The age-old maxim about how writers should “write what they know” can be a double-edged sword. Sometimes, what you know doesn’t exactly make for engaging storytelling,...
Hyperbole is the universal language of the internet. Extreme opinions bring in more clicks, so it’s only natural that the past couple of decades have seen...
From the box office success of original horror films like Weapons to the long-awaited return of Jason Voorhees in Sweet Revenge, I think it’s safe to...
The years following the release of John Milius’s Conan the Barbarian were a real golden age for schlocky Sword & Sorcery enthusiasts. From Ator, the Flying...
Few franchises can boast the same level of impact on popular culture as the Universal Monsters. From popularizing the idea of a shared cinematic universe to...
If the universal fear of the unknown lies at the heart of most horror stories, it makes sense that over-explaining your scary movies can end up...
With a few minor exceptions, I think we can all agree that the horror community is one of the most fun and accepting corners of the...
There’s no understating the impact that John Milius’s Conan the Barbarian had on the film industry when it released back in 1982. Not only did this...
Old-fashioned television programming still exists in many places throughout the world, but I think it’s safe to say that most internet users find the idea of...
Despite a handful of oddball classics like The Toxic Avenger and Tromeo & Juliet occasionally breaking into the mainstream, Troma films usually exist in a category...
From Frankenstein to the Island of Doctor Moreau, genre writers have thoroughly explored the horrors that can result from scientists playing God. However, as real life...
Some filmmakers are just so sincere that they’re incapable of making a soulless product even when actively attempting to sell out. One of my favorite examples...
What was once a genre almost exclusively targeted towards children has since evolved to include adult-oriented crime dramas and cosmic war movies, and that’s why it’s...
There may have been a recent boom in horror properties being turned into popular video games, but we’ve been seeing interactive adaptations of films like Halloween...
Whether you were first introduced to the Order of the Gash through the 1987 movie or Clive Barker’s original Hellbound Heart, I think it’s safe to...
Mascot characters have been known to change over time in order to better suit the ever-shifting needs of their parent franchise, and this is especially true...
Whenever strange videos are posted online without context, people inevitably start debating over whether the post is part of an Alternate Reality Game developed by an...
Master of Horror Stephen King once said that a good short story is like a quick kiss in the dark from a stranger. He may have...
I’m of the opinion that stories are more satisfying within the historical context that they were originally created. For instance, Spider-Man works better as a character...
The horror genre is more fluid than most people think. Many of the rules that we generally associate with iconic monsters are actually recent inventions, with...
I’ll never forget the first time I watched Jurassic Park. While I didn’t have the privilege of attending its original theatrical run, I remember begging my...
While we often take it for granted during the rushed blur of our daily lives, a single glance up at the sky should make it pretty...
Intentionally making a “so bad it’s good” movie is a lot harder than you might initially think. There’s a fine line between accurately emulating low-brow filming...
Slasher movies are episodic by nature, with the entire genre revolving around establishing and then playing around with (and sometimes even subverting) established formulas. With that...
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