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March 17, 2022
Returning for its 5th edition, Locarno in Los Angeles programs a selection of the larger Swiss Locarno Film Festival for…
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November 6, 2021
A Quiet Place co-writer Bryan Woods on learning to take bad notes, adding flavor to screenplays through formatting, and writing…
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June 1, 2021
Sound of Violence sound designer used his own sounds and created new ones to tell the story of a woman…
March 7, 2018
In the heart of Provo, Utah, FilmQuest 2017 took risks on films and filmmakers you’d least expect to thrive in…
October 16, 2017
Our inaugural list of The World's 15 Bloody Best Genre Fests will be your guide through the abyss of the…
October 10, 2017
Chucky creator Don Mancini reveals how he catches horror ideas, and how his living doll trope is a "key to…
September 29, 2016
The wrong name can completely change the tone of a character. Here are a few tactics that can help you…
December 17, 2015
Now that your genre film has gotten into a festival, how will you survive it? 1. If your horror film
June 15, 2015
Talking about film genre is an exercise in stilted speech. Ever had one of those conversations, trying to describe a…