Last week, I wrote about a cool little short film that featured maniacal VHS tapes come to life. Which, quite frankly, was timely. I’ve recently studied...
Board games used to be something relegated almost exclusively to children. From Candyland or Monopoly, these games were (and are still) the epitome of “fun for the whole family.”...
In this day and age of instant gratification, where the newest pop culture water cooler sensations appear across streaming platforms only to get swiftly replaced by...
There are tons of bite-sized horror films out there in the world. Here at BD, we’re happy to show some love to the good ones. We...
Spoilers for Season 3 Follow. Now in its third season (with a fourth already greenlit), Syfy’s The Magicians is the type of show that proves unique and original can...
The 80s, man. It was a time of astounding achievement within the worlds of special effects makeup and creature design. The realm of sci-fi and horror...
We’ve all seen them. They’re inescapable. Their headlines draw us like a moth to flame with their promise of economic, streamlined order. “They” are The Listicle. A...
One of the first lines of this, the ultimate in heart wrenching send offs in the history of “The Walking Dead,” is “Just came for some...
This past weekend, Annihilation, Alex Garland’s follow-up to the critically acclaimed Ex Machina was released to an audience still drunk on the juice of purple vibranium flowers (read: Black...
A couple of weeks ago, in the comments section for my retrospective piece on John Carpenter’s The Fog where I highlighted Roger Ebert’s negative review of the film,...
We’ve all seen them time and time again, displayed in some of the worst (and even some of the best) horror films: the cliche and the ropiest of tropes. A female...
From the opening moments of The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (turning 48 today!), we are firmly planted in the world of Dario Argento. A black cloaked, black-gloved...
On July 15th, 1997, famed fashion designer Gianni Versace was gunned down outside of his opulent Miami home by 27-year-old Andrew Cunanan. Versace’s death swept through...
February 19th, 1993 saw the long-delayed release and epic continuation of Sam Raimi’s beloved Evil Dead franchise. With Army of Darkness, Sam and his screenwriting partner (and brother), Ivan...
As hardcore horror fans, sometimes it feels like you’ve seen it all. There are no surprises left to discover, no classic slasher film waiting around the...
When it comes to epic romances that tug at your heartstrings and bring a tear to your eye, horror films don’t normally come to mind. Of...
Valentine’s Day is a day for swooning lovers to throw themselves at one another with all the passionate heat of a Hallmark card…or Hallmark movie, for...
In “Part 1” of our retrospective on the Hellraiser franchise we chronicled the impetus for Clive Barker’s decision to move from author to filmmaker. The focus was placed...
Hellraiser was a vividly original feature debut from a young British author who tired seeing his work translated [poorly] to the big screen by other filmmakers. Clive...
We’ve all seen them. They’re inescapable. Their headlines draw us like a moth to flame with their promise of economic, streamlined order. “They” are The Listicle. A...
You may be surprised to hear this, but a teeny-tiny movie called Halloween was released in 1978 to less than favorable reviews. Writer-director John Carpenter, along with his...
Kiyoshi Kurosawa‘s most recent film, Before We Vanish, was released here in the states only a few days ago and has been garnering rave reviews. Of course,...
Dario Argento, as I’ve said many times before, is a part of my Filmmaker Holy Trinity which is rounded out by George Romero and Wes Craven....
My love for Romero and his legacy of flesh-munching living dead knows no bounds. Of all my favorite films, the original “Dead Trilogy” is a collection...
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