Here at We Are Indie Horror, we believe that horror isnât just for the screen. Immersive horror has been gaining a lot of steam in the past decade, with a rise in haunts around the country, with each one getting more extreme than the one before. Full immersion is something man y true horror fans have been waiting for, but if walking through  hallways filled with jump scares isnât enough for you, t...[Read More]
What is the scariest place? Maybe an abandoned asylum, or amusement park? How about an old church or dark forest? Perhaps the most terrifying place is not on this planet, but rather the infinite solitude of outer space. Imagine floating around in deep space, alone in the void, light years away from contact. A lonely space ship is the only thing keeping you away from the treacherous nothingness out...[Read More]
A recent spate of great horror films like The Babadook, It Follows, and now, The Witch are films that transcend the horror genre to become something much more cerebral and complex than genre films tend to dictate. When films seek to be more than the genre and aspire for art first, as is the case in Robert Eggers directorial debut, this is when films break free from restricting genre conventions. T...[Read More]
By J. Carlos Menjivar Not too often does a serial killer movie arrive surrounded by a veil of joyously comedic fortitude. Youâre Killing Me is one of those movies, one that happens to be as entertaining as it is funny. The film is a âpsycho-comedyââ even a romantic comedyâ and cautionary tale thatâll make you think twice about who you date. Sent to a hospital by his parents for his fascination wit...[Read More]
Nicknamed the âfront page of the internet,â Reddit is a large online community filled with every fathomable type of interest group. The community based website promotes creative works and inspires artist to create. Besides general discussion, from time to time the Reddit community works together to make awesome content. Recently We Are Indie Horror stumbled across a post that caught our eye and no...[Read More]
Avaâs Possessions begins with the tail-end of a demonic possession and its violent outcome. This is not a flashback alluding to or indicating the filmâs focus, but instead this is where the filmâs story begins. Based on this prologue one can easily fall under the impression that this is just another movie about a woman being possessed by an outside force. I often err in matters of film, however, m...[Read More]
One of the short films screening this week in Austin, Texas at SXSW is this Veterans for Peace UK film directed by James Price, and written by Darren Cullen, Action Man: Battlefield Casualties As opposed to telling a singular, linear story, Battlefield Casualties gets its point across through a series of 80âs style GIJoeâ esque commercials. The commercials feature a new line of action figures, the...[Read More]
Last night We Are Indie Horror decided to have a double feature short film night to get in the SXSW mood. We had a repeat viewing of the incredible and beautiful one shot horror short Night Of The Slasher. Following was a film none of us have seen and it certainly complimented the art piece above very well. The Smiling Man in itâs own right is a beautiful piece of cinematic art that belongs on the...[Read More]
Life has a funny way of changing course without notice. Bad people can become good under the right circumstances, and vice versa. Sometimes a life long path of destruction and desolation can lead to a life of loneliness and squalor. Director Patricia Chica takes a look into this interesting phenomenon with her latest short film Serpentâs Lullaby Penned by Charles Hall, Serpentâs Lullaby stars Jeni...[Read More]
LeglessCorpse Films brings us the horror/thriller Nailed Down, a film that features no shortage of religious allusions, proverbs, and iconography. Writer and director Harley David Morris explores holy groundâ seldom navigated waters in the horror genreâ to tell the story of revenge steeped in Christian morality. Apart from the obvious demonic and exorcism horror films religious allusions remain la...[Read More]
The appropriately named Point & Shoot Films (original moniker LBFilms) have been around for nearly a decade and a half. Theyâve kept busy doing exactly what their namesake dictatesâ point and shootingâ crafting all sorts of multimedia projects that includes mock trailers, music videos, and short films. Keeping in tune with their short-format, filmmakers Bob & Derek Ferreira and Kimball Row...[Read More]