Salem Horror Fest 2023 – 7 Movies We Watched at This Year’s Event

While previous incarnations of Salem Horror Fest occured in tourist-heavy October, this year’s sixth installment smoothly shifted to two weekends in April. The official selections include 20 features and 37 shorts, along with repertory programming, celebrity guests, live podcasts, panels, after parties, and more. Here’s what I saw at this year’s event… Bury the Bride […]

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Tuesday, February 14 – These Six New Horror Movies Just Released for Valentine’s Day

Happy Valentine’s Day! You might not expect the horror genre to have a very strong showing on a day like this one, but the genre’s bloody heart just never seems to stop beating. In fact, SIX brand new horror movies just released for Valentine’s Day! Here’s all the new horror released on Tuesday, February 14, […]

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Exclusive ‘Swallowed’ Clip Hunted Down in the Woods

Director Carter Smith (The Ruins) is back with Swallowed, a “slimy, wild queer horror movie” that’s just been dated for VOD and Digital release of February 14, 2023. In the film from Momentum Pictures, “After a drug run goes bad, two friends must survive a nightmarish ordeal of drugs, bugs and horrific intimacy in this body-horror thriller.” Jena Malone (The […]

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‘Swallowed’ Trailer – Mark Patton and Jena Malone Star in ‘The Ruins’ Director’s Body Horror Movie

Director Carter Smith (The Ruins) is back with Swallowed, a “slimy, wild queer horror movie” that’s just been dated for VOD and Digital release of February 14, 2023. In the film from Momentum Pictures, “After a drug run goes bad, two friends must survive a nightmarish ordeal of drugs, bugs and horrific intimacy in this […]

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‘Swallowed’ Overlook Review – Carter Smith’s Return to Body Horror Struggles With Tonal Shift

Carter Smith’s feature debut, 2008’s The Ruins, unleashed brutal body horror, not for the squeamish. While the director’s latest, Swallowed, presents a return to the realm of body horror, it adheres closer to the queer life crisis theme of Smith’s Into the Dark: Midnight Kiss with its overarching narrative. Body horror incites a metamorphosis for its lead character and the […]

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‘Swallowed’ – Ingest the Teaser Trailer for Drug-Induced Body Horror! [Exclusive]

The Ruins director Carter Smith is back with Swallowed, a “slimy, wild queer horror” movie that’s having its World Premiere at this weekend’s Overlook Film Festival, which kicks off today in New Orleans. Bloody Disgusting has the exclusive teaser trailer premiere that begins after a drug run goes bad – two childhood friends must survive […]

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The Overlook Film Festival’s First Wave Includes ‘The Black Phone,’ Carter Smith’s ‘Swallowed,’ and More!

The Overlook Film Festival returns to New Orleans on June 2 through June 5, unleashing a new lineup of horror screenings and immersive experiences. The festival, set in one of America’s most haunted cities, unveiled its first wave of programming that includes Scott Derrickson‘s The Black Phone (our review) as its closing night film. From […]

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‘The Ruins’ Director Carter Smith Wraps Filming on “Slimy, Wild Queer Horror” Movie ‘Swallowed’

It looks like The Ruins director Carter Smith is going back to his body-horror roots with his latest feature, Swallowed. That includes re-teaming with The Ruins’ lead actress Jena Malone. An Instagram post by Smith reveals a few key details about the mysterious horror film; production recently wrapped in Maine and A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge actor Mark Patton also stars. Smith […]

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