The near century-long tradition of honoring the best in film through the Oscars has had its fair share of positives and drawbacks. Although the Oscars present...
With all the quality horror content on television screens over the past decade, it’s almost inconceivable that there was once a time when small-screen scares were...
In the age of streaming, where endless streaming services put countless horror titles at your fingertips, choosing what to watch can be overwhelming. That’s the entire...
Horror is often associated with smaller budgets and novice filmmakers (which makes sense, as it’s a lot easier to produce an indie slasher than a war...
Reader beware… I was out of breath, having hurried to the library as fast as I could so as to have enough time to get to...
Genre films have been holding metaphorical mirrors up to our faces for as long as they’ve existed, uncomfortably (but necessarily) forcing us to examine our surroundings...
Currently, there are eight Nightmare on Elm Street films, eleven Friday the 13th movies, and one movie shared between the two series. Thanks to recent reboots,...
Sure, the entire live-action Jurassic Park franchise is PG-13, but its sequences of dinosaur thrills and kills might be a bit too intense for younger audiences. Enter Jurassic World:...
Despite the massive success of The Exorcist and the precedent that it set, possession horror isn’t solely about demons, crises of faith, and exorcisms. At its most...
Against all odds, Ryan Murphy’s radical reinterpretation of the iconic and cold Nurse Ratched leads to one of the best series of the year. “Save one...
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...
It’s not a Scream movie without Neve Campbell and we’re excited to exclusively report today that the actress has signed on to reprise her iconic role...
Each subgenre within horror has left an incredible mark on pop culture. Slashers have become icons, acting as quasi-mascots of the medium. Zombies have infiltrated the...
Video games changed forever in North America on September 9, 1995 when Sony released the PlayStation. The console would go on to redefine the industry, selling...
With the inaugural season of Lovecraft Country well underway and Color Out of Space now available on Shudder, the Year of Lovecraft remains in full swing. H.P. Lovecraft‘s works...
It seems that werewolves have taken a backseat when it comes to video games. Vampires and zombies are the ones that seem to get the most...
Compared to most subgenres in horror, folk horror isn’t as easy to classify. It’s agreed that The Wicker Man, The Witchfinder General, and The Blood on Satan’s Claw...
Spooky season is finally here! That means time to put out the Halloween décor, plan your holiday watchlists, and curl up with a good book. Nothing...
The horror anthology movie is unpredictable by nature. These films are made or broken by their own designs; story quality, sequence, and consistency are key criteria....
As is typical of most Scream Factory releases, their upcoming Friday the 13th Blu-ray set appears to be absolutely stacked with special features. In addition to...
Does anyone even remember we’re in a new decade? Feels weird to say since it seems like we’re living several years in the span of a...
The horror genre can, at turns, provide a much-needed escape from the world we live in, as well as an opportunity to directly confront our anxieties...
It can be too easy to write off a sequel. Often considered a quick attempt to ride the wave of its predecessor’s success, the consensus is...
While we live in the present, we should always look to the past to understand change and development, moral contemplation, and how we can learn from...
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