Yearly Archives: 2016

Review – THE HOST (2006)

Ever been perusing Netflix when you stumble across a movie and go, “I’ve heard good things about this. I think I’ll watch it another time”? You do this several times until one night, when you’re desperate for entertainment, you throw it on and hope that all those good things you’ve …

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Top 7 Horror Icons of the 2000s

Each decade has given us amazing horror icons that we love, probably a little more than we should. As a horror fan, it comes with the territory to like things that are strange and unusual, because I myself am strange and unusual. Yes, I just quoted Lydia from Beetlejuice, but …

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5 Underseen Found Footage Films

Horror fans have been treated to a plethora of found footage over the last seventeen years (thanks again, Blair Witch), and while there have been more low points than I care to remember, there have  certainly been more than a few highlights as well. Films such as The Last Exorcism, …

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‘Aliens’ (1986) Turns 30 This Year!

On July 18, 2016, the sci-fi classic Aliens turned 30. Thirty years old! That’s as old as “Party All The Time” by Eddie Murphy! It sounds like a big number, but despite being made nearly three decades ago, Aliens has withstood the test of time to become one of the …

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Every Saw Film, Ranked!

NOTE: Massive spoilers in this entire article. For those who haven’t seen any of these movies, go watch ‘em first! 2004 was an interesting time for American horror: it was pretty great year, with many big-name movies coming out, but almost all of them were either sequels (Seed of Chucky, …

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Cronenberg’s The Fly as a Metaphor for Puberty

My status as a die-hard horror fan was cemented in the summer of 1986 when I was 12-years-old. Sure, I’d seen horror movies before, but my love for the genre exploded after I saw The Fly (and Aliens, also in 1986, but that’s another story). I’m amazed and somewhat overwhelmed …

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10 Horror Movies You Didn’t Know Were Based on True Events

The horror genre is the perfect breeding ground for movies based on true events. Of course, we have flicks like The Conjuring, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and A Nightmare on Elm Street that all derived their stories from real-life incidents. These, of course, are commonly known. However, there are plenty …

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Top 10 Creepy Twins in Horror

No, you’re not seeing double…  there are twins on your TV screen. Creepy twins can make you feel pretty uncomfortable – two people with the exact same features and mannerisms, physically and mentally closer than two people have any right to be, who share secrets and speak their own language. And, no matter how …

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The Top 6 Scariest Clowns in Horror

Coulrophobia is a term used to describe a fear of clowns. What’s so scary about a clown? Well, there’s plenty of things that have people taking one glimpse at a goofy looking dude in a silly suit and running for their lives. First, clowns have freakily exaggerated features: unusually big …

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