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There's no shortage of spooky cinema at this year's Overlook Film Festival in New Orleans, where a great set of genre classics competes with the best of this year's horror offerings. A partnership with MUBI makes this a great chance for US fans to catch up with chillers and thrillers from around the world.
The festival runs from 3 to 8 April.
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Overlook Latest Reviews

A filmmaker describes his abandoned Zodiac Killer documentary and probes the inner workings of a genre at saturation point.

Irene Kelly travels through parallel universes, repeatedly killing her daughter's murderer. As she becomes consumed by vengeance, her humanity hangs in the balance.

Two parents enter a race against time when they receive a distressing late-night phone call from their daughter after she caused a tragic car accident.

A teenager and her father move to a fading midwestern town in which Frendo the clown, a symbol of bygone success, reemerges as a terrifying scourge.

Two codependent best friends become addicted to the heroin-like touch of an alien narcissist who may or may not be trying to take over the world.

An online scammer, reselling faulty products at preposterously high rates, is on the run after some of his customers decide to hit back.

A troubled home carer finds her grip on reality starts to slip after she goes to help an elderly agoraphobic.

The rivalry between two ageing actresses only becomes more bitter when they acquire the gift of eternal youth.

Students decide to resurrect the dead.

A mysterious murder is only the beginning of the strangest story ever told.
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