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Brian Fanelli
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Co-Editor and Co-Founder of The Horror Lounge
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Brian Fanelli is co-editor and co-founder of The Horror Lounge. He's also written for 1428 Elm, HorrorBuzz, Horror Homeroom, Bright Lights Film Journal, Signal Horizon Magazine, and other publications. He grew up watching the Universal Monster movies as a kid with his dad, but really, he loves all kinds of horror. Additionally, Brian is an Associate Professor of English at Lackawanna College and a member of the Horror Writers Association.
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Sep 12, 2026 ∙ 3 min
From creature features to Resident Evil, here are 5 movies we can't wait to watch at Fantastic Fest 2026
Image Courtesy of Fantastic Fest Fantastic Fest, one of the best genre film festivals in the United States, is just days away. This festivities kick off on September 17 and conclude on September 24 at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar Cinema in Austin, Texas. A few of us at The Horror Lounge will be covering the event, and here are five movies that we can't wait to see from the stacked line-up. Beware Boiuna The trailer for Mike P. Nelson's creature feature, killer snake movie Beware Boiuna...
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Sep 11, 2026 ∙ 3 min
Hope is a big and bold creature feature with wild swings and some misses
Image courtesy of NEON It's been ten long years since writer/director Na Hong-jin's last movie, The Wailing. His new movie, Hope, is a creature feature that continually toys around with genre filmmaking and expectations, and it's an absolute blast, at least about the first half. Like The Wailing, Hope veers from one direction to the next, often crisscrossing and mish mashing genres in the process. Hope's ending, however, will likely be polarizing to most viewers. Hope stars Hwang Jung-min as...
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Sep 10, 2026 ∙ 2 min
Cult classic Donnie Darko will return to theaters in 4K for its 25th anniversary in October
Courtesy of Fathom Events It's been quite a year for Donnie Darko fans. First, filmmaker Richard Kelly announced a book sequel to the 2001 film, which will release later this year through Range Literary Publishing. Titled The Philosophy of Time Travel, the 600-page novel will take place in 1988, in the immediate aftermath of the initial movie. Kelly wrote the book over the last ten years, and it's slated for release on December 15. Besides devouring the lengthy book sequel, fans can also...
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