Fall 2015

Fall 2015 Issue

  • Fall 2015

Undying Classics: Nicolas Winding Refn’s 10 Favorite Horror Films

Noted genre aficionado Nicolas Winding Refn (Bronson, Drive) names his 10 favorite horror films, in no particular order. 1. The…

8 years ago
  • Fall 2015

Quiz: What Kind of Horror Film Should You Make?

So you’re dying to make a horror film. What kind, though? It sounds like an easy question, but given the…

8 years ago
  • Fall 2015

Releasing Your Demons: We Asked Some Pros to Discuss the Nature of the Horror Distribution Beast

Should you release your horror film in theaters before it hits video-on-demand? Or on VOD before theaters? Or do it…

8 years ago
  • Fall 2015

Looking Alive: Five Ways to Survive Your Horror Film’s Festival Run

Now that your genre film has gotten into a festival, how will you survive it? 1. If your horror film…

8 years ago
  • Fall 2015

Making it Up As You Go: Learning the Basics of Practical Makeup Will Help Your Horror Movie

Hardly a movie is made today, whether a low-budget indie or big studio feature, without the incorporation of some level…

8 years ago
  • Fall 2015

The End of Your Trope: Three Gendered Horror Conventions and Ideas for Putting Them to Death

When MovieMaker first asked me to write a piece about female tropes in the movies, I misread the email and…

8 years ago
  • Fall 2015

Slaying the Horror Festival Circuit: How To Navigate the Deep, Dark Maze of North American Horror Film Festivals

No continent in the world hosts as many horror film festivals as North America, so the task of selecting a…

8 years ago
  • Directing
  • Fall 2015
  • Interviews

Mother Monster: Goodnight Mommy Takes New Delight in the Classic Evil Mom Trope

To watch Austrian duo Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz’s Goodnight Mommy is to be subject to an emotional resonance and…

8 years ago
  • Fall 2015

The Scariest Scene of All Time: Creep Writer and Director Patrick Brice

For MovieMaker's 2016 Guide to Making Horror Movies special edition, we set out to identify what makes some of the scariest…

9 years ago
  • Fall 2015
  • Movie News

MovieMaker’s Guide to Making Horror Movies: Expanded eBook Edition Now Available

Just in time for Halloween 2016—MovieMaker Magazine releases its first-ever annual Guide to Making Horror Movies eBook edition. First published…

9 years ago