Not everyone will have the same definition of cursed objects. Some say they can’t be sentient or be inhabited by any kind of entity, whereas others...
While the film side of horror experienced a rough patch in the 1990s, prior to the renaissance, things looked hopeful on the television front. If nothing...
Before settling in for a fun tale of gory bear encounters and dispensable campers, audiences should prepare themselves for a different kind of movie. Grizzly Night...
While some people regard the 1990s as an overall weak time for horror, others feel the decade has been too maligned. Especially when looking back on...
The sheer versatility of vampires will always make them appealing to storytellers. These creatures of the night can be everything from counts to cowboys, and they...
Brandon Auman’s Sleepwalker, a feature-length version of the filmmaker’s own short, centers on a grieving mother (played by Hayden Panettiere) and her series of unyielding, nocturnal...
*Keep up with our ongoing end of the year coverage here* To think there was ever a dry and slow time for horror seems impossible when...
Of all Earth’s creatures that strike fear into the human heart, snakes rank very high. Some serpents earn their scary reputation all on their own, and...
Ever since Toho rebooted the Godzilla franchise back in 1984, it has become tradition to release each new Japanese film in December. This pre-Christmas scheduling would...
Roel Reiné is certainly no stranger to animal horror; however, since unleashing both Bear (2010) and Wolf Town (2011), the Dutch filmmaker has focused on actioners. That streak...
Horror movies often show characters becoming detectives in their own mysteries, particularly when the actual authorities don’t believe them. Yet, there are plenty of movies where...
There are good reasons why 1980s horror remains so beloved. Not only were special effects more advanced than in the ’70s, but there are also just...
Out of all the major holidays, horror movies tend to set themselves around Halloween or Christmas. Halloween works for obvious reasons, whereas Christmas is an easy...
The choices are endless for anyone who enjoys different approaches to Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. After all, it’s just about impossible to...
Calling Godzilla the world’s biggest movie star would seem strange, but it’s also not a baseless statement. Almost everyone these days recognizes this pop culture icon....
Growing up, my Halloween experience wasn’t complete without ghost stories. Long before I could get my hands on horror movies, my Halloween thrills were largely found...
The Disney Channel series So Weird (1999–2001) was “gateway horror“ for its many young viewers—a diluted taste of the horror genre before moving on to the...
Fans of A Nightmare on Elm Street are certainly no strangers to this franchise’s nine films, and they might have also seen the television show, but...
The doors on Tales from the Darkside had barely closed before producer Richard P. Rubinstein debuted a new horror anthology series in 1988. And for three...
Urban Legend (1998), directed by Jamie Blanks and written by Silvio Horta, tends to rank last whenever it’s stacked against the two heavyweights of the 1990s...
Perhaps no toy is as widely recognized, not to mention classic, as the teddy bear. This stuffed icon comes in many shapes and sizes; a teddy...
The debate on the best decade for horror is still out, on account of there being no right answer. And although saying “every decade is good”...
For the longest time, the 1983 movie Nightmares has had to endure misconceptions. This includes the idea that the movie is really “a failed horror anthology TV...
No animated sitcom, old or new, celebrates Halloween quite like The Simpsons. Yet, if we’re talking about sheer creepiness, then one certain episode of King of...
You must be logged in to post a comment.