Since February, horror and metal fans alike have been eagerly awaiting the details of the Housecore Horror Film Festival, and now they’re here. Pantera frontman Phil Anselmo had previously announced that he and true-crime author Corey Mitchell (Hollywood Death Scenes, ...
Read More »Maniac (Film Review)
Coming out Friday from IFC Midnight in limited theaters and VOD, Maniac follows the story of Frank Zito (Elijah Wood), a young, unassuming man who owns a mannequin restoration shop in downtown Los Angeles. Like any lonely young man in ...
Read More »Interview: Alexandre Aja talks “Maniac”, “Horns”
He’s dabbled in psychos, mutants, pre-historic fish and mirror-monstrosities, but now, filmmaker Alexandre Aja is taking on a full-fledged maniac. In anticipation for the release of IFC Midnight’s Maniac, directed by Franck Khalfoun and starring Elijah Wood, Diabolique got a ...
Read More »Interview: Franck Khalfoun on “Maniac”
With the forthcoming release of Maniac from IFC Midnight on June 21st, director Franck (P2) Khalfoun takes audiences on a journey into the mind and eyes of a madman as he searches for love at the end of his knife. ...
Read More »Creepshow: Franck Khalfoun’s guilt-free MANIAC
Franck Khalfoun’s (P2, Wrong Turn at Tahoe) third feature, Maniac, is a remake of William Lustig’s schlocky serial-killer flick from 1980. It makes a few adjustments to the original: employing Elijah Wood’s nerdy neurosis as Frank, the titular maniac, in ...
Read More »COVERAGE: Film4’s 13th Annual FrightFest
Who says 13 is unlucky? The 13th annual Film4 FrightFest horror film festival was held on August 23-27th in London’s West End. Launched in 2000 by legendary film journalist and horror expert Alan Jones, along with Paul McEvoy and Ian ...
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