TheOnlyOnes flips the cabin-in-the-woods slasher into a paranoia-fueled spiral of mistrust & unintended carnage. Dark humor, tense kills, and a reminder: sometimes the scariest threat is already inside the house. tinyurl.com/ms6c2v2a

At Popcorn Frights, THE ONLY ONES delivers a bloody, paranoia-fueled twist on the cabin-in-the-woods slasher, where the real killer might be inside the group.

(Popcorn Frights Review) When Class Becomes a Cage: TEACHER’S PET and the Inescapable Grip of Toxic Relationships

Professor Horror @professorhorror.bsky.social · Aug 11

Our PopcornFrights review of TEACHER’S PET looks at how toxic relationships trap victims even when abuse is clear. A tense, unsettling study of power, control, and the systems that protect abusers. #MichelleTorian @NoamKroll @LukeBarnett @barbaracrampton tinyurl.com/5ezcuprf

Popcorn Frights review: Noam Kroll’s TEACHER’S PET turns the classroom into a battleground of control and survival. Starring Michelle Torian, Luke Barnett, and horror icon Barbara Crampton, this psych...

Listening to the Void: Ritual, Dissociation, and the Sonic Terror of THE UNDERTONE

Professor Horror @professorhorror.bsky.social · Aug 11

At Professor Horror, we don’t just watch horror…we study it, write about it, and explore why it matters. This week we’re covering Popcorn Frights Film Festival with in-depth reviews and festival highlights. So, follow along for thoughtful, comprehensive horror coverage. #horror #HorrorFilm

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Professor Horror @professorhorror.bsky.social · Aug 9

For us, @FantasiaFest never ends. @grubbycole has still more to share with us about this epic fest. #Noise is unsettling and unnerving with a powerful sound design. What goes bump in the night and what causes someone to go missing? www.tiktok.com/t/ZPHsmoJoq3...

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Professor Horror @professorhorror.bsky.social · Aug 5

THE UNDERTONE is what happens when a podcast becomes a séance and grief starts speaking back.

It’s a slow-burn, sound-driven nightmare that uses headphones, nursery rhymes, and a dying mother’s breath to summon something far worse than a ghost.

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Close your eyes. Put on your headphones. Invite the horror in.

Disembodied in Pink: Dissociation and the Horror of Women’s Healthcare in Julie Pacino’s I LIVE HERE NOW

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Professor Horror @professorhorror.bsky.social · Aug 5

Making its Fantasia Fest debut, Julie Pacino’s I LIVE HERE NOW is a surreal, feminist descent into a velvet-soaked hotel where time warps, bodies fragment, and autonomy unravels. A haunting vision of dissociation, control, and being seen but not heard.

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Pregnancy becomes a waking nightmare in Julie Pacino’s surreal debut about dissociation, control, and the horror of women’s healthcare.

As a lifelong dog owner (and the current proud parent of not one, but two good boys) I’m very familiar with that eerie moment when your pup suddenly stops, locks eyes with a dark corner, and growls at...

Professor Horror @professorhorror.bsky.social · Jul 24

Told through the eyes of a very good boy, #GoodBoy is a tender, spooky gem about the bond between dog and human…and what our pets sense before we do. One of the most original films at @fantasiafestival.com. You’ll leave misty-eyed and needing to hug your dog.

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Who’s a good boy? The one who’ll follow you into the dark...and drag the ghosts back out.

“Welcome to the Neighborhood! Fantasia Fest’s Best Films About Home, Hell, and Housing”

Professor Horror @professorhorror.bsky.social · Jul 22

The first week of @fantasiafestival.com has delivered haunted apartments, culty suburbs, bearded daughters, and a blonde assimilation demon. Here’s a roundup of 5 must-see films where home gets weird, Wild, or downright dangerous.

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From the outhouse to the suburbs…real estate’s never been this weird.

Fantasia Fest Review: IT ENDS is the Horror We Carry with Us

Professor Horror @professorhorror.bsky.social · Jul 21

At @fantasiafestival.com, #ItEnds traps four friends on an endless road, but the scariest part isn’t what waits outside the car…it’s what follows you in. A mix of Blair Witch Project, Waiting for Godot, and the longest road trip ever.

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No monsters. No map. Just the long, slow dread of becoming an adult.

(Fantasia Fest 2025 Review) HELLCAT Is a Gripping Descent into the Identities We Lose and the Monsters We Make

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Professor Horror @professorhorror.bsky.social · Jul 21

#Hellcat is a surprising thriller about the identities we inherit, the ones we project, and the terrifying question of who we become when everything familiar slips away. The scariest part isn’t what’s outside, it’s what’s changing inside. @fantasiafestival.com

When the world says you're the villain, how do you save someone who no longer knows who they are?

(Fantasia Fest 2025 Review) LA MORT N’EXISTE PAS Creates Something Beautiful, But Gets Lost in Its Own Forest

Professor Horror @professorhorror.bsky.social · Jul 19

LA MORT N’EXISTE PAS is a painterly fever dream full of wolves, ghosts, and revolutionary guilt. Stunning to look at, but hard to hold onto. My full review from @fantasiafestival.com here:

Visually breathtaking, emotionally elusive.

“Fantasia Fest 2025 Review: REWRITE Blends Time Travel with the Bittersweet Weight of Memory”

Professor Horror @professorhorror.bsky.social · Jul 19

Just when I thought I was safe from @fantasiafestival.com heartbreak? Daigo Matsui’s #Rewrite time-traveled into my feelings. A sweet, sci-fi teen romance that slowly unravels into a gut punch about memory, nostalgia, and who we become.

Time loops, teenage dreams, and the ghosts of who we used to be.

Fragmented Lives: Kim Sung-Yoon’s Stark Debut Examines Grief, Guilt, and Growing Up Too Soon

Professor Horror @professorhorror.bsky.social · Jul 17

At Fantasia Fest 2025c Kim Sung-Yoon’s debit #Fragment devastates. Two middle school boys, bound by one brutal crime, navigate guilt, grief, and the ghosts of lost childhoods.

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Trauma has no clean edges.

No Room to Breath: LUCID and the High Cost for Creativity.

Professor Horror @professorhorror.bsky.social · Jul 17

With the first full day of Fantasia Fest, we got some great films to share: #Lucid is a punk-infused fever dream about creativity, burnout, and buried trauma. Gritty, surreal, with some candy-coated drug dreams.

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"Unlocking creativity means confronting the trauma you’ve buried."

Professor Horror @professorhorror.bsky.social · Jul 11

Get Ready for a Hot Gill Summer with HOT SPRING SHARK ATTACK. 50 years after Jaws and sharks movies still find a way to entertain.

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Professor Horror @professorhorror.bsky.social · Jul 11

Here are our pics for some of the most anticipated horror at #FantasiaFest this year. And check out Grubby’s picks if you haven’t already.

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