A malcontent internet self-harm influencer retreats after an accident and is blackmailed into an interview in Quintin Dupieux’s odd dark-comedy with a dash of horror, The Piano Accident, presented as part of Fantastic Fest.
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NOSEEUMS [FRIGHTFEST LONDON 2025]
A collegiate Black woman visits a friend’s lakehouse, unearthing secret histories and man-eating bugs in Raven Carter’s Noseeums, presented through Frightfest 2025.
PIG HILL [FRIGHTFEST 2025]
A woman investigates her town’s local legend of pig people in the messy Pig Hill, directed by Kevin Lewis and written by Jarrod Burris, and presented as part of FrightFest 2025.
SELF-HELP [FRIGHTFEST 2025]
A young woman follows her mother to a cult-like enclave, has to face her demons, and see if her mom is in danger in the uneven psychological horror-drama Self-Help, presented as part of FrighFest 2025. Continue reading
The Undertone [Fantasia 2025]
A paranormal podcaster begins to notice strange occurrences around her house in the incredibly effective audio-based horror film The Undertone, written and directed by Ian Tuason, presented through the Fantasia International Film Festival.
Sugar Rot [Fantasia 2025]
Candy, an ice-cream scooper and stripper, deals with unwanted attention and an unwanted baby in the messy Sugar Rot, written and directed by Becca Kozak, presented through the Fantasia International Film Festival.
Occupy Cannes! [Fantasia 2025]
The Troma team descends on the Cannes Film Festival 2013 to try to sell “Return to Nuke ‘Em High; Part 1” in Lily-Hayes Kaufman’s fascinating documentary of celebrating independent cinema: Occupy Cannes, presented as part of the Fantasia International Film Festival.