From our first Salem Horror Fest-related post this year we shared more or less what our thought process is like when selecting movies to review since we can’t review them all (Sounds like a challenge!) but what we didn’t reveal is that our initial picks are usually of the “Oh! Oh! Oh!” variety meaning we go for the stand outs for us regardless of when they’re actually premiering. Then we realize what we’ve done and become more sensible after that first Horror gorge because, in all honesty, we do wanna see ALL of what Salem Horror Fest has to offer. And also want to have time to showcase as much as possible hopefully in advance of the screening.
[Read more…]RNRF X Salem Horror Fest 2024: “Wicked Shorts”, The Gourd, the Brad, and the Ghostly
The Gourd, the Brad, and the Ghostly is one of those Horror movies where an aficionado of the genre (And even casual viewers) should see the time left after the supposed “resolution” and immediately have all the alarms in their head sound as an involuntary “Oh no!” escapes their lips. The remake of The Ring with its’ 3 different drawn out/equally horrifying endings after the kid’s all “Why did you let her out of the well?” comes to mind and while The Gourd, the Brad, and the Ghostly from director Jillian Terwedo-Malsbury and writers Rob Knoll and Annie McGrath isn’t as terrifying it’s definitely chilling in its’ own right.
[Read more…]Singles! Michelle Forziati, “Stranger”
What better way to break up the monotony of Horror-related film reviews and Metal records than with some profound Alt Rawk meets R&B radness from local artist Michelle Forziati! With “Stranger”, the Medford native follows the trend that last year’s “Familiar Face” and “Echo To Me” started delivering a kind of Pop with purpose anthem that seductively sashays into your headspace and sticks around for a great while.
[Read more…]Amiensus Return With Devastatingly Dense Opus Reclamation: Part 1
Dense! It’s what’s for dinner! And we can’t wait for the rest of y’all to devour the diabolically delicious sounds that Amiensus is cooking up for your earholes when their latest arrives on April 26th through M-Theory Audio.
[Read more…]RNRF X Salem Horror Fest 2024: “Official Selection”, Young Blondes, Stalked and Murdered
“Kind of flattering, if he chooses you”
Um, what? That’s from a conversation between Stacy (Samantha Carroll) and friend Lana (Sally Sum) about the bold serial killer on the loose in Young Blondes, Stalked and Murdered who chooses up and coming blonde actresses in the Los Angeles area and should pretty much sum up why the film from writer/director Nick Funess is absolutely not what you’d thought it’d be. Making it perfect for Salem Horror Fest.
[Read more…]RNRF X Salem Horror Fest 2024: “Interludes”, Bounce House
“We’re living in a Post-Post Malone world…”
Yes, kids. The apocalypse has arrived and thanks to filmmakers Callie + Chris (Callie Bloem, Christopher J. Ewing), who wrote and directed Bounce House, it’s not as bad as we thought? Not yet anyway seeing as it’s only been about two weeks since climate change or giant sloths have upended the natural order of things (Read: The internet going down to start) causing mass suicides and cannibalism despite fresh food still being fairly readily available but hey, Trumpers gonna do what Trumpers do???
[Read more…]Arrows Of Athena Bring Revivalist Mentality To The Alt-Rawk Renaissance Of The Ghost Archives
Don’t call it a throwback, it’s been here for years? Okay, couldn’t help ourselves but the sounds emanating from the speakers whenever Arrows Of Athena is playing gives us all the nostalgia vibes. Not a retread by any means but more a renaissance when handled by the Boston-based duo of Jac-Lyn Gibson and Scott Lerner who prepare to pounce on their upcoming debut full-length packed with powerful prose and profound pieces of music.
[Read more…]RNRF X Salem Horror Fest 2024: “Wicked Shorts”, Slip
Laura (Caitlin Padayachee) needs a new place to live seeing as the forever arguing married landlords (Elizabeth Blanco & Geoff Malcolm) who live above her basement suite have deemed that they “need more space” and have decided to unceremoniously evict the soft spoken barista. While her partners (Suksham Shan & Calum Campbell) have the best intentions offering to take her in, Laura knows they have an occupancy limit so that’s not an option. And every other place seems to be unavailable currently! Will Laura end up homeless? Or will the most perfect, albeit kinda grisly, opportunity practically fall in her lap and offer up a last-minute save?
[Read more…]RNRF X Salem Horror Fest 2024: “Official Selection”, Faceless After Dark
When doing our initial go through of flicks to pick from the Salem Horror Fest we look for descriptions that appeal to our Horror tastes (Which is pretty broad already), a kickass trailer if available, and sometimes just the press pic or poster associated within the blurb over on the SHF page (The one for My Mother’s Eyes right now has us similarly curious and creeped out). With Faceless After Dark from director Raymond Wood (1st Summoning, Cells) it was all three that did it for us and we can’t think of a better feature in the “Official Selection” category to kick off our coverage of Salem Horror Fest in 2024.
[Read more…]RNRF X Rock & Roll Rumble: Week 2 Preliminary Round Live Recap
Welp. We kinda backed ourselves into a corner doing a Week 1 Rock & Roll Rumble live recap (Read it here) and thinking it was possible to skip doing the same for Week 2, right? Look, we’re not going to sugarcoat it for you. You missed some gems if you decided to stay home when the Preliminary Rounds of the 2024 Rock & Roll Rumble from Boston Emissions wrapped up, okay? And that’s alright since you have us looking out for you in a grand way with this live rundown of what happened across Nights 4, 5, & 6 of the annual Rawk Fest. So with that, sit back, relax, and let us regale you some more of what went down over at Middle East Upstairs in the hopes that you’ll be purchasing your tickets to the Semis at Sonia as soon as you finish reading! Do we have a deal? And again, links to our preview posts in the corresponding headers so you can grab all the pertinent music and more from these killer local artists.
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