With @overlookfilmfest.bsky.social 2025 having held an anniversary screening with director Ernest R. Dickerson attending, for my final piece from #OverlookFilmFest, now seems like a great time to revisit a film that’s been a small piece of the horror tapestry of this critic’s life.
From @overlookfilmfest.bsky.social 2025, I offer a spoiler-free review of Brian Whitcomb & Bradford Thomason’s doc THE SPIRIT OF HALLOWEENTOWN.
It uses a 3-prong approach to explore the town and the influence of the Disney films shot there. Not all of which coalesces together. #OverlookFilmFest
On this week's The Merri Hour, @pnemiroff.bsky.social and @donatobomb.bsky.social weigh in on all the news that came out of the 2025 #CinemaCon. On top of that, Matt discusses the highs of the 2025 #OverlookFilmFest.
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The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick made me feels all kinds of uncomfortable in its wonderful strangeness.
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Menu screen for the film TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT. Ok the left is the title of the film, a shot of the crypt keeper and menu options. On the right is Billy Zane holding his left hand up with fingers-extended.
Ending my @overlookfilmfest.bsky.social coverage by revisiting an old favorite I haven’t seen in ages that screened today as part of the fest. Covering it for its 30th anniversary feels appropriate. #OverlookFilmFest #DemonKnight
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Cloud has some scenes as unsettling as some of his classics like Pulse and Cure. It's also a genre-bending statement on class, but the pacing in the second half weighs it down a bit. Still enjoyed this one quite a bit!
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I've been waiting and waiting for Aislinn Clarke's follow up to her 2018 film The Devil's Doorway. Frewaka does not disappoint. It's a creepy Irish folk horror film that expands upon the themes from her first film.
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ICYMI: This afternoon REDUX REDUX takes the stage for its second screening during @overlookfilmfest.bsky.social.
It's one of my favs from SXSW and of the year. I explain why in my spoiler-free review, but I recommend seeing it first. #OverlookFilmFest #ReduxRedux
ICYMI: I put together a list of films either I'd like to cover during @overlookfilmfest.bsky.social 2025 or the EoM Team already has that we think are worth the time spent.
Give it a look here. #OverlookFilmFest
Last night, R.T. Thorne’s 40 ACRES screened during @overlookfilmfest.bsky.social 2025.
I offer some brief thoughts on this powerhouse of a film in my spoiler-free capsule review. #OverlookFilmFest #40AcresMovie
The Overlook Film Festival 2025 just got even bigger! More films, live events, and immersive horror experiences are coming to New Orleans April 3–6. Get ready for scares! #OverlookFilmFest 🎬🔪 wix.to/sEuMiWn
Wrapping our The Overlook Film Festival coverage, EoM Contributor Justin Waldman explores the new Nicholas Cage film, ARCADIAN, which is in theaters now.
He says it, “… it delivers on intriguing creatures with a world we’ve seen time and time again.”
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Doc REALM OF SATAN casts off traditional talking head interviews, narration, or any other methods that might entreat audiences to come discover something less familiar, opting instead to use stillness as a confrontational tool between expectation and reality. #OverlookFilmFest (filmsky)
It's the last day of The Overlook Film Festival and the coverage continues.
EoM Contributor Justin Waldman offers his thoughts on crime thriller RED ROOMS. He calls it, "... a blueprint on how to make a court room procedural." #OverlookFilmFest (filmsky)
EoM Contributor Justin Waldman offers his thoughts on the thriller “Birdeater” from filmmakers Jack Clark and Jim Weir, fresh off their The Overlook Film Festival debut. #OverlookFilmFest #Birdeater (filmsky)
First official review out of The Overlook Film Festival is a spoiler-free exploration of the wonderfully charming & kooky HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON. #OverlookFilmFest #DrafthouseFilms (filmsky)
A few films we have reviewed and are included with a spoiler-free review on this list:
BLACKOUT
DEAD MAIL
EXHUMA
NEW LIFE
THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT #OverlookFilmFest (filmsky)
A brand new Overlook Film Festival starts tomorrow, so we’ve put together a recommendation list comprised of films that sound interesting & ones we’ve already covered. #OverlookFilmFest (filmsky)
