Slasher films are usually extremely straightforward. Guy meets girl, guy attempts to murder said girl, and girl usually survives after facing off with her assailant, who’s...
In a world full of soulless remakes and unnecessary sequels, it’s good to have a robust indie market to fulfill our more obscure horror needs. There...
In a perfect world, only mediocre films with slandered potential would be remade, giving underappreciated ideas a second chance. Nevertheless, in our real world, as long...
David-Lynch-style thrillers are definitely not for everyone, but they do have a certain atmospheric charm, regardless of what you think of the story-telling technique. However, by...
There are few things in life better than a cold rainy evening accompanied by a gothic ghost story. The problem with these stories, however, is that...
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is one of my all-time favorite novels, which is a good thing when you consider the massive amount of film adaptations that continue...
Although Home Invasion movies are a dime a dozen, they are still surprisingly versatile in their subject matter and even genre placement. Sam Peckinpah used the...
Syfy is mostly known for their very own made-for-TV movies, which are usually Oscar-contending classics like Sharknado or even Dinocroc Vs Supergator. Now, however, Syfy is...
Mental health is rarely portrayed accurately on the big screen, or even the small one, for that matter. Either total raving lunatics or psychotic villains, there...
It’s a shame we don’t get more cryptozoology-themed horror movies. Modern mythological creatures like Sasquatch and the Loch Ness Monster have yet to make a memorable...
It seems as though the world just cannot get enough supernatural TV dramas these days, which is both a good and a bad thing. While this...
Nostalgia for the movies of the 80s and 70s isn’t really anything new at this point, but it can still be charming when done right. That...
“Dr. Seward’s Diary. (Kept in phonograph)” Thus begins a passage in Bram Stoker’s celebrated horror novel Dracula. Though we know from the start that this is a...
Christmas-themed horror movies are more common than one might think. From Silent Night, Deadly Night to Santa’s Slay, Mr. Claus has a lot of blood on...
Anyone who’s been to church camp can attest that’s it’s pretty horrific on its own. With a lumberjack-themed serial killer on the loose as well, things...
Who doesn’t love a good Kung-Fu flick? Stylish action and spectacular visuals are usually par for the course with this genre. Action isn’t everything, however, and...
In a world where a ridiculous quantity of excessively long and criminally shallow films are released every summer (usually with some involvement by Michael Bay), it’s...
Stephen King once claimed that a good novel is like a satisfying affair, while a short story is more like a quick kiss in the dark. The...
One of my favorite sub-genres is the one where a military or para-military group encounters a supernatural or otherworldly antagonist and must find a way to survive...
I still maintain that American Werewolf in London, Dog Soldiers and Ginger Snaps are the holy trinity of modern werewolf movies, and when a new one...
Screening at this year’s Toronto After Dark Film Festival. If you open an encyclopedia of film and search for “tired genre,” you will undoubtedly find a brief...
Producing realistic survival films that take place in familiar locations is extremely hard. With a minimalist cast and low budget, it’s quite likely that the film...
Much like every possession film produced since The Exorcist’s first theatrical run, shark movies have been overshadowed by Jaws since it was released in 1975. There...
Charles Manson is most likely the closest we’ll ever get to a real-life Hannibal Lecter; a master manipulator and a physical manifestation of insanity locked in...