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 […]
John Hughes was a prolific filmmaker with a reputation for having his fingers on the pulse of teen culture. He was a defining voice of youth in the ‘80s and articulated the trials and tribulations of adolescence in a way that left an indelible mark on cinema with many beloved films. His blend of emotional […]
The first teaser for John Krasinski‘s A Quiet Place: Part II is now playing exclusively in theaters, attached to Black Christmas, but the first image has arrived today for all to see. Courtesy of Games Radar, this first look at next year’s sequel highlights the return of Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe, reprising […]
There was one point in time where Tim Burton was set to adapt Richard Brautigan’s 1974 novel The Hawkline Monster: A Gothic Western, and the late Hal Ashby had been attached to direct an adaptation before him. Alas, neither project came to fruition, with New Regency much more recently acquiring the rights to the novel […]
A lot of people are talking about the new remake of Black Christmas, and that means that they’re also talking about Bob Clark’s classic original film, which came out in 1974 and helped lay the foundation for the whole slasher genre. But there’s another Black Christmas that’s getting overlooked in the conversation. Or should we […]
There’s a new Black Christmas in town, and this time it’s a very different film from the original. Even the killer is completely different this time. Instead of a mysterious creep named “Billy,” Sophia Takal’s remake is about sorority sisters who are hunted by a whole cult of homicidal misogynists. It’s a giant change to […]
The massive success of John Carpenter’s Halloween kick-started the Golden Age of Slashers from 1978-1984, and as the first of that era, Halloween essentially created the blueprint for the modern slasher. Laurie Strode became the definitive model of Final Girl behavior. But ranking high among the best Final Girls in horror alongside Laurie is Jess Bradford, […]
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. A quick look back at horror’s output in the ‘80s puts one recurring argument among fans to rest; horror remakes don’t always suck. There’s a hardy number […]