The animation almost literally took my breath away! It was quite glorious to experience on a big screen!

YULETIDE TERROR paperback back in stock - but only 80 copies remain, get them before they're gone!
There are 24 chapters plus a compendium with over 200 capsule reviews, all heavily illustrated in 488 pages!
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TRUTH & SOUL: A ROBERT DOWNEY SR. READER now available. 23 essays, 332 pages, full colour! spectacularoptical.com/product/trut...

Super proud of @izzylee.bsky.social who’s been working her ass off for years, culminating in her blazing feature debut HOUSE OF ASHES. It’s now available on VOD at the best possible time. Watch it now! Then watch it again! bsky.app/profile/izzy...

Honored to contribute an essay for @mondomacabro.bsky.social terrific 4K restoration of ASWANG, a personal favorite offbeat horror film, and a triumph of truly maverick filmmaking! bsky.app/profile/mond...

**4th HALLOWEEN SALE ANNOUNCEMENT! **

Next up is an upgrade of a DVD from the early days of Mondo Macabro, one that’s been out of print for many years now - an un-nerving 90s American indie film take on Filipino folk-horror, ASWANG aka THE UNEARTHING!

Interview with Lauren Ashley Carter Interview with Lauren Ashley Carter originally published in VideoScope #105 Winter 2018

In light of the ten year anniversary of Mickey Keating's DARLING, I republished a print interview I conducted with Lauren Ashley Carter for VideoScope Magazine back in 2018. This was at the height of the #metoo movement and Carter's activist spirit blazed. chrishallock.substack.com/p/interview-...

Refuse Films S1 [Blu-ray] Bundle Refuse Films / Series 1  Ships from July 28th, 2025  [Limited to only 2,000 units per title with exclusive Slipcover & a 24-page booklet for each movie]  Refuse Films S1 Blu-ray Bundle includes:  ...

Honored to contribute an essay to Refuse Film’s Blu-Ray release of Nathan Tape’s raunchy but heartfelt Juggalo road thriller/dark comedy OFF RAMP, part of a bundle that includes ROCK N ROLL FRANKENSTEIN and CAT SICK BLUES www.refusefilms.com/products/ref...

Caught an absolutely pristine 35mm print of SCANNERS last night at the Cinémathèque québécoise (from their collection). Not a single scratch on it! I also REALLY love Howard Shore’s score for this film!

Grace Notes: Genre Composer Jeff Grace Interview with Jeff Grace Summer originally published in VideoScope #107 Summer 2018

Here's an interview I did back in 2018 with composer Jeff Grace (Stake Land, Meek's Cutoff, The Last Winter) for VideoScope Magazine. We discussed his early life and career and his extraordinary work for Glass Eye Pix. open.substack.com/pub/chrishal...

Ahhh, I really want to read that! I love love love the film!

It was our honor and you were terrific as expected! There’s also a most perfect hellmouth in Aislinn Clarke’s Fréwaka!

After absorbing @horrornonna.com keen insights in Alexandre O. Philippe’s extraordinary documentary CHAIN REACTIONS, I’m seeing hellmouths everywhere!

LOVE this book!

In its 25th year, Boston Underground Film Festival still pushes the limits The self-described “sensory bacchanalia from beyond the mainstream” takes over the Brattle Theatre for five days of movie mayhem running Wednesday, March 19 through Sunday, March 23 offering a smorgas...

Yes, we do.

The Many Villainous Faces of David Patrick Kelly This article originally appeared in Paracinema Magazine, Issue 20 (2013).

I posted an article I wrote for a print edition of Paracinema back in 2013, a retrospective of David Patrick Kelly’s best villainous roles.

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You’re a world class talent and it’s my absolute pleasure to support you however I can.

🚨🚨🚨🚨Ahhhh! It’s happening !!!

I have waited a long time for this moment.

I’m so thrilled to share that my debut crime thriller, FIRST CHANCE, will be available in stores September 2026!!

Thank you @daniel_ehrenhaft @blackstonepublishing & @lejeunebecky for your enthusiasm and support.

Band of the Hand: Rites of Passage and Reclaiming the Block Down these streets the fools rule

I wrote a bit about one of my favorite (and much maligned) 80s action films BAND OF THE HAND, which harnesses the stylistic goodness of its producer Michael Mann. open.substack.com/pub/chrishal...

Now It’s Your Turn to Tell Me Stories Children in Focus in the Films of Alanis Obomsawin

Now It’s Your Turn to Tell Me Stories Here's something a little different from the genre-focused writing I usually do, from a paper I wrote about Canada's most important Indigenous filmmaker, the trailblazing ALANIS OBOMSAWIN, and her varied work featuring children. open.substack.com/pub/chrishal...

I've never been part of a world that didn't shine with amazing women. I happily stand, climb, run, create, laugh, fist bump, and soar with you all on this day and every day! Happy International Women's Day!

Amazing!!! Congrats on the premiere!

Kill it!

Of Lust, Loyalty, and Lycanthropes: Female Relationships, Motherhood, and Queer Desire in Good Manners (2017) This is the personal Substack of film writer and programmer Chris Hallock. It collects various film articles, interviews, reviews, and essays that were once published on now defunct publications. It's...

I wrote quite a bit about female relationships and queer desire in the monstrous imaginary of Brazilian werewolf fairy tale GOOD MANNERS/AS BOAS MANEIRAS: chrishallock.substack.com/p/of-lust-lo...

Exclusive: Boston Underground Film Festival 2025 Lineup Includes THE SURFER, ALMA & THE WOLF And Much More Boston Underground Film Festival's 2025 lineup includes Nic Cage nightmare THE SURFER, Michael Patrick Jann's ALMA & THE WOLF, the World Premiere of Ignite Films' RE-ANIMATOR 4K and much more - we've ...

FANGORIA has all the exclusive intel and full lineup for the 25th edition of the BOSTON UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL, March 19-23 at the Brattle Theatre. BARBARA CRAMPTON will be in attendance for 40th anniversary 4K premiere of RE-ANIMATOR @bosunderground.bsky.social www.fangoria.com/exclusive-bu...

It’s an absolutely incredible book. A deeper review is forthcoming in an upcoming issue of VideoScope.

This is an incredible feat and a wonderful resource! Wow!

What I’m Reading - Winter 2025 I thought it might be a fun practice to post occasionally about what I’ve been reading lately.

I wrote a bit about some books that have been keeping me company this winter, including stellar new works from @kierlajanisse.bsky.social and @honeycuttheidi.bsky.social. open.substack.com/pub/chrishal...

Thank you, Skip!

An Interview with Larry Fessenden *This interview was conducted in 2009 for a now defunct online publication.

My first Substack post is live, a lively interview I did with Larry Fessenden back in 2009 for a now defunct online publication. open.substack.com/pub/chrishal...