Movie buffs in Los Angeles know it isn’t officially autumn until Beyond Fest starts. The annual celebration of wild and weird genre cinema has grown to one of the most prestigious in such programs in the country.
Since the ‘70s, not many younger thespians have been recognized by the Academy, with the occasional nominee here and there. This means that over the years, way too many performances by kids have been overlooked for an Oscar nomination, and in some cases, a win.
Over 50 years after its release, few horror films remain as deeply unsettling as The Exorcist. William Friedkin’s 1973 adaptation of the 1971 novel by William Peter Blatty shocked the world.
There are 1,001 ways to be possessed by people and things that aren’t just horned creatures who are doomed to do the bidding of the Dark Lord Satan. These are the best of the possessed.