The best way I can describe the past year is as a year of trend shifts in the film zeitgeist. In a film environment where the most popular discussions often revolved around the never-ending slate of superhero blockbusters (and Martin Scorsese’s opinions on them for some reason), 2023 positioned itself as a time of change […]
2023 was a tumultuous year for television, but amid the turmoil was some standout horror programming that celebrates the genre’s versatility, from “The Fall of the House of Usher” to “Swarm.” The television landscape grows increasingly proliferated as streaming services continue to spawn and transform like hordes of zombies. There have never been more places […]
2023 was a tumultuous year for television, but amid the turmoil was some standout horror programming that celebrates the genre’s versatility, from “The Fall of the House of Usher” to “Swarm.” The television landscape grows increasingly proliferated as streaming services continue to spawn and transform like hordes of zombies. There have never been more places […]
There’s no shortage of memorable adversaries in the horror gaming space, with the Silent Hill and Resident Evil franchises alone doing plenty of heavy lifting. Nevertheless, it mustn’t go unnoticed that developers have been stepping things up lately in this department. Indeed, the past year has seen us going toe to toe with some rather […]
It’s been a robust year for genre film. Horror’s continued dominance at the box office has effectively spilled over into fantasy, thrillers, and sci-fi in ways that defy easy classification. So much so that it’s difficult to overlook the 2023 genre movies that employ horror techniques, draw inspiration from our favorite genre, or simply dabble […]
The countdown to Creepmas continues, and it’s crunch time. With three days left remaining, it’s time to cram in as much holiday cheer and fear as possible. So, for the 3rd day of Creepmas, we’re offering up three genre-bending double feature ideas for your holiday horror watchlists. These pairings delve into action-horror or fantasy or […]
The fifth season of “The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula” is on hiatus for the holidays, set to resume airing on January 9, 2024. As a special treat to help with the wait, the Boulet Brothers bring unhappy holiday tidings with a selection of their favorite Christmas horror movies! Season five of the mainline series is currently […]
Christmas is coming and we’re painting the snow red on SCREAMBOX. There are an absurd amount of presents under our tree, including the “Frankenstein”-inspired Santastein, the nasty Secret Santa hailing from the director of Jason Goes to Hell, and the awesomely creepy anthology Night of the Missing. But we also have our fair share of holiday classics, […]
By the early 1990s, it was still fairly rare to see a Hollywood production invade New England to shoot a film. Things had certainly been made here: Ever heard of JAWS? It was shot entirely on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. And I made a documentary about another one: Stephen King’s PET SEMATARY, which was […]
Santa Lives! Here comes Santa Claus has never been such a sinister warning… Following its triumphant premiere at this year’s Popcorn Frights Film Festival, the horror-comedy Santastein is ready to wreak havoc on a whole new audience now that Santa is resurrected on SCREAMBOX, just in time for Christmas! “The perfect comfort-watching stocking stuffer,” as […]