Review: Trash Fire, love lost

November 7, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

Richard Bates Jr. has one of the most unique and twisted visions in all of indie horror—you know when you’re watching an RBJ film (and that says a lot), as he first hit the genre running with the wholly original shocker Excision and following it up with his dark comedy in the supernatural haunter Suburban Gothic. […]

Insane trailer for Trash Fire pours its heart out

October 12, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.

Richard Bates Jr.—the twisted mind behind Excision and last year’s Suburban Gothic—is one of the most distinguished indie filmmakers out there, a man with a vision that disturbs and humors in equal measure. And his latest, Trash Fire (what a title), promises more of that same uniquely twisted style that made him one of the most exciting up-and-coming […]

The table is set for Richard Bates Jr’s Trash Fire; first clip and images

January 24, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.

Richard Bates Jr.—the man behind Excision and last year’s Suburban Gothic—has hit the festival circuit yet again with his latest genre effort, the indie horror Trash Fire. Trash Fire (what a great name) is currently premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, which is reason enough to share a few new stills as well as its first clip featuring stars Adrian […]

Review: Suburban Gothic, an unnatural tale of the supernatural

February 2, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

Richard Bates Jr. first hit the horror scene with his wicked debut Excision, a film that injected pitch black humor into a twisted plot. While his sophomore effort, Suburban Gothic, may lack the same punch to the gut that Excision delivered, it makes up for it in its absurdity and quick-witted dialog. After Raymond is forced into moving back in with […]

New Suburban Gothic trailer is terrorized by ghosts

December 22, 2014.Reading time 1 minute.

Richard Bates, Jr. hit the indie horror scene with his excellently twisted debut Excision, which was a finely crafted slice of horror that was just as nasty as it was funny. Now, in his sophomore effort with Suburban Gothic, Richard Bates, Jr. will explore the lighter side of the supernatural with Matthew Gray Gubler and Kat Dennings […]

Excision director brings us Suburban Gothic; watch the red band trailer here

July 11, 2014.Reading time 2 minutes.

Excision director, Richard Bates Jr., returns with his sophomore effort in the horror-comedy Suburban Gothic, starring Matthew Gray Gubler and Kat Dennings. After his horror debut in Excision, you just knew that Richard Bates Jr. was going to leave quite the fingerprint in the world of horror. And while it’s still too early to tell how much of […]