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RNRF X Salem Horror Fest: “Official Selection”, Summoners

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I hate watching movies on my computer. Obviously it’s a personal choice but I’d much rather see a movie on a bigger screen whether it’s a TV or a theater (And yes, I know I could do any number of things to project from my laptop to one of those devices). That said, I’ve bit the bullet regarding the 2023 Salem Horror Fest batch of films RNRF decided to review and found that especially regarding Horror flicks, there’s no place to hide when the screen is inches from your face. Which is kinda fun? Sure, I could switch to another tab or skip ahead but what’s the point of that when you choose to go Horror? That said, while our SHF picks this year have been stellar they’ve yet to be scary. Until Summoners.

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RNRF X Salem Horror Fest: “Official Selection”, In A Dark, Dark Room

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“Evil Never Goes Away”

So says an ominous voiceover at the start of director Denis Sobolev’s In A Dark, Dark Room and over the course of the film you’ll see exactly what evil can do tempting both innocent and not so innocent folks in a small provincial town near the capital with their wildest dreams. Like Weird Science if the teens decided to go the witch route instead of Frankenstein, the new Ukrainian film from Sobolev is an interesting entry into the witchcraft genre.

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RNRF X Salem Horror Fest: “Official Selection”, T-Blockers

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“A Transgender & Queer Film By Alice Maio Mackay” is really the only thing we needed to read for us to dive headfirst into the latest from the So Vam director with barely a plot revealed. T-Blockers is a delightful Queer empowering film that simultaneously denounces and stands up to bigotry with some powerful statements throughout on the current state of the world voiced by some richly crafted characters from Mackay and Benjamin Pahl Johnson (Give writers all the monies!!!!)

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RNRF X Salem Horror Fest: “Official Selection”, Stag

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We’ve gotten to the point with our Salem Horror Fest coverage where we find ourselves questioning what should go into a great film review? Do you want the entire plot spoiled for you so as to highlight how clever certain moments are or do you keep it vague and general? Especially with Stag from director and writer Alexandra Spieth and its’ slow build to big reveals. We’ll keep it contained for now because who doesn’t like a surprise or two or three?

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RNRF X Salem Horror Fest: “Official Selection”, Brightwood

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From the trailer, we pegged Dane Elcar’s Brightwood as Open Water meets Friday The 13th and we’ve never been more psyched to be pretty much entirely wrong in our initial assumption. Sure, Brightwood takes place in a solitary wooded location with an annoying couple at its’ center (We’ll get to that) but unlike that Indie shark flick at least, as you get deeper into the film you’ll find that you actually don’t want to root for the shark/antagonist to devour your main characters here after all.

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RNRF X Salem Horror Fest: “Official Selection”, Pou (Peacock)

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This sub-genre has always been around but in recent years, there’s definitely been an uptick of Horror films falling under the banner of “Art Horror” or “Elevated Horror”. Without naming names, because we try to keep it positive in these pages, there have been some recent much-hyped about ones that we found to either be trying too hard, heavy handed, or just plain boring. Pou (Peacock) from director Jaco Minnaar, however, is one such film that hits all the right notes.

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RNRF X Salem Horror Fest: “Official Selection”, The Weird Kidz

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Who says all Horror has to be live action? Also, can we give kudos to the selection committee at Salem Horror Fest for giving fans such a diverse line up of films that celebrate and represent our most favorite holiday… and in April, no less! Written, Directed, and Animated by Zach Passero (Who also did Wicked Lake featuring one of the most kick ass Ministry B-sides ever cuz Music!), The Weird Kidz is an incredibly, ahem, weird film but is truly wonderful to behold.

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RNRF X Salem Horror Fest: “Official Selection”, Wolves

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We know how to pick winners, apparently?!?! Wolves just sounded like a cool concept when choosing what screeners to start with this year and now it looks like this Salem Horror Fest “Official Selection” is now a Jury Award winner to boot! So congrats on that! But is it deserving of the accolades? Spoiler Alert: That’d be a big hells yes from us at least!

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Premiere! Dug McCormack, Several Nudes

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It seems like barely a few weeks back we were waxing poetic on the Money Fight release featuring the man who has made it his mission to inform you, the music lovin’ public, of what sounds should be hanging out in your headspace. The man in question is not only a non-stop treasure trove of musical delights produced by his own hand but also a great supporter and promoter of countless other rad artists around town and beyond that you should most definitely be hip to. Hell, researching the artists that helped out here on Several Nudes has caused a deep dive on a slew of other bands and albums so even when he’s not trying, Dug McCormack is helping spread the gospel of righteous Rawk to the people.

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A Rock And Roll Fables Premiere: Carissa Johnson & Steph Curran, “99 Luftballons”

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Remember when it was okay to smile…or when something just made you feel really happy? Music does that for me constantly even through all of the current lunacy in the world and it’s artists like Carissa Johnson who keep giving me reasons to turn that perennial frown upside down.

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