Although all movie genres provide sexy characters played by beautiful people, there’s nothing quite like a sensual, sinister grin speckled with blood spatter in a horror film. Some of the hottest psychos to grace the silver screen have us thinking that crazy is definitely the new sexy.   Everyone has …

The 1990s were a happening time for me. I was born in ’91, which is a pretty big milestone in my life, and I started watching horror movies shortly after. The films that I watched in those earliest years of my life really shaped my taste in movies, and I’m …

Last Saturday, we brought you the trailer for the upcoming supernatural chiller Lights Out. It’s based on a horror short of the same name by filmmaker David F. Sandberg, starring his wife, Lotta Losten, and shot in his own apartment back in 2013. Many millions of You Tube plays later, …

It’s impossible to discuss independent filmmaking without bringing up David Cronenberg. The Canadian director – who turned 73 this year on March 15th – has been showcasing his bizarre outlook onto celluloid for half a century now, starting with the short film Transfer in 1966. As one of the world’s most fascinating …

The 4K restoration of the original Phantasm, spearheaded by J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot Productions, premiered at SXSW last week to tremendous accolades. It’s ironic, since critics weren’t nearly as kind when Don Coscarelli’s surrealist nightmare premiered on March 28th, 1979 (almost exactly 37 years ago). Trevor Johnston of Time …

Cults are scary! Even the word “cult” has nefarious connotation, eluding not only to secrecy, but ritualistic violence and brainwashing. The Mason Family made the existence of cults utterly terrifying in the 1960’s, a sentiment that continued through the 1970’s. The paranoid “Satanic Panic” of the 1980’s and 1990’s had …

The tales that haunt us the most are generally those based in truth. Throughout history and across the globe, terrifying paranormal occurrences have been reported in almost every culture. Victims come from every walk of life, every demographic, and every religion – there doesn’t seem to be a singular target when it …

If your horror education is limited to theatrical releases and Netflix’s latest selections, you’re missing out on a world of fantastic genre films. In fact, some of the most creative, daring, and innovative horror of the 21st Century never makes it to the silver screens or to video streaming services. …

Backwoods horror films are easily some of the most terrifying types of movies. Unlike supernatural films or creature features, the stories are based in reality and often inspired from true crime stories and serial killers. At the same time, the topic can easily spawn dark comedy as they feature hillbillies and …

It is hard to believe that it’s been nineteen years since the first Buffy the Vampire episode, “Welcome to the Hellmouth,” premiered on The WB. Running for seven seasons before its conclusion in 2003, Buffy the Vampire Slayer has gone down as one on of the greatest shows of all …