Nearly twenty years after starring in Troll 2, filmmaker Michael Paul Stephenson made a documentary about it, Best Worst Movie, that chronicled its cult fandom and key players...
Horror’s relationship with motherhood is as complicated as motherhood itself. There is no shortage of films that explore the fears and anxieties of raising a child,...
The great outdoors remains one of the most prominent and utilized settings in horror, especially for slashers. Many of them employ a similar setup. A group...
“One will fall.” In what’s shaping up to be a battle for the ages between two iconic movie monsters, the poster promises that the brawl between...
The loss of innocence is a recurring motif in horror and cinema at large. A more niche subset of that motif explores the frightening transition from...
Ivan Kavanagh’s The Canal spooked audiences with an atmospheric, ghostly mystery when a film archivist discovered a film reel of a murder that took place in his home....
This article contains spoilers. Possession-based horror movies tend to feature a central protagonist suffering a crisis of faith, thanks to the massive success of The Exorcist....
Of all the classic monsters, the mummy remains the most overlooked and forgotten. Compared to the brute strength of Frankenstein’s monster, the primal ferociousness of the...
In 2003, writer Alan B. McElroy and director Rob Schmidt introduced an early aughts backwoods slasher that launched a six-film franchise. The setup was simple; a group of unwitting tourists...
For many, the ’80s ranks high among the best decades for horror. It marked the rise and fall of the Golden Age of Slashers, a wealth...
Formerly titled The Color Rose, The Sinners wears its cinematic influences on its sleeves. Drawing heavily from teen girl movies like The Craft and Cruel Intentions while emulating Twin Peaks’ peculiar small-town vibe, Courtney...
The feature debut of both screenwriter Eric Red (Bad Moon, Near Dark) and director Robert Harmon withstands time for many reasons. The road thriller offers exhilarating action sequences, an intense...
With an arctic blast serving as an icy reminder that winter isn’t over yet, now is usually the time where we start longing for warmer, sunnier...
Sick of love? Consider this the Anti-Valentine’s Day round-up of horror movies guaranteed to put you off romance for a while. The lovesick characters featured here...
Thanks to the trendy Five Nights at Freddy’s video game series, “children-themed animatronics running amok” is slowly developing its own subgenre of horror. The latest to borrow...
The success of John Carpenter’s Halloween, which drew inspiration from Black Christmas, ignited a massive slasher craze from 1978-1984. Both foundational slashers still hold high regard today, so...
Nickelodeon’s revival of their popular ‘90s horror anthology series retooled how the Midnight Society submitted tales of terror for approval, luring in a new generation of...
CBS’s Clarice once again places fledgling FBI agent Clarice Starling in the driver’s seat, picking up one year after the events of Academy Award-winning The Silence of the Lambs....
Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us, and love is in the air. We’re theming this week’s streaming picks accordingly, because nothing captures our hearts quite like...
Actor Hal Holbrook carved out an impressive and prolific career in television, theater, and film that spanned more than half-a-century. The Emmy and Tony-award winning actor...
It’s only February, and it’s already clear that 2021 will be loaded with horror content. That extends to books, too. Beyond streaming, VOD, and theatrical releases,...
Midnight movie sendup Popcorn bears all the hallmarks of an ’80s horror movie. Fueled by nostalgia, the slasher features haunting vignettes, films within movies, a melodramatic killer, and...
Horror pairs well with any genre. Horror comedies, horror westerns, horror romance; well, you get the gist. However, in terms of maximum chills or creativity, the...
Scientist and playwright Margaret Cavendish’s The Blazing World, published in 1666, marked the first science fiction work by a female. It chronicled a woman’s adventures in an...
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