Editorials
[Editorial] Revisiting ‘Just Before Dawn,’ an Underrated Slasher with an Unconventional Final Girl
There’s been a lot of talk over the last few weeks about the idea of the “Final Girl” and what it means to the horror genre....
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/ 4 hours ago[Butcher Block] The Low Budget Guts and Gore of ‘The Evil Dead’
Butcher Block is a weekly series celebrating horror’s most extreme films and the minds behind them. Dedicated to graphic gore and splatter, each...
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/ 1 day agoFrom ‘Halloween’ to ‘Suspiria’, Exploring the Dangers of Overhyping Horror
This year horror welcomes back a certain white-masked killer and also ushers in the remake of a bewitching Dario Argento classic....
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/ 1 day ago‘The Reef’: The Scariest Shark Attack Movie You May Have Missed
Summer (unofficially) kicks off this week, so it’s time we head back into the water… With the release of Jaws back...
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/ 1 day agoBloody Disgusting’s Summer 2018 Horror Movie Preview!
With Deadpool 2 (review) having just crashed into theaters this past Friday, and Solo: A Star Wars Story landing this Friday,...
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/ 2 days ago6 Recent Found-Footage Films You May Have Missed!
While I’ve never hidden my love for the Found-Footage sub-genre, even I have to admit that the inexpensive nature of these...
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/ 4 days agoThe Chill of the Hunt: The Most Sinister Stalkers in Horror Video Games
Video game horror’s biggest trump card over horror in other mediums is that tactile immersion they can bring. The right game...
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/ 4 days agoHorror’s 10 Scariest Haunted House Movies
There are no shortages of haunted house horror movies, a major horror sub-genre. Paranormal horror makes for some of the spookiest,...
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/ 4 days ago‘Summer School’: The ’80s Teen Comedy That Proudly Celebrated Horror Fandom
I’ll never forget my very first horror convention, which I attended over 10 years ago in Maryland. I remember instantly feeling...
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/ 5 days agoIn the ‘90s, ‘Harvester’ Explored and Condemned the “Dangers” of Video Game Violence
We take a look at the “most violent adventure game of all time” and try to wrap our heads around the...
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/ 5 days ago[TV Terrors] Remembering Joe Bob Briggs’ “MonsterVision”
Horror and science fiction have always been a part of the television canvas, and constant attempts have been made to produce...
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/ 5 days ago[It Came From the ’80s] Ding Dong, You’re Dead: Uninvited ‘House’ Guests
With horror industry heavy hitters already in place from the 1970s, the 1980s built upon that with the rise of brilliant...
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/ 6 days ago5 Reasons Why Horror Fans Should Be Watching “Gotham”
There’s only one episode remaining in Season 4 of FOX’s Batman origin show Gotham, and trust me when I say that...
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/ 6 days ago[Horror Queers] The Horrors of Coming Out in ‘Closet Monster’ & ‘Bugcrush’
Each month in Horror Queers, Joe and Trace tackle a horror film with LGBTQ+ themes, a high camp quotient or both....
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/ 6 days ago5 ’90s Horror Cartoons That Should Really Be Brought Back
A major staple of childhood is cartoons, and growing up in the 90s meant a vast selection of quality cartoons available....
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/ 1 week ago[It Came From the ’80s] An American Kaiju: ‘Q- The Winged Serpent’
With horror industry heavy hitters already in place from the 1970s, the 1980s built upon that with the rise of brilliant...
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/ 1 week agoA Boy’s Best Friend is His Mother: A ‘Psycho’ Film Series Retrospective
Alfred Hitchcock’s highest grossing film based on the novel by Robert Bloch launched three sequels, a shot-for-shot remake, a TV series,...
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/ 1 week agoMaestro of Macabre: The 6 Most Influential Mario Bava Horror Films
Italian horror is known for its lush visual style, brutality, and its own, well-regarded sub-genre of horror called Gialli. Auteurs like...
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/ 1 week ago30 Years of ‘New Blood’ – Looking Back at ‘Friday the 13th: Part VII’
Friday the 13th was fresh from closing out the Tommy Jarvis trilogy. With box office receipts on a decline, producers began scrambling...
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/ 1 week ago[Listicle of Death] 10 Murderous Mamas to Celebrate Mother’s Day!
We’ve all seen them. They’re inescapable. Their headlines draw us like a moth to flame with their promise of economic, streamlined...
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/ 2 weeks ago[Keeping it Golden] ‘Fatal Games’ is Strictly Murder by Numbers
The Slasher Golden Age began with Halloween in 1978 and ended right around the time a group of protesting moms with...
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/ 2 weeks ago[Editorial] In Defense of the Modern Slasher and the Female Horror Fan
Horror, and notably the slasher sub-genre, has endured criticisms of misogyny and portrayals of female archetypes for decades. Films are always...
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/ 2 weeks ago5 Well-Known Directors Who Have Never Made a Horror Film… But Should
Within the horror genre, there exists a short list of directors who have left a lasting impact. Names such as Clive...
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/ 2 weeks ago[Based on the Hit Film] Replaying ‘Jaws Unleashed’!
To this day I and many others have a fear of the ocean. That uncertainty about what could be lurking below...