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'Slaughter High' Is the Greatest April Fool's Day Horror Movie Ever

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On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.  First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.  Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation. The Pitch: Fool Me Once, Shame on You. Fool Me Twice, I’ll Spend a Decade Plotting to Kill You and Everyone You Love Few holidays had their reputations altered more severely by the advent of the internet than April Fool’s Day. What was once a niche hol...... Read Full article on HadNews

‘KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park’ Is a Rare Midnight Movie

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On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.  First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.  Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.  The Pitch: Let Me Own This Blu-Ray Before I’m Buried in My Official KISS-Branded Coffin Few musical acts in American history have done more with less than KISS. Despite boasting some of the simplest and most uninspired (if occasionally very catchy) s...... Read Full article on HadNews

Revisiting a Classic Sundance Midnight Movie Screening

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On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.  First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.  Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation. The Pitch: Cold Sore Terrorism, Period Sex, and John Waters as Your Youth Pastor? Nice Work, Pauline! It’s my understanding that the tampons were handmade. Unfortunately, I was unable to hunt down the contact information for “Excision” writer/dire...... Read Full article on HadNews