Somewhere along the way, we seem to have reached the conclusion that internet culture and modern technology are decidedly “uncinematic”. No matter how well researched they...
Part of the reason why Kane Parson’s Backrooms YouTube series has become such an inspirational hit among horror fans is the fact that a single talented...
Adapting internet properties to other media is never easy, but some ideas are especially well-suited for adaptations. Kane Parson’s YouTube reimagining of the Backrooms Creepypasta is...
The SCP Foundation is so influential that you’re likely already familiar with many of the series’ tropes and monsters, even if you’ve never actually sat down...
It may have taken a while, but it seems like movie studios have finally learned how to respect the source material when it comes to adapting...
Genres tend to only be recognized in retrospect, with critics commenting on certain patterns in media years after the fact and organizing art into easily classifiable...
Sam Raimi may have borrowed the idea of a cursed tome of eldritch knowledge from the works of H.P. Lovecraft, but the filmmaker’s vision of a...
Interconnected storytelling between tonally distinct projects has been a hallmark of the comic-book industry for nearly a century now, so it makes sense that filmmakers attempting...
I’ve always considered Drag Me to Hell to be a semi-official spin-off of the Evil Dead franchise (it even has a Deadite possession scene!), so it’s...
Superhero comics borrowing from the horror genre isn’t necessarily a recent concept; there was just a period of time when the Comics Code Authority made it...
There’s no real modern day equivalent to that strange feeling that comes from falling down a rabbit hole of late night channel surfing. While streaming has...
Reboots are an inescapable part of comic books. After all, long-running series often get bogged down with years’ worth of in-depth lore that can get in...
Christopher Smith might just be one of the most underrated genre filmmakers still working today. From his 2004 urban slasher debut Creep to the fan-favorite mind-bending...
Last year, I had the privilege of joining a film club that gathered monthly to watch horror movies inside a decommissioned morgue. The screen wasn’t the...
There’s a really insightful quote from Brian Eno where the English musician muses about how the off-putting limitations of any given medium are exactly what we’ll...
The Insidious films may have had their ups and downs, but they’re still some of the most consistently entertaining supernatural horror movies out there. After all,...
Slasher movies as a genre may have their origins in the ‘70s, but tales of ill-fated characters being hunted down by maniacal antagonists as if they...
Genre fans have been absolutely spoiled these past few years when it comes to retro survival horror experiences. From the combat-heavy modernization of Silent Hill F...
An unexpected image and a loud noise are all you really need to briefly scare an audience, but it takes an especially skilled filmmaker to come...
One of the biggest hurdles that found footage filmmakers have to face is the fact that we live in a post-The Blair Witch Project society where...
Not all movies are meant to be enjoyed in the exact same way. The way I see it, it’s the viewers’ responsibility to adjust their headspace...
I’m a sucker for a good paranormal investigation. From the Harry D’Amour stories to Hellboy and even The X-Files, applying procedural detective work to the supernatural...
It’s obvious why some recurring horror tropes are so popular if you really think about why they exist in the first place. For instance, Final Girls...
With general audiences becoming more receptive to animation as an art form rather than a means of marketing toys to kids, “mature” cartoons are a dime...
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