OUT & ABOUT

November, Rainer Sarnet, 2017

November is a fantasy folk Horror movie Based on Andrus Kivirähk's 2000 novel Rehepapp ehk November . An interesting mix between anti fairy tale, dark folk, paganism and twisted romance. A slow paced masterpiece perfectly realized with a top notch black and white contrasted aesthetic. Dark humor, poetry and paganism in a greatly crafted film.  The story takes place in 19th Estonia, in a village inhabited by personified black death, spirits, werewolves and even the devil. The villagers are driven only by the need to survive the harsh wint…

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Ana Lily Amirpour

Residents of a worn-down Iranian city encounter a skateboarding vampire (Sheila Vand) who preys on men who disrespect women.   A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night is a 2014 Persian-language American Western horror film written and directed by Ana Lily Amirpour. Promoted as "The first Iranian vampire Western", it stars Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Mozhan Marnò, Marshall Manesh, and Dominic Rains. It was financed in part by a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo.   I'm so happy having discovered this movie because it's a…

Author's Interview : C.J Daley, BestGhost Books

C.J is one of the Indie Authors I discovered in 2025 and as I binged read his Novelette BestGhost and his debut novel Welcome to Cemetery in a few hours, I wanted to know more about my new favorite Indie from Hudson Valley, NY. Enjoy the interview! Could you introduce yourself for our readers C.J ?  My name is Connor. I have written on and off for most of my life, but nothing ever seemed to stick fully until I brewed up Cemetery and Abigail Williams. I work full time, and wrote the novel and accompanying short stories mostly at cafes in the mornin…