40 Years Ago, ‘Fright Night’ Changed The Template For Modern Horror

40 Years Ago, ‘Fright Night’ Changed The Template For Modern Horror

No, Tom Holland’s Fright Night isn’t the world’s first horror comedy. Not by a long shot. The subgenre has been around since the 1930s and 1940s – remember Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein? There’s a fine line between horror and comedy, though. One person’s worst fear is another’s greatest source of humor. Even in the horror comedy genre, some movies choose more comedic elements than scares, while others value terror over tickles. Fright Ni…

Foreigner (Frightfest 2025) review

By David Dent Don’t look at Foreigner director Ava Maria Safai’s website if you don’t want to feel like a real slouch. At 26 Canadian Safai, whose parents are Iranian, already has an extensive acting/choreography/music CV showing that she can turn her hand to pretty much anything; she’s taken a similar approach with her second feature, which puts loads of different genres into the cinematic blender. Young Yasamin (Rose Dehgan) has been relocated…

Hold the Fort (FrightFest 2025 Review)

Ah, the joys of buying your first home…The ceiling, backyard, and tree on the front... The post Puns, Shotguns And Hellish Fun – Hold The Fort (FrightFest 2025) appeared first on FILMHOUNDS Magazine.