*Keep up with our ongoing end of the decade coverage here* Every decade has a certain set of horror movies that define it. That certain group of movies that hits the right tone, captures audiences perfectly and is the first thing that you think of when that particular time period comes up. For the 70s, […]
It Came From the ‘80s is a series that pays homage to the monstrous, deadly, and often slimy creatures that made the ‘80s such a fantastic decade in horror. Poor Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale). Being a teen is awkward enough, but then there are the added struggles of appeasing a girlfriend while trying not to make […]
Part of Full Moon’s “Deadly Ten” project, the iconic Puppet Master character Blade is getting his own spinoff solo film with Blade: The Iron Cross, headed our way in early 2020. In Blade: The Iron Cross, directed by John Lechago: “For decades the fans have been clamoring for it, and now Full Moon delivers with […]
Butcher Block is a weekly series celebrating horror’s most extreme films and the minds behind them. Dedicated to graphic gore and splatter, each week will explore the dark, the disturbed, and the depraved in horror, and the blood and guts involved. For the films that use special effects of gore as an art form, and the fans […]
*Keep up with our ongoing end of the year coverage here* 2019 delivered a surplus of top-notch horror releases with all the bleak subject matter, memorable jolts and gory kills a genre fan could ask for. Yet some of the year’s scariest moments were located in completely unexpected places – like upbeat superhero romps, brightly […]
I love Christmas horror movies. The juxtaposition of lighthearted, wholesome family traditions with unbridled murder and mayhem can either be a powerful message about religion, consumerism and/or family values or, if that’s too tall an order, just a wacky series of ironic contradictions. At their best, Christmas horror movies bring out the subversive streak in […]
Gregory Jacobs‘ Wind Chill reminds us that Halloween isn’t the only holiday that can yield ghoulish results under the right conditions. When you get right down to it, Christmas has just the same potential for inspiring terror. Apart from snowy scares and pensive plot twists, this 2007 haunter proves that beneath a veil of pure […]
Columbia Pictures has revealed one of the new “curses” from the R-rated The Grudge ahead of the film’s release in theaters on January 3, 2020. The Nicolas Pesce-directed film follows a detective (Andrea Riseborough) who investigates a serious of suspicious deaths all stemming from one house. Once she enters, the curse latches onto her and won’t let […]
‘Tis the season to be scary, fa la la la la. For horror fans, this is the time of the year to watch as many holiday horror movies as possible, and with so many to choose from, it can be overwhelming to know where to start. Do you revisit all your favorites that you’ve already […]
Carter Smith, the director of 2008 horror film The Ruins, makes his return to the genre this month with the New Year’s-themed Midnight Kiss, part of Hulu’s “Into the Dark” anthology. In the film, “A group of longtime gay best friends and their resident fruit fly head to a beautiful desert home to celebrate New […]