There was a time when most genre fiction was lumped together as a single collection of unserious literature by both critics and magazines. This is why...
There’s some undeniable wisdom in that Mark Twain quote about writing what you know, and that’s likely the reason why some of the best films of...
The very same faith that can drive humanity to build majestic works of art and band together to help those in need is also responsible for...
Picture the mid-80s. The United States are halfway through the Reagan era and Sylvester Stallone has just set his sights on Paramount Pictures’ upcoming Beverly Hills...
As a veteran of what we now call the “old internet,” I remember a time when the scariest media you could find online consisted of seemingly...
Genre classifications tend to fall apart the further we look back in time. That’s why nearly all the original versions of classic fairy tales contain at...
With the release of films like Mad God and The Spine of Night (not to mention a poignant reminder by Guillermo del Toro at the 95th...
Stop-motion animation is responsible for some of the most heartwarming moments in the history of film, but even the most ardent fan of Claymation has to...
What is it with Nicolas Cage and evil cults? From the trashy thrills of his Wicker Man remake to the stylized hyper-violence of Mandy, the veteran...
For as long as there have been films, there have been filmmakers attempting to enhance the theatrical experience through the use of gimmicks. From the red-eyed...
It’s an interesting time to be a horror fan. From artsy genre mashups to the modern slasher renaissance, it appears that there’s a scary movie for...
Rock ‘n roll and performative Satanism may be a match made in heaven, but conservative attitudes used to mean that musicians had to tread carefully when...
From Pinocchio’s Revenge to Silent Night, Deadly Night, taking beloved cultural icons and turning them into cold-blooded killers is nothing new in horror. I mean, corrupting traditionally...
In the escalating chaos of the modern world, it makes sense that some gamers would leave their action-adventures and first-person shooters behind in order to focus...
A couple of years ago, I started a recurring column called The Silver Lining, where I’d write about horror films that were generally considered to be...
Fandom can be a scary thing. While a shared love of a certain story or collection of characters is usually the best outcome for a franchise,...
The rise of widely available internet during the late 90s and early 2000s gave up-and-coming authors a brand-new avenue through which they could share their words...
Konami may get a bad rap for having squandered the Silent Hill franchise in the years leading up to the recent series renaissance (which is set...
Full disclosure: despite loving paranormal-focused reality TV and even having lived in what most people would describe as a haunted house, I don’t actually believe in...
The Lost Boys wasn’t just a massive box office success, it was also a game-changer in vampire media, making the undead hip again and convincing a...
The final stage of a great idea has to be when it becomes so ingrained in popular culture that it then belongs to everyone. For example,...
It’s generally understood that science fiction stories say more about the moment in which they were written than the future that they dare to imagine. That’s...
In a world where over-polished corporate products dominate the media landscape while the ever-growing threat of AI-generated “art” haunts the horizon, I can’t help but remember...
Even after decades of masked killers armed with increasingly ludicrous weapons, cinemagoers still flock to theaters to experience the raw thrills of watching homicidal maniacs hunt...
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