From the notorious play in Robert W. Chambers’ The King in Yellow all the way up to Sadako’s viral videotape, horror writers have been fascinated with cursed media since time immemorial. After all, the idea that a piece of art can be powerful enough to affect the real world is a compelling thought in and of itself, especially when you consider that this also applies to works of evil.
That’s why it makes sense that there are so many scary movies about curses that spread through paintings, music and even video games. However, as a lifelong cinephile, I’ve always been fascinated by meta horror stories that explore the consequences of cursed films. With that in mind, we’ve decided to come up with a list celebrating six of the scariest cursed films in horror, as movies don’t necessarily have to be real in order to scare you.
That’s why it makes sense that there are so many scary movies about curses that spread through paintings, music and even video games. However, as a lifelong cinephile, I’ve always been fascinated by meta horror stories that explore the consequences of cursed films. With that in mind, we’ve decided to come up with a list celebrating six of the scariest cursed films in horror, as movies don’t necessarily have to be real in order to scare you.
- 8/31/2023
- by Luiz H. C.
- bloody-disgusting.com
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Blink Man / Peeping Tom Urban Legend The Urban Legend of The Blink Man / Peeping Tom was popularized by director Erik Kristopher Myers’ independent movie, ‘Butterfly Kisses’ and now 12 authors are digging deeper into the folklore with the upcoming book by K. Patrick Glover, ‘In …
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- 7/7/2019
- by Mike Joy
- Horror News
More interesting news surrounding the wonderful world of Ghostbusters has recently been released ― as the film turns 35 this year. A new documentary called Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters is set to premiere at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Also: Hola Mexico Film Festival lineup, and details on both In the Blink of an Eye anthology series and Gunpowder & Sky and Justin Lin's student short film competition.
Ghostbusters Documentary's Cannes Premiere Details: "Leading global distributor Kew Media Distribution has secured international sales rights to a raft of new films that the company will be headlining in Cannes including the stunning and mysterious sci-fi film Deus, rock’n’roll documentary The Quiet One, the retrospective documentary Cleanin’ Up The Town: Remembering Ghostbusters, the bizarre and deceptive documentary The Amazing Johnathan Documentary, the dystopian sci-fi film 2067, and the thriller Itsy Bitsy.
Kew Media Distribution’s Evp of Sales Jonathan Ford...
Ghostbusters Documentary's Cannes Premiere Details: "Leading global distributor Kew Media Distribution has secured international sales rights to a raft of new films that the company will be headlining in Cannes including the stunning and mysterious sci-fi film Deus, rock’n’roll documentary The Quiet One, the retrospective documentary Cleanin’ Up The Town: Remembering Ghostbusters, the bizarre and deceptive documentary The Amazing Johnathan Documentary, the dystopian sci-fi film 2067, and the thriller Itsy Bitsy.
Kew Media Distribution’s Evp of Sales Jonathan Ford...
- 5/10/2019
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Found footage filmmaking usually garners a bad rap, especially when it comes to most of the horror found footage. It is a tired sub-genre of film that is a doorway for many filmmakers trying to get their foot into the industry. As you shift through the piles of found footage films, you come across a […] The post Interview: Filmmaker Erik Kristopher Myers Talks His Found Footage Thriller Butterfly Kisses appeared first on Dread Central.
- 12/13/2018
- by Jay Kay
- DreadCentral.com
Butterfly Kisses is a unique mash-up of urban legend meets found footage Available Now! Is The Legend of The Blink Man Real? Now Available on DVD, Blu-ray, and VOD Is the Urban Legend of The Blink Man real? Director Erik Kristopher Myers sets out to answer that question in his new movie Butterfly Kisses, which …
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- 10/24/2018
- by Mike Joy
- Horror News
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