While there’s plenty to be said and appreciated about cozy, comforting horror that offers catharsis, the genre’s ultimate aim is to terrify, shock, and even repulse. Of course, there is no shortage of ways that filmmakers accomplish this, frequently through gore, violence, and potent scare tactics, but transgressive horror is in a league of its own.
More than just gore, transgressive horror films revel in the taboo. Transgressive horror shatters cultural norms and seeks to explore beyond the boundaries of taste and social sensibilities, challenging viewers with shocking and sacrilegious imagery and themes. And yet, it’s not solely for shock value; transgressive horror has more on its mind than simply gore and depictions of depravity. There’s a purpose behind the pain. This week’s streaming picks are for the seekers of extreme cinema, unafraid to test their limits.
Here’s where you can stream them this week.
More than just gore, transgressive horror films revel in the taboo. Transgressive horror shatters cultural norms and seeks to explore beyond the boundaries of taste and social sensibilities, challenging viewers with shocking and sacrilegious imagery and themes. And yet, it’s not solely for shock value; transgressive horror has more on its mind than simply gore and depictions of depravity. There’s a purpose behind the pain. This week’s streaming picks are for the seekers of extreme cinema, unafraid to test their limits.
Here’s where you can stream them this week.
- 11/13/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Clockwise from top left: The Wicker Man (Warner Bros.), Vanilla Sky (Paramont), Oldboy (FilmDistrict), The Toy (Columbia)Image: AVClub
In Hollywood, it often seems that the sincerest form of flattery is to remake a foreign film. Domestic versions of international hits are a long-running thing in a town where familiarity assumes success,...
In Hollywood, it often seems that the sincerest form of flattery is to remake a foreign film. Domestic versions of international hits are a long-running thing in a town where familiarity assumes success,...
- 11/1/2023
- by Ian Spelling
- avclub.com
It’s Monday. That might leave you seeing red. So, we’re celebrating accordingly by embracing horror movies that massively deliver on the red stuff. This week’s streaming picks showcase some of horror’s goriest offerings that wield the gore in various ways. Some use excessive bloodletting to elicit a laugh, while others aim to put you through an extreme gauntlet of visceral terror. These ultra-gory horror movies are all available on streaming now.
As always, here’s where you can watch them this week.
For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.
City of the Living Dead – AMC+, Kanopy, Pluto TV, Shudder, Tubi, Vudu
What’s a gory horror list without the Italian Godfather of Gore, Lucio Fulci? It seems appropriate to kickstart this week with the first entry in his “Gates of Hell” trilogy. The plot sees a reporter and a psychic try to close the...
As always, here’s where you can watch them this week.
For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.
City of the Living Dead – AMC+, Kanopy, Pluto TV, Shudder, Tubi, Vudu
What’s a gory horror list without the Italian Godfather of Gore, Lucio Fulci? It seems appropriate to kickstart this week with the first entry in his “Gates of Hell” trilogy. The plot sees a reporter and a psychic try to close the...
- 5/8/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Some audiences search out the most disgusting and depraved films that they can find. Movies have the ability to leave their mark on a psychological level or a more visceral one that seeks to leave you feeling queasy and dirty. Here’s a look at 10 movies that are sure to scar you for life.
10. ‘Grotesque’ (2009) L-r: Hiroaki Kawatsure as Kazuo Kojima and Shigeo Ôsako as The Doctor | Media Blasters
A mysterious man identified only as “the doctor” kidnaps a young couple (Hiroaki Kawatsure and Kotoha Hiroyama) and begins to perform extreme torture on them. He puts them through a game for survival designed to slowly destroy their hopes of making it out with their lives.
Kôji Shiraishi’s Grotesque falls into the “torture porn” sub-genre that James Wan’s Saw and Eli Roth’s Hostel popularized in the 2000s. However, this Japanese exploitation horror flick pushes all boundaries, introducing...
10. ‘Grotesque’ (2009) L-r: Hiroaki Kawatsure as Kazuo Kojima and Shigeo Ôsako as The Doctor | Media Blasters
A mysterious man identified only as “the doctor” kidnaps a young couple (Hiroaki Kawatsure and Kotoha Hiroyama) and begins to perform extreme torture on them. He puts them through a game for survival designed to slowly destroy their hopes of making it out with their lives.
Kôji Shiraishi’s Grotesque falls into the “torture porn” sub-genre that James Wan’s Saw and Eli Roth’s Hostel popularized in the 2000s. However, this Japanese exploitation horror flick pushes all boundaries, introducing...
- 2/21/2023
- by Jeff Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
We are only a matter of weeks into 2023, but a strong contender for the title of “scariest movie” in some folks’ minds has already emerged in Skinamarink. The idea of the “scariest movie ever,” i.e. a horror film that generates word-of-mouth buzz, might seem like a modern concept but it actually goes back nearly a century. One of the first examples can be traced back to 1932 and the tastefully titled Freaks, a movie centered around a beautiful trapeze artist who schemes to steal a side-show performer’s inheritance only to be thwarted by his deformed cohorts.
Featuring real life circus performers, the movie was drastically recut by MGM after test screenings in which several terrified audience members “got up and ran out.” Today, those kinds of reports would be worth their weight in gold, but back then they led to the 90-minute running time being slashed to just 64, with...
Featuring real life circus performers, the movie was drastically recut by MGM after test screenings in which several terrified audience members “got up and ran out.” Today, those kinds of reports would be worth their weight in gold, but back then they led to the 90-minute running time being slashed to just 64, with...
- 2/20/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
I own a frankly absurd amount of movies (roughly 5000), and I’m subscribed to several streaming services. In short, I have a lot of films that I haven’t got around to watching immediately to hand. For the past decade plus I’ve been too busy in October to indulge in the Shocktober horror marathons that a lot of my friends do, but as I’m not doing the London Film Festival as press this year, I thought I’d take the opportunity to delve into the back catalogue of horror I’ve had waiting to be watched.
From September 15th until October 30th, I’ll be watching at least one new to me horror film every day, and providing collections of capsule reviews week by week. On Halloween itself, as ever, I’m planning an all day marathon of some of my favourite horror films.
I hope you’ll...
From September 15th until October 30th, I’ll be watching at least one new to me horror film every day, and providing collections of capsule reviews week by week. On Halloween itself, as ever, I’m planning an all day marathon of some of my favourite horror films.
I hope you’ll...
- 9/21/2022
- by Sam Inglis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
From slashers, to zombies, eco horror, and much, much more, MoMA's "Horror: Messaging the Monstrous" is a 10-week film series that includes 110 films, including a 3D screening of George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead! Featuring horror from around the world and taking place from June 23rd through September 5th, we have all the details so you can start planning your visit! Full program details can also be found at: moma.org/horror
Press Release:
The Museum of Modern Art announces Horror: Messaging the Monstrous, a 10-week film series that includes over 110 features and a selection of short films that capture the horror genre’s uncanny ability to express the lurking fears of a society and the anxieties caused by social, cultural, and political change. Presented in the Museum’s Titus Theaters in the Black Family Film Center from June 23 through September 5, 2022, Horror: Messaging the Monstrous is organized weekly...
Press Release:
The Museum of Modern Art announces Horror: Messaging the Monstrous, a 10-week film series that includes over 110 features and a selection of short films that capture the horror genre’s uncanny ability to express the lurking fears of a society and the anxieties caused by social, cultural, and political change. Presented in the Museum’s Titus Theaters in the Black Family Film Center from June 23 through September 5, 2022, Horror: Messaging the Monstrous is organized weekly...
- 6/21/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Rosie. F******g. Perez. We’ve been on a roll with films overshadowed by controversy lately, especially after witnessing the real-life kangaroo violence in Ted Kotcheff’s Wake in Fright and the injuries sustained by the lead actress in Pascal Laugier’s Incident in a Ghostland (on top of a problematic queer killer). We’re keeping things similar this week as […]
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- 6/6/2022
- by Trace Thurman
- bloody-disgusting.com
The 74th Cannes Film Festival has unveiled its jury which includes five women; a majority in the nine-person group including President Spike Lee.
The jury includes French-Senegalese actor-director Mati Diop whose 2019 movie Atlantics took home the Grand Prix from the festival; Crazy Heart Oscar nominated actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, French Inglorious Basterds actress Mélanie Laurent, Austrian filmmaker Jessica Hausner and French singer Mylène Farmer.
Rounding out the jury are French actor and recent Golden Globe and BAFTA nominated The Mauritanian actor Tahar Rahim, Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho and South Korean actor Song Kang-Ho who starred in the 2019 Cannes Palme d’Or winner and ultimate Oscar Best Picture winner, Parasite. Song has been a frequent star in Bong Joon Ho’s canon including The Host and Memories of Murder.
Diop’s Atlantics was shortlisted as one of the ten best international films at the Oscars. She has also directed several short-films...
The jury includes French-Senegalese actor-director Mati Diop whose 2019 movie Atlantics took home the Grand Prix from the festival; Crazy Heart Oscar nominated actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, French Inglorious Basterds actress Mélanie Laurent, Austrian filmmaker Jessica Hausner and French singer Mylène Farmer.
Rounding out the jury are French actor and recent Golden Globe and BAFTA nominated The Mauritanian actor Tahar Rahim, Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho and South Korean actor Song Kang-Ho who starred in the 2019 Cannes Palme d’Or winner and ultimate Oscar Best Picture winner, Parasite. Song has been a frequent star in Bong Joon Ho’s canon including The Host and Memories of Murder.
Diop’s Atlantics was shortlisted as one of the ten best international films at the Oscars. She has also directed several short-films...
- 6/24/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2021 Cannes Film Festival has announced the jurors who will join Spike Lee in determining the winners of this year’s event. The “BlacKkKlansman” Oscar winner is serving as the 2021 jury president and will be accompanied by director Mati Diop, singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer, actress-director Maggie Gyllenhaal, writer-director Jessica Hausner, actress-director Mélanie Laurent, writer-director Kleber Mendonça Filho, actor Tahar Rahim, and actor Song Kang-ho. The Jury will unveil its list of winners Saturday, July 17 during the Cannes Closing Ceremony.
The majority of the jury has deep connections with the Cannes Film Festival. Mati Diop won the Grand Prix at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival with “Atlantics,” while Jessica Hausner also competed at Cannes 2019 with “Little Joe,” which won star Emily Beecham the Best Actress prize. Tahar Rahim got his breakout in Jacques Audiard’s Grand Prix-winning “A Prophet.” Melanie Laurent starred in Quentin Tarantino’s Palme d’Or contender “Inglourious Basterds,” while...
The majority of the jury has deep connections with the Cannes Film Festival. Mati Diop won the Grand Prix at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival with “Atlantics,” while Jessica Hausner also competed at Cannes 2019 with “Little Joe,” which won star Emily Beecham the Best Actress prize. Tahar Rahim got his breakout in Jacques Audiard’s Grand Prix-winning “A Prophet.” Melanie Laurent starred in Quentin Tarantino’s Palme d’Or contender “Inglourious Basterds,” while...
- 6/24/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The Cannes Film Festival has unveiled the jury for the competition, which will be powered by a majority of women, including American actor-filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal, French actor-helmer Mélanie Laurent, French-Senegalese actor-director Mati Diop, Austrian director Jessica Hausner and cult French singer Mylene Farmer.
Spike Lee will presider over the jury which will also include French actor Tahar Rahim, Brazilian helmer Kleber Mendonça Filho and South Korean actor Song Kang-ho. It’s a history-making jury, with a first-time Black president and a ratio of five women to three men.
Gyllenhaal, who just made her directorial feature debut with “The Lost Daughter,” is best known for her roles in “Donnie Darko,” “Secretary,” and Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight.” She earned her first Oscar nomination with “Crazy Heart” and won a Golden Globe for her performance in the miniseries “The Honourable Woman.” She went on to produce and star in the HBO...
Spike Lee will presider over the jury which will also include French actor Tahar Rahim, Brazilian helmer Kleber Mendonça Filho and South Korean actor Song Kang-ho. It’s a history-making jury, with a first-time Black president and a ratio of five women to three men.
Gyllenhaal, who just made her directorial feature debut with “The Lost Daughter,” is best known for her roles in “Donnie Darko,” “Secretary,” and Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight.” She earned her first Oscar nomination with “Crazy Heart” and won a Golden Globe for her performance in the miniseries “The Honourable Woman.” She went on to produce and star in the HBO...
- 6/24/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Having just left prison for setting her ex-boyfriend, serial killer James (Cole Vigue), on fire Mary (Vanessa Grasse) gets a job in an all night gas station. Still haunted by hallucinations, on her first night she begins seeing James around many corners, but there are more dangers in Mary’s first shift than her imagination.
The concept of Padraig Reynolds’ screenplay suggests something more morally complex than your standard issue slasher. He sets up a final girl who isn’t as easy to root for as the genre’s usual heroine, not only did she set someone on fire, but we discover that she has been shunned by the community for simply standing by and watching while her ex murdered several women. This could throw open a lot of ideas; allowing the film to engage with coercive and abusive relationships and the trauma that results from them, the immense pressure...
The concept of Padraig Reynolds’ screenplay suggests something more morally complex than your standard issue slasher. He sets up a final girl who isn’t as easy to root for as the genre’s usual heroine, not only did she set someone on fire, but we discover that she has been shunned by the community for simply standing by and watching while her ex murdered several women. This could throw open a lot of ideas; allowing the film to engage with coercive and abusive relationships and the trauma that results from them, the immense pressure...
- 7/15/2020
- by Sam Inglis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Streaming services are boosting French TV production. Pascal Breton, whose Paris-based company Federation Entertainment co-produced “Marseille” and most recently “Marianne,” said the biggest benefit of streaming services, and Netflix in particular, is the way in which it has created a world audience for French shows. “Netflix amplifies the appeal of French shows abroad, and we expect that ‘Marianne’ will get a bigger audience outside of France than locally,” says Breton.
“That’s the model of Netflix — they’re counting as much on the Spanish, French and British series than on the American and Korean series to attract and retain subscribers,” adds Breton, whose company now has several projects in the pipeline with streaming services.
At Mipcom, the international biz will get a look at these buzzy French TV titles:
“They Were Ten”
Director: Pascal Laugier
Six-part psychological thriller adapted from the Agatha Christie novel involves 10 people at a luxury hotel...
“That’s the model of Netflix — they’re counting as much on the Spanish, French and British series than on the American and Korean series to attract and retain subscribers,” adds Breton, whose company now has several projects in the pipeline with streaming services.
At Mipcom, the international biz will get a look at these buzzy French TV titles:
“They Were Ten”
Director: Pascal Laugier
Six-part psychological thriller adapted from the Agatha Christie novel involves 10 people at a luxury hotel...
- 10/14/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
For many horror fans, the Halloween season starts in September (if not earlier), and if you have the streaming service Shudder in the Us, then you'll have 10 new movies to look forward to in the coming weeks, along with the premiere of the new Creepshow series, more episodes of AMC's NOS4A2, the creepypasta-based Channel Zero: The Dream Door, and a mysterious Halloween treat that will arrive on October 25th.
Press Release: September 4, 2019, New York, NY — Shudder, AMC Networks premiere streaming destination for exclusive and original genre entertainment, has announced its unbeatable seasonal slate of new horror, thriller and supernatural programming for Halloween, including the series premiere of Creepshow—the most highly anticipated new horror show of the season—and a killer lineup of 10 exclusive new movies that can't be streamed anywhere else.
Said Craig Engler, Gm of Shudder, "For us, Halloween starts now, and this year we’re going...
Press Release: September 4, 2019, New York, NY — Shudder, AMC Networks premiere streaming destination for exclusive and original genre entertainment, has announced its unbeatable seasonal slate of new horror, thriller and supernatural programming for Halloween, including the series premiere of Creepshow—the most highly anticipated new horror show of the season—and a killer lineup of 10 exclusive new movies that can't be streamed anywhere else.
Said Craig Engler, Gm of Shudder, "For us, Halloween starts now, and this year we’re going...
- 9/9/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
As the dog days of summer bleed into autumn, Shudder is giving horror fans a long list of titles to enjoy in the air conditioning (or under the stars if you bring your laptop to bonfires), with new August additions including the first six Nightmare on Elm Street movies, Jim Wynorski's Chopping Mall, the first two Slumber Party Massacre movies, and the Shudder premiere of AMC's adaptation of Joe Hill's NOS4A2.
Below, you can check out the full list of titles coming to Shudder in the Us in August, and visit Shudder online to learn more about the streaming service.
"As summer heats up, we’re here to give you even more reasons to stay inside, with the AC turned up and the lights turned down. Reason one: NOS4A2, AMC’s hit horror series comes to Shudder. Reasons two and three: the Shudder Exclusive Incident in a Ghostland and the ShudderOriginal Belzebuth.
Below, you can check out the full list of titles coming to Shudder in the Us in August, and visit Shudder online to learn more about the streaming service.
"As summer heats up, we’re here to give you even more reasons to stay inside, with the AC turned up and the lights turned down. Reason one: NOS4A2, AMC’s hit horror series comes to Shudder. Reasons two and three: the Shudder Exclusive Incident in a Ghostland and the ShudderOriginal Belzebuth.
- 8/2/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
One of my personal favorite movies of 2018 was also one of the year’s most controversial: Incident in a Ghostland, written and directed by Pascal Laugier (Martyrs). It’s just as brutal and grueling as you’d expect from one of the pioneers of New French Extremity, but it’s also a beautiful meditation on literature’s ability to […] The post Shudder’s August 2019 Us Highlights Include Elm Street Franchise and Controversial Incident In A Ghostland appeared first on Dread Central.
- 7/26/2019
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
Lille, France — Leading French independent production-finance-distribution sales company Federation Entertainment has secured international sales rights on upcoming French psychological thriller “Torn.”
The series was created and written by director Lionel Bailliu (“Innocente”)and Yann Le Gal and world premieres in the official French competition on March 25 at France’s Series Mania TV festival. Attending the series’ premiere will be French actress – producer Julie Gayet, Bailliu, Le Gal, as well as Elephant producers Gaëlle Cholet and Guillaume Renouil.
Elephant Story and At-Production co-produced with participation from France Télévisions. France 3, Belgian public broadcaster Rtbf and TV5 Monde are already set to broadcast.
In the series, a school teacher named Victoire moves to a small village in rural France with her young family. There, she runs into Florent, her first love from a lifetime ago, and their long-dormant feelings for one another reignite. Unable to suppress their desires for one another, the...
The series was created and written by director Lionel Bailliu (“Innocente”)and Yann Le Gal and world premieres in the official French competition on March 25 at France’s Series Mania TV festival. Attending the series’ premiere will be French actress – producer Julie Gayet, Bailliu, Le Gal, as well as Elephant producers Gaëlle Cholet and Guillaume Renouil.
Elephant Story and At-Production co-produced with participation from France Télévisions. France 3, Belgian public broadcaster Rtbf and TV5 Monde are already set to broadcast.
In the series, a school teacher named Victoire moves to a small village in rural France with her young family. There, she runs into Florent, her first love from a lifetime ago, and their long-dormant feelings for one another reignite. Unable to suppress their desires for one another, the...
- 3/25/2019
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Gotham’s Crystal Reed is returning to the DC TV universe as the female lead in Swamp Thing, the upcoming streaming drama series based on the DC characters created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson. The project, which hails from James Wan’s Atomic Monster in association with Warner Bros. Television, is set to premiere in 2019 on the DC Universe digital subscription service.
Written by Mark Verheiden and Gary Dauberman, Swamp Thing follows Abby Arcane (Reed) as she investigates what seems to be a deadly swamp-born virus in a small town in Louisiana but soon discovers that the swamp holds mystical and terrifying secrets. When unexplainable and chilling horrors emerge from the murky marsh, no one is safe.
Wan, Verheiden, Dauberman, Michael Clear and Wiseman are executive producers alongside Len Wiseman who is set to direct.
Smart and caring, Cdc Doctor Abby Arcane’s (Reed) strong sense of empathy...
Written by Mark Verheiden and Gary Dauberman, Swamp Thing follows Abby Arcane (Reed) as she investigates what seems to be a deadly swamp-born virus in a small town in Louisiana but soon discovers that the swamp holds mystical and terrifying secrets. When unexplainable and chilling horrors emerge from the murky marsh, no one is safe.
Wan, Verheiden, Dauberman, Michael Clear and Wiseman are executive producers alongside Len Wiseman who is set to direct.
Smart and caring, Cdc Doctor Abby Arcane’s (Reed) strong sense of empathy...
- 9/6/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
To celebrate the release of Incident in a Ghostland – out on Blu-ray & DVD 3rd September from Arrow Video – we are giving away a copy on Blu-ray!
From the director of 2008’s horror ordeal, Martyrs, Incident in a Ghostland is a terrifying thrill ride that’s as intense as it is disturbing. Having screened at 2018’s Arrow Video FrightFest to positive reviews ahead of its UK Blu-ray & DVD debut, Pascal Laugier’s latest will have you hiding behind your hands and squirming in your seat.
It would spoil things to give too much away about the plot as it’s a film best watched when you’re unprepared for it but the lead cast give powerhouse performances, really selling the characters. Combine this with Laugier’s unique, visceral visual style and you genuinely believe these characters are trapped in an inescapable nightmare.
Order today: https://arrowfilms.com/product-detail/incident-in-a-ghostland-blu-ray/FCD1792
Which...
From the director of 2008’s horror ordeal, Martyrs, Incident in a Ghostland is a terrifying thrill ride that’s as intense as it is disturbing. Having screened at 2018’s Arrow Video FrightFest to positive reviews ahead of its UK Blu-ray & DVD debut, Pascal Laugier’s latest will have you hiding behind your hands and squirming in your seat.
It would spoil things to give too much away about the plot as it’s a film best watched when you’re unprepared for it but the lead cast give powerhouse performances, really selling the characters. Combine this with Laugier’s unique, visceral visual style and you genuinely believe these characters are trapped in an inescapable nightmare.
Order today: https://arrowfilms.com/product-detail/incident-in-a-ghostland-blu-ray/FCD1792
Which...
- 9/6/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
From the director of 2008’s horror ordeal, Martyrs, Incident in a Ghostland is a terrifying thrill ride that’s as intense as it is disturbing. Having screened at 2018’s Arrow Video FrightFest to positive reviews ahead of its UK Blu-ray & DVD debut, Pascal Laugier’s latest will have you hiding behind your hands and squirming in your seat. It would spoil things to give too much away about the plot as it’s a film best watched when you’re unprepared for it but the lead cast give powerhouse performances, really selling the characters. Combine this with Laugier’s unique, visceral visual style and you genuinely believe these characters are trapped in an inescapable nightmare.
Pauline (French pop icon Mylène Farmer) and her two daughters Beth and Vera inherit a house in the countryside. On the first night in their new home the family are confronted by murderous intruders and...
Pauline (French pop icon Mylène Farmer) and her two daughters Beth and Vera inherit a house in the countryside. On the first night in their new home the family are confronted by murderous intruders and...
- 9/4/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Pascal Laugier is well-known in horror circles as pretty much the godfather of 21st-century extremism. Over 10 years on, his heady French thriller Martyrs still stands as something of a measure for just how twisted an under-the-radar genre movie can be. His latest, a second English-language offering (following 2012’s so-so The Tall Man), hits some of the same troubling depths as his most-talked-about work, but with a more high-octane edge, ditching the slow build for a one-two-three reveal that just about knocks the wind out of you.
Incident In A Ghostland begins as a bare-bones home-invasion thriller – two teenage girls and their mother are victim to a horrific (and we mean horrific) attack – but what builds out from there defies both expectation and convention at nearly every single turn. It’s nothing short of an assault on the audience; an emotionally, psychologically and philosophically charged no-holds-barred horror that burrows deep down...
Incident In A Ghostland begins as a bare-bones home-invasion thriller – two teenage girls and their mother are victim to a horrific (and we mean horrific) attack – but what builds out from there defies both expectation and convention at nearly every single turn. It’s nothing short of an assault on the audience; an emotionally, psychologically and philosophically charged no-holds-barred horror that burrows deep down...
- 8/26/2018
- by Ben Robins
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The momentum was building fast heading into Day 2 of Arrow Video FrightFest, as horror icon Barbara Crampton swooped into town to introduce the European Premieres of Sonny Laguna and Tommy Wiklund’s Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich as well as Brad Baruh’s Dead Night. Elsewhere boasted the world premiere of Jon Knautz’s The Cleaning Lady and the UK premiere of Pascal Laugier’s brutal Incident in a Ghost Land. Friday also saw the festival’s only Asian feature film, Shinichiro Ueda’s riotously entertaining One Cut of the Dead, take its UK bow. Over at the Prince Charles, the legendary Scala Cinema was lovingly celebrated by former programmer Jane Giles, in conversation with Alan Jones. The festival had planned to screen a double bill of Julien Temple’s...
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- 8/25/2018
- Screen Anarchy
Now in its 19th year, Arrow Video FrightFest 2018 has announced a jam-packed lineup of genre screenings, including the UK premiere of The Ranger, the world premiere of Heretiks, the raved-about Anna and the Apocalypse, and much more:
Press Release: Remaining in the heart of London’s West End for its 19th edition, the world renowned horror and fantasy film festival turbo-charges into the Cineworld Leicester Square and The Prince Charles Cinema from Aug 23 - Aug 27 2018. Hosting a record-breaking seventy films, embracing eighteen countries and spanning six continents, this year’s line-up is a true celebration of the genre’s global popularity. The five-day fear-a-thon includes 20 World, 17 European and 22 UK Premieres.
The opening night attraction is the UK premiere of The Ranger. Jenn Wexler’s impressive directorial debut feature is an explosive, post-modern slasher, with a kick-ass punk soundtrack and a knock-out lead performance from Chloe Levin (The Transfiguration). Wexler, the...
Press Release: Remaining in the heart of London’s West End for its 19th edition, the world renowned horror and fantasy film festival turbo-charges into the Cineworld Leicester Square and The Prince Charles Cinema from Aug 23 - Aug 27 2018. Hosting a record-breaking seventy films, embracing eighteen countries and spanning six continents, this year’s line-up is a true celebration of the genre’s global popularity. The five-day fear-a-thon includes 20 World, 17 European and 22 UK Premieres.
The opening night attraction is the UK premiere of The Ranger. Jenn Wexler’s impressive directorial debut feature is an explosive, post-modern slasher, with a kick-ass punk soundtrack and a knock-out lead performance from Chloe Levin (The Transfiguration). Wexler, the...
- 7/2/2018
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
UK premiere of Jenn Wexler’s punk rock-soundtracked slasher to open the festival.
FrightFest, the annual UK horror and fantasy film festival held in London, has unveiled the lineup for its 19th edition this summer (August 23-27).
The festival, which takes place this year at Cineworld Leicester Square and the Prince Charles Cinema, will open with the UK premiere of punk rock-soundtracked slasher The Ranger.
It is the directorial debut of Jenn Wexler, who will be the first female director to open FrightFest and will be in attendance at the event. The film premiered at SXSW earlier this year.
Closing...
FrightFest, the annual UK horror and fantasy film festival held in London, has unveiled the lineup for its 19th edition this summer (August 23-27).
The festival, which takes place this year at Cineworld Leicester Square and the Prince Charles Cinema, will open with the UK premiere of punk rock-soundtracked slasher The Ranger.
It is the directorial debut of Jenn Wexler, who will be the first female director to open FrightFest and will be in attendance at the event. The film premiered at SXSW earlier this year.
Closing...
- 6/28/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
French director Pascal Laugier’s first English-language feature, “The Tall Man,” wasn’t seen by many, perhaps because that convoluted mystery-thriller with Jessica Biel wasn’t really the straight horror film it appeared to be. Maybe that explains why Laugier’s first film in six years returns to the terrain of his more successful 2008 breakout, “Martyrs.” While not as graphically icky as that film, his new “Incident in a Ghostland” adds up to much the same thing: It’s thoughtfully, even elegantly crafted, light on plot, character development, and explication, but very heavy on the torture inflicted on terrified young women. For some horror fans, such “extreme” content in a relatively upscale package made “Martyrs” special, and they may enjoy a similar frisson here. The rest of us will again feel a tad queasy about the way Laugnier meticulously showcases sadism while seeming comparatively indifferent to matters of basic storytelling logic and suspense.
- 6/22/2018
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Vertical Entertainment will release Martyrs director Pascal Laugier‘s Incident in a Ghostland in theaters and on VOD platforms June 22, 2018. An unconfirmed Amazon date also says Lionsgate will release on DVD July 24th. Ahead of the release, we shared this exclusive clip, while we also now have a massive image gallery. “The story follows a mother of two who inherits […]...
- 6/21/2018
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Vertical Entertainment will release Martyrs director Pascal Laugier‘s Incident in a Ghostland in theaters and on VOD platforms June 22, 2018. An unconfirmed Amazon date also says Lionsgate will release on DVD July 24th. Last November, Bloody Disgusting shared an exclusive first look at images from Laugier‘s newest film starring Mylène Farmer, Crystal Reed, and Anastasia Philipps. “The story follows a mother of two who inherits a home […]...
- 6/19/2018
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
"I never should've stayed in that house." Vertical Entertainment has debuted a new official Us trailer for the supernatural horror thriller Incident in a Ghostland, the latest from French director Pascal Laugier. We posted an international trailer for this earlier in the year. The story is about a house where a woman had to fend off intruders to save her daughters. Years later, the two of them grow up with completely different personalities, still traumatized by the events. When they all reunite at the house once again, strange events began to occur. The horror film stars Crystal Reed, Taylor Hickson, Rob Archer, Emilia Jones, Adam Hurtig, Anastasia Phillips, Mylène Farmer, and Alicia Johnston. Unfortunately this still looks as mediocre as it did in the first trailer, only for the most diehard horror fans. Here's the official Us trailer (+ poster) for Pascal Laugier's Incident in a Ghostland, from YouTube: You...
- 6/15/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Vertical Entertainment will release Martyrs director Pascal Laugier‘s Incident in a Ghostland in theaters and on VOD platforms June 22, 2018. An unconfirmed Amazon date also says Lionsgate will release on DVD July 24th. Last November, Bloody Disgusting shared an exclusive first look at images from Laugier‘s newest film starring Mylène Farmer, Crystal Reed, and Anastasia Philipps. “The story follows a mother of two who inherits a home […]...
- 6/13/2018
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Vertical Entertainment will release Martyrs director Pascal Laugier‘s Incident In a Ghostland in theaters and on VOD platforms June 22, 2018, reports Box Office Mojo. An unconfirmed Amazon date also says Lionsgate will release on DVD July 24th. Last November, Bloody Disgusting shared an exclusive first look at images from Laugier‘s newest film starring Mylène Farmer, Crystal Reed, and Anastasia Philipps. “The story […]...
- 5/14/2018
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
The director of Martyrs is back for more mayhem, this time in Ghostland (Incident in a Ghost Land), opening internationally this month and also playing at Bifff. Last November, Bloody Disgusting shared an exclusive first look at images from Pascal Laugier‘s newest film starring Mylène Farmer, Crystal Reed, and Anastasia Philipps. Now, we have three new images that show the gorgeous scope of the film as well […]...
- 3/28/2018
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
The director of Martyrs is back for more mayhem, this time in Ghostland (Incident in a Ghost Land), opening internationally this March. Last November, Bloody Disgusting shared an exclusive first look at images from Pascal Laugier‘s newest film starring Mylène Farmer, Crystal Reed, and Anastasia Philipps. “The story follows a mother of two who inherits a home from her Aunt. On the first night in the […]...
- 3/23/2018
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Just when you thought it was safe to move to an isolated country house filled with creepy antique dolls, dead bugs and way too much floral wallpaper, in comes Ghostland, a violently twisted take on the home invasion tale from French horror junkie Pascal Laugier.
Like the director’s gory debut, Martyrs, which took the torture porn genre to untold levels of unpleasantness, this taut — if somewhat corny — slasher flick once again features two young women subjected to all kinds of abuse both real and imaginary (though mostly the former) as they’re locked inside by a pair of first-rate psychopaths. Why...
Like the director’s gory debut, Martyrs, which took the torture porn genre to untold levels of unpleasantness, this taut — if somewhat corny — slasher flick once again features two young women subjected to all kinds of abuse both real and imaginary (though mostly the former) as they’re locked inside by a pair of first-rate psychopaths. Why...
- 3/20/2018
- by Jordan Mintzer
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Taylor Hickson, a Canadian actress who portrayed Meghan Orlovsky in Fox’s hit 2016 comic book flick Deadpool, suffered a disfiguring incident while filming Ghostland, and she is suing the production company behind the film. Taylor Hickson Sues Production Company Behind Ghostland Ghostland is an indie film in the horror genre, and its director, Pascal Laugier, […]
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- 3/12/2018
- by Matt Reisine
- Uinterview
Deadpool actress Taylor Hickson is suing her latest film’s production company after allegedly suffering a gruesome on set injury that she says is debilitating to her career.
The actress was filming “an emotionally charged scene” for her upcoming movie Ghostland during which her director Pascal Laugier, who is not a defendant in the suit, allegedly encouraged her to pound on a glass pane, according to a lawsuit obtained by Deadline.
Despite allegedly being assured by Laugier and a producer that it was safe to pound on the glass, “the glass shattered, causing [her] head and upper body to fall through...
The actress was filming “an emotionally charged scene” for her upcoming movie Ghostland during which her director Pascal Laugier, who is not a defendant in the suit, allegedly encouraged her to pound on a glass pane, according to a lawsuit obtained by Deadline.
Despite allegedly being assured by Laugier and a producer that it was safe to pound on the glass, “the glass shattered, causing [her] head and upper body to fall through...
- 3/8/2018
- by Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
Taylor Hickson says she was 19 years old, working on an indie horror film called “Ghostland,” when her director ordered her to keep pounding on a glass door. She asked, according to a lawsuit filed this week, if it was safe. The director, Pascal Laugier, insisted that it was, and so did a producer, the lawsuit said. But the glass shattered, “causing head and upper body to fall through the door and shards of glass,” according to the suit. The left side of Hickson’s jaw was slashed by the broken glass, leaving “permanent scarring” that took “approximately 70 stitches” to close,...
- 3/7/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Hickson’s face was cut by glass from a door panel.
Canadian actress Taylor Hickson is suing the produers of Ghostland, a horror she filmed in 2016, after an accident on set led to hospital treatment and scarring.
In one scene for the film, Hickson was required to beat her fists against a door that included a glass panel. The panel smashed, cutting the left side of her face and causing extensive facial injuries.
Hickson was taken to hospital for treatment after the incident, receiving 70 stitches.
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Canadian actress Taylor Hickson is suing the produers of Ghostland, a horror she filmed in 2016, after an accident on set led to hospital treatment and scarring.
In one scene for the film, Hickson was required to beat her fists against a door that included a glass panel. The panel smashed, cutting the left side of her face and causing extensive facial injuries.
Hickson was taken to hospital for treatment after the incident, receiving 70 stitches.
A post shared by taylor hickson (@taylor.hickson) on Feb 28, 2017 at 6:09pm Pst
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- 3/7/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The director of Martyrs is back for more mayhem, this time in Ghostland (Incident in a Ghost Land), opening internationally this March. Last November, Bloody Disgusting shared an exclusive first look at images from Pascal Laugier‘s newest film starring Mylène Farmer, Crystal Reed, and Anastasia Philipps. “The story follows a mother of two who inherits a home from her Aunt. On the first night in the […]...
- 2/28/2018
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Through the many years of the entertainment industry, we have seen a bountiful amount of amazing and genuinely clever directors come to the forefront, bringing us awe-inspiring films left and right. One of these directors that is beginning to make a name for himself in the industry is that of Pascal Laugier. The director is currently working on a projects, one which is about to be released sometime in 2018 entitled “Incident in a Ghost Land”. As we are hearing more of his name, many are wondering who exactly this director is and what we can expect from him in
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Pascal Laugier...
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Pascal Laugier...
- 2/10/2018
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Pascal Laugier is a director with a reputation… After all, when you make a film like Martyrs, you’re bound to get pigeon-holed into the “extreme cinema” category. However Laugier’s first film post-Martyrs, The Tall Man, wasn’t met with as much… praise… Which is probably why the French director has taken 6 years to follow that film up with another spooky tale: Ghostland (aka Incident in a Ghostland), which stars Crystal Reed, Anastasia Phillips, Mylene Farmer, Emilia Jones, and Taylor Hickson.
Following the death of her aunt, Pauline and her two daughters inherit a house. But the first night, murderers enter the house and Pauline must fight to save her daughters. A drama that will traumatize the whole family but especially affect differently each of the girls whose personalities will diverge further after this nightmarish night. While Beth becomes a renowned author specializing in horror literature, Vera gets bogged down in destructive paranoia.
Following the death of her aunt, Pauline and her two daughters inherit a house. But the first night, murderers enter the house and Pauline must fight to save her daughters. A drama that will traumatize the whole family but especially affect differently each of the girls whose personalities will diverge further after this nightmarish night. While Beth becomes a renowned author specializing in horror literature, Vera gets bogged down in destructive paranoia.
- 1/19/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The first trailer has been released for a crazy looking horror film called Ghostland and what I'm seeing is some high-energy nightmarish stuff. As you'll see, this story is going to be filled with some sinister content. I like what I'm seeing in this trailer and it looks like a film that I'll enjoy watching because I'm a horror movie freak.
The story begins in a house where a mother is forced to fight off intruders to save her two daughters. Still traumatized by the events that took place in the house, the girls grow up to have completely different personalities. When they reunite at the house once again, terrifying things start to happen. Here's the synopsis:
Following the death of her aunt, Pauline and her two daughters inherit a house. But the first night, murderers enter the house and Pauline must fight to save her daughters. A drama that...
The story begins in a house where a mother is forced to fight off intruders to save her two daughters. Still traumatized by the events that took place in the house, the girls grow up to have completely different personalities. When they reunite at the house once again, terrifying things start to happen. Here's the synopsis:
Following the death of her aunt, Pauline and her two daughters inherit a house. But the first night, murderers enter the house and Pauline must fight to save her daughters. A drama that...
- 1/18/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
"Are you going to let me die alone?" The official French trailer has debuted for the latest horror film from French director Pascal Laugier (Martyrs), titled Ghostland or also Incident in a Ghost Land. The story is about a house where a woman had to fend off intruders to save her daughters. Years later, the two of them grow up with completely different personalities, still traumatized by the events. When they all reunite at the house once again, strange events began to occur. I like the tagline on the second poster: "you really thought you've been scared before?" Oh damn. The horror film stars Crystal Reed, Taylor Hickson, Rob Archer, Emilia Jones, Adam Hurtig, Anastasia Phillips, Mylène Farmer, and Alicia Johnston. The film opens first in France, then should hit Us theaters sometime in the spring. Take a peek if you dare. Here's the first international trailer for Pascal Laugier's Ghostland,...
- 1/18/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The director of Martyrs is back for more mayhem, this time in Ghostland (Incident in a Ghost Land), opening internationally this March. Last November, Bloody Disgusting shared an exclusive first look at images from Pascal Laugier‘s newest film starring Mylène Farmer, Crystal Reed, and Anastasia Philipps. “The story follows a mother of two who inherits a home from her Aunt. On the first night in the […]...
- 1/17/2018
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
French director Pascal Laugier (Martyrs, 2008) has a new film in the works. Titled Ghostland or Incident in a Ghost Land, Laugier's latest involves murder in a new home. Colleen (Mylène Farmer) and her two daughters turn on each other, on their first traumatic night in the home. As well, Laugier is one of he purveyors of New French Extremity, which include truly horrific films such as Frontiere(s) (2007), Baise-moi (2000), High Tension (2003) and many more. His latest looks to continue the onslaught, with Ghostland releasing first in France. A short Red Band trailer for Ghostland is hosted here. The Red Band trailer is a short one. The clip shows one woman attacked by an invisible figure. Another sister is pulled into a dark portal. The lighting, in the trailer, is very dark as the family struggles with the supernatural. Mars Distribution will host the film's first showing, in France. Though an English language title,...
- 1/17/2018
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
The director of Martyrs is back for more mayhem, this time in Ghostland (Incident in a Ghost Land). Last November, Bloody Disgusting shared an exclusive first look at images from Pascal Laugier‘s newest film starring Mylène Farmer, Crystal Reed, and Anastasia Philipps. Last year, the script was described to me as being Stephen King-esque, and extremely dark and scary. The story follows […]...
- 1/15/2018
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
French director Pascal Laugier created a divisive masterpiece with his 2008 extreme horror offering Martyrs - go ahead and guess which side of the divide I'm on from that statement - but has been heard from surprisingly seldom since. Laugier was attached to a remake of Hellraiser for a time but his only completed credits in the tens years now since Martyrs remain 2012 feature The Tall Man and a single episode of television series Xiii, also in 2012. But he returns to the big screen this year with the upcoming Ghostland. Following her aunt’s death, Colleen and her two daughters – the eldest, Beth, totally locked-in and shy, finds comfort in the stories she invents in the books she writes, and Vera, way more...
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- 1/15/2018
- Screen Anarchy
The director of Martyrs is back for more mayhem, this time in Incident in a Ghost Land. Last November, Bloody Disgusting shared an exclusive first look at images from Pascal Laugier‘s newest film starring Mylène Farmer, Crystal Reed, and Anastasia Philipps. Last year, the script was described to me as being Stephen King-esque, and extremely dark and scary. The story follows a mother […]...
- 1/10/2018
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
The director of Martyrs is back for more mayhem, this time in Incident in a Ghost Land. Ahead of the film’s screening at the forthcoming Afm in Santa Monica, CA, Bloody Disgusting has the exclusive first look at Pascal Laugier‘s newest film starring Mylène Farmer, Crystal Reed and Anastasia Philipps. Last year, the script was described to me as being Stephen King-esque, and […]...
- 10/30/2017
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
By Rob Hunter
"Something had come to Cold Rock that was taking the children."
The article In Defense of Pascal Laugier’s ‘The Tall Man’ appeared first on Film School Rejects.
"Something had come to Cold Rock that was taking the children."
The article In Defense of Pascal Laugier’s ‘The Tall Man’ appeared first on Film School Rejects.
- 8/14/2017
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Exclusive: Company’s financing slate features new films by Simon Saulnier, Eric Charrière and Coralie Fargeat.
French film company Logical Pictures has closed a €20m finance round pulling together investment for 30 feature productions over the next four years.
“Our aim is to gap finance around 20 movies initiated by third party producers and another 10 in-house productions, putting in around 20% of the budget,” explained company co-founder and president Frédéric Fiore.
He is at this week’s European Film Market (Efm) in Berlin networking and scouting for projects, alongside fellow co-founder and VP development Alexis Perrin.
“We’re talking to European producers and sales agents but we’re keen to meet Us agents working on independent films in the $1m-$2m budget range,” said Perrin.
The company’s focus is on elevated sci-fi, fantasy or thriller genre productions with a strong visual dimension and international potential, involving up and coming talent.
“We’d like to become a production and financing...
French film company Logical Pictures has closed a €20m finance round pulling together investment for 30 feature productions over the next four years.
“Our aim is to gap finance around 20 movies initiated by third party producers and another 10 in-house productions, putting in around 20% of the budget,” explained company co-founder and president Frédéric Fiore.
He is at this week’s European Film Market (Efm) in Berlin networking and scouting for projects, alongside fellow co-founder and VP development Alexis Perrin.
“We’re talking to European producers and sales agents but we’re keen to meet Us agents working on independent films in the $1m-$2m budget range,” said Perrin.
The company’s focus is on elevated sci-fi, fantasy or thriller genre productions with a strong visual dimension and international potential, involving up and coming talent.
“We’d like to become a production and financing...
- 2/14/2017
- ScreenDaily
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