A Faustian thriller that drips with dread, The Spiral is fantastic TIFF fare. It will not only appeal to the Midnight Madness crowd for which it was selected, but also countless film lovers as it plays within the genre, but also raises lots ot morality questions, and is executed seamlessly and skillfully. Spirals can be…
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King Sorrow (2025) – Joe Hill
Joe Hill delivers an epic Faustian novel with King Sorrow. A tale that spans decades, Hill entertains and horrifies as he guides seven friends through a terrible deal that they have made with an unnatural creature, a murderous dragon from the Long Dark. Yes, a dragon, set in the modern world. Sounds kind of iffy,…
