Beginning with 1941’s The Wolf Man, many of horror’s essential werewolf films seem to come in cycles. Like clockwork, at least one new werewolf feature joins the...
This is not a rant or a lecture. Or at least is not intended to be. Rather, this is the result of personal introspection on a...
Nothing evokes sympathy for a killer like putting the viewer directly in their shoes. Seeing the story from their perspective means getting to know them on...
phantom limb /ˈfan(t)əm’lim/ n. an often painful sensation of the presence of a limb that has been amputated. Welcome to Phantom Limbs, a recurring feature which will...
“One will fall.” In what’s shaping up to be a battle for the ages between two iconic movie monsters, the poster promises that the brawl between...
It’s a horror criticism cliché to say that “whatever a filmmaker presents you with on-screen, it won’t match what already exists within your own head’’. The...
While Alien: Isolation did help scrub the unpleasantness of Aliens: Colonial Marines from Xenofans minds, there’s always been some regret that we didn’t get to see...
Of all the classic monsters, the mummy remains the most overlooked and forgotten. Compared to the brute strength of Frankenstein’s monster, the primal ferociousness of the...
Spring is around the corner, and the sun will be shining once more, but there’s still plenty to be terrified of in March. Here’s all the...
There’s a moment in the final act of Mike P. Nelson‘s just-released Wrong Turn reboot, which comes nearly two full hours after experiencing a Wrong Turn...
The world had not seen a major werewolf film since Hammer’s Curse of the Werewolf in 1961. Then, twenty years later not just one, but three...
For many, the ’80s ranks high among the best decades for horror. It marked the rise and fall of the Golden Age of Slashers, a wealth...
The feature debut of both screenwriter Eric Red (Bad Moon, Near Dark) and director Robert Harmon withstands time for many reasons. The road thriller offers exhilarating action sequences, an intense...
These past several weeks we’ve gotten a few first-look previews of the upcoming James Wan-produced Mortal Kombat, mostly through images and very short clips that were...
It’s often remarked that Disney has a penchant for scarring the psyches of infants. Whether they’re orphaning little baby Bambi, taking us on demented pink elephant...
A man dressed as a bat fighting a murderous clown. Sinning gargoyles hunting down a child with magical powers. A goblin tossing pumpkins at a teenager...
With an arctic blast serving as an icy reminder that winter isn’t over yet, now is usually the time where we start longing for warmer, sunnier...
Sick of love? Consider this the Anti-Valentine’s Day round-up of horror movies guaranteed to put you off romance for a while. The lovesick characters featured here...
Series of Frights is a recurring column that mainly focuses on horror in television. Specifically, it takes a closer look at five episodes or stories — each one adhering...
Spoilers ahead for Cube, The Predator, and Come Play. Proceed at your own risk. When describing the feeling of being considered “the other”, it has occurred...
The dawn of the new millennium was rife with both anticipation and apprehension. For some, the internet was the Wild Wild West: a promised land of...
Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us, and love is in the air. We’re theming this week’s streaming picks accordingly, because nothing captures our hearts quite like...
phantom limb /ˈfan(t)əm’lim/ n. an often painful sensation of the presence of a limb that has been amputated. Welcome to Phantom Limbs, a recurring feature which will...
When Gil Scott-Heron claimed that the revolution would not be televised, I don’t think he was referring to the dystopic future of 2021, but he wasn’t...
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