American Horror Story (AHS) has covered everything from haunted houses to covens of witches, cults, vampires, extraterrestrials, and the end of the world. But arguably the most terrifying subject Ryan Murphy’s acclaimed TV series has covered came in its twelfth season – pregnancy. Based on Danielle Valentine’s book Delicate Condition, American Horror Story: Delicate follows the story of Hollywood actress Anna Alcott (Emma Roberts), […]
Editor’s Note: In each Wild Women with Steak Knives entry, author Alexandra Heller-Nicholas explores women directors in the horror genre, highlighting films that are largely overlooked or forgotten. Read them all here! Catherine Millar is a stalwart Australian TV director, beginning a career in the early 1980s that has since seen her work on some of that country’s most popular television series. […]
We’re devastated to report that Fango contributor and podcast co-host Scott Wampler has died. Details are scarce at present but, from what we understand, he passed suddenly and without any suffering, which is giving us some small measure of comfort right now. The loss is immeasurable, and tonight we mourn with Scott’s family and friends. […]
Between Boy Kills World, The Crow and Robert Eggers’ upcoming Nosferatu, 2024 has been a veritable feast for Bill Skarsgård fans – and it just got better, with the news that he’ll be reprising his role as Pennywise the Clown in the upcoming Max It prequel series Welcome To Derry. The nine-episode series from Warner Bros. Television, […]
While previous reports had indicated it would be the case, now it’s officially official; Mike Flanagan is directing a new take on The Exorcist. The news was confirmed by Blumhouse Productions and Morgan Creek in a press release, with Flanagan set to write, direct and produce a “radical” new entry in the franchise. The press […]
Lovers of gore and Mayan lore, listen up. Actor/director Gigi Saul Guerrero and Vishal Rajput have collaborated on a brand new digital comic called The Mayan Empress, which is available now. The book combines lore from the famed ancient civilization and also promises lots of bloody goodness through a fantastical lens. What does that look […]
Historically speaking, horror has not been a big-budget genre. While we occasionally get a World War Z or a Van Helsing, it’s often reliant on making a lot out of a little, with some of the most iconic genre films of all time boasting low budgets, such as Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead or George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead. […]
“Pandora’s Box has been breached!” The warning greets us as we open the top of the box (how thematic!) to Ravensberger’s latest release in the Horrified line of tabletop games, Horrified: Greek Monsters. In this new horror board game, it seems that six monsters from the days of lore and legend have escaped and threaten to plunge the […]
Sharpen up those pickaxes, because My Bloody Valentine is making a comeback. The ‘80s slasher franchise has been away for some time, dating back to the 3D remake released by Lionsgate in 2009. Now, we have word that the folks at Blumhouse Productions are gearing up to make a brand new movie in the series. […]
When I first wrote House of Psychotic Women I was always asking myself what right I had to publish a memoir when I was relatively unknown — but in retrospect, there was safety in my obscurity. Which is why it’s especially remarkable to see such an intimate book of horror criticism come from someone who […]