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Stars: Allan Hawco, Emily Alatalo, Adam Kenneth Wilson, Wesley French, Natalie Brown, Mary Antonini, Alex Lifeson | Written by Nick Cutter, Ian Weir | Directed by Rodrigo Gudiño

The Breach, not to be confused with Breach, is the second feature from Rue Morgue founding editor Rodrigo Gudiño (The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh). Co-written by Nick Cutter and Ian Weir based on Cutter’s novel, its mix of haunted house and mad scientist themes attracted a lot of pre-release buzz which I was hoping it would live up to.

John Hawkins has one week left as sheriff of Lone Crow. Then he can put the town, and his ex Meg, behind him and start a new job in the city. That, of course, means something terrible has to happen before he can leave. And it does when a canoe bearing the mutilated remains of theoretical physicist Cole Parsons washes up at a local park.

Stars: Allan Hawco, Emily Alatalo, Adam Kenneth Wilson, Wesley French, Natalie Brown, Mary Antonini, Alex Lifeson | Written by Nick Cutter, Ian Weir | Directed by Rodrigo Gudiño

Making its world premiere at Fantasia, The Breach, not to be confused with Breach, is the second feature from Rue Morgue founding editor Rodrigo Gudiño (The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh). Co-written by Nick Cutter and Ian Weir based on Cutter’s novel, its mix of haunted house and mad scientist themes attracted a lot of pre-release buzz which I was hoping it would live up to.

John Hawkins has one week left as sheriff of Lone Crow. Then he can put the town, and his ex Meg, behind him and start a new job in the city. That, of course, means something terrible has to happen before he can leave.

And it does when a canoe bearing the mutilated remains of...

David Miller, a veteran Canadian film publicist, producer and distributor who led an Oscar-winning animated short film campaign for the National Film Board of Canada in 2004, has died. He was 47.

Miller died on April 6 due to pre-existing health conditions. His award-winning producing and executive producing credits included work on two movies by director Richie Mehta, Amal, which was shot on a tight budget in India in 2007, and Siddarth; Jason Buxton’s Blackbird; the Henry Rollins starrer He Never Died, directed by Jason Krawczyk; Michael Melski’s The Child Remains; and Joey Klein’s The Other Half, which starred Tatiana Maslany....

David Miller, a veteran Canadian film publicist, producer and distributor who led an Oscar-winning animated short film campaign for the National Film Board of Canada in 2004, has died. He was 47.

Miller died on April 6 due to pre-existing health conditions. His award-winning producing and executive producing credits included work on two movies by director Richie Mehta, Amal, which was shot on a tight budget in India in 2007, and Siddarth; Jason Buxton’s Blackbird; the Henry Rollins starrer He Never Died, directed by Jason Krawczyk; Michael Melski’s The Child Remains; and Joey Klein’s The Other Half, which starred Tatiana Maslany....

Stars: Suzanne Clement, Allan Hawco, Shelley Thompson, Geza Kovacs | Written and Directed by Michael Melski

The Child Remains tells the story of an expectant couple’s intimate weekend… A weekend which turns to terror when they discover their secluded country inn is a haunted maternity home where unwanted infants and mothers were murdered. Apparently inspired by the true story of the infamous ‘Butterbox Babies’, a creepy folklore tale from Nova Scotia that – like many of these macabre stories – has some basis in fact, after all pretty much ever country has scandalous rumours about mistreatment in all kinds of care homes, not just maternity homes.

The Child Remains follows very much a traditional horror cliche – that of the small town inn that hides a secret – only unlike others of this ilk, writer/director Michael Melski plays with the expectations of the audience and also successfully combines a mishmash of genres, tapping...

Deals also struck for seasonal title ‘Halloween At Aunt Ethel’s’.

UK-based genre specialists Devilworks have struck a series of deals on Michael Melski’s supernatural horror The Child Remains, starring Suzanne Clement (Xavier Dolan’s Mommy).

New deals for the title include Germany, Austria and Switzerland (Lighthouse Entertainment); Benelux (TakeOne Films); Turkey (Bir Film); Taiwan (MovieCloud); and Russia (Kinologistika).

The film follows an expectant couple’s weekend getaway that turns to terror when they discover their secluded country inn is a haunted maternity home. Allan Hawco and Shelley Thompson co-star alongside Clement.

The Child Remains is Canadian director Melski’s fourth feature.

Two of this year’s higher profile Sundance debuts are making their way to theaters this weekend. Late Night by director Nisha Ganatra, starring Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling, was an eight-figure acquisition by Amazon Studios at the festival. The dramedy is heading out to several New York and Los Angeles locations today, but will break into wide release next weekend. Joe Talbot won the best director prize at Sundance in January for his film The Last Black Man in San Francisco, which heads out via A24 today in New York, L.A. and San Francisco. Neon label Super Ltd is giving an exclusive start for doc This One’s For The Ladies at the Magic Johnson Theater in Harlem this coming week before adding more cities. The title is a rare Nc-17 roll out for a non-fiction film. Also launching is Cork’d Entertainment thriller The Child Remains with...

Happy Friday, everyone! It may be hard to believe, but we have officially made it to the mid-point of the year, which means summertime is practically right around the corner. If you’re looking to escape the rising temperatures outside, here are more than 20 different reasons to stay parked on your couch throughout the month of June, as we have a ton of great horror and sci-fi titles hitting various digital and streaming platforms in the coming weeks.

Everything kicks off in a big way on June 4th, as Jordan Peele’s Us is celebrating its digital debut alongside a slew of indie horror titles, including The Cleaning Lady, The Bastards’ Fig Tree, The Odds, and Recovery. June 7th is yet another busy day, with I Am Mother hitting Netflix and the next installment of Blumhouse’s Into the Dark Series, They Come Knocking, will be available on Hulu that day as well.

Ahead of Sony's May 24th release of Brightburn, the original motion picture soundtrack, composed by Timothy Williams, is now available! Also: the first photo from Patrick Lussier's Trick has been revealed by Bloody Disgusting, and we have release details for The Child Remains.

Brightburn Soundtrack Release Details: "Sony Music announces the release of Brightburn (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) with music by multi-award winning composer Timothy Williams. Available Friday, May 10, the soundtrack features music from the James Gunn and Kenneth Huang-produced film, which makes its theatrical debut in the United States on Friday, May 24.

Of the soundtrack, composer Timothy Williams says, “Being able to merge two genres which have never been combined before, superhero and horror, was an amazing experience. I was thankful for a close collaborative relationship with the director Dave Yarovesky. We worked on the idea of the main theme at the beginning that would be...

Stars: Suzanne Clement, Allan Hawco, Shelley Thompson, Geza Kovacs | Written and Directed by Michael Melski

The second of two films shown back-to-back at Starburst Film Festival that dealt with the loss of a child and the breakdown in a relationship. This particular film comes from what I personally consider the home of good horror, Canada, and benefits from – thankfully – a much clearer vision than Torment.

The Child Remains tells the story of an expectant couple’s intimate weekend… A weekend which turns to terror when they discover their secluded country inn is a haunted maternity home where unwanted infants and mothers were murdered. Apparently inspired by the true story of the infamous ‘Butterbox Babies’, a creepy folklore tale from Nova Scotia that – like many of these macabre stories – has some basis in fact, after all pretty much ever country has scandalous rumours about mistreatment in all kinds of care homes,...

The Horror-on- Sea Festival is Southend’s annual horror event, which showcases the talents of Independent filmmakers, through shorts and features over two weekends. This is the 6th year it has been running and this is my review of the festivals second weekend

Day 1: Friday 26th January – Double Feature 19:00pm

Feature – Mortuary Massacre

When Detective Giger (Todd Brown) attends a mortuary regarding several mysterious deaths which occurred on Halloween night, the local Mortician (Carl Crew) describes the backstory of three of the victims. Christopher James Miller delivers an experimental horror film which has some surreal visual shots to get into the psyche of the characters. Utilising his experience in special effects, this is one for the gore hounds, with plenty of visual gore, which is delivered with plenty of tongue and cheek humour.

Short – Unto Death

In this powerful and moving gothic drama in which a priest begins...

The Child Remains is new supernatural thriller from writer and director Michael Melski which has been selected to play at the Horror-on-Sea Film Festival on Saturday 27th January. I got chance to ask Michael a few questions about the influences for the film, why he chose not to incorporate jump scares and his favourite scene in the film.

What can we expect from The Child Remains?

More character and story than you typically see in a genre offering. But I’ve heard its very scary as well. We’ve won seven Best Feature prizes at festivals around the world, plus 4 Best Actress wins for Suzanne Clement, so it seems to be striking a chord. Very excited to be at Horror-On-Sea, we’ve hoped to be at this festival since we were in post-production.

The film is inspired by the true story of the infamous ‘Butterbox Babies’. Why did you choose...

Long Time Running, Call Me By Your Name bookend Canadian event.

Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier’s Long Time Running will open the Fin: Atlantic International Film Festival, set to run in Halifax, Canada, from September 14-21.

The documentary accompanies Canadian band The Tragically Hip on its 2016 tour across Canada after lead singer Gord Downie announced he had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.

Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me by Your Name is the closing night selection. The coming-of-age film set in Italy in the 1980s stars Timothee Chalamet, Esther Garrel, and Armie Hammer.

More than 120 film screenings and special events will be presented over the eight days, when the programme will include features and documentaries by Canadian and international filmmakers.

The Opening Night Gala is part of the Movie Nights Across Canada initiative presented by Canadian Heritage and Telefilm Canada to celebrate Canadian talent in filmmaking.

Gala Presentations include Canadian filmmakers Michael Melski’s [link...