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Why Francophone Horror Is Quietly Redefining Canadian Cinema

November 4, 2025November 3, 2025Today's Top StoriesDenis Côté, Éric Tessier, Fantasia Collective Filmmakers, Francophone, Horror, Pascal Plante, Quebec, Robin Aubert

There is something spooky happening in the film industry of Quebec. The Canadian cinema used to be characterized by serious dramas or co-productions produced (on Canadian soil) by Hollywood. But there is another silent revolution

Unveiling the Shadows: The Untold Stories of Indigenous Canadian Horror Films

March 18, 2025March 18, 2025Today's Top StoriesCanadian, Horror, Indigenous

However, over the last decade, Canadian horror cinema has been wholly changed by indigenous storytelling and offers a new viewpoint on the genre. This evolution has lessons to be learnt, not only to make film

Snowbound Thrillers: How Canada’s Harsh Winters Shaped Its Psychological Horror Genre

February 4, 2025February 3, 2025The Bottom LineBlack Christmas, Canadian Horror Films, Frozen, Horror, Indigenous Stories, Pontypool, The Brood, The Colony, Winter

Canada’s winters are harsh, cold, isolating and in some cases, deadly. It has created a psychological horror genre that is obsessed with isolation, paranoia, and the slow unraveling of the mind in this extreme environment.

Exclusive – Poignant, a Horror Story

November 11, 2016November 17, 2021Exclusive, InterviewHorror, Jasperez Kaur, Poignant

Sometimes we seek out movies to feel better about the world, sometimes it’s for pure laughter. There are stories that take you on a journey where you are the passenger and sometimes the driver. Then

East Van Showcase: The Haunted Saloon

October 28, 2016February 10, 2017FestivalsBunny Sumthin, East Van Short Film Showcase, Halloween, Horror, short films, The Haunted Saloon

The usual East Van showcase is short films that are made either around here or in other locations. But Sunday nights had a more different theme than usual. A Halloween theme. Ghosts, Goblins, and Ghouls