Small town America? Check. City of Angels? Check. Las Vegas? Check. Where do you take a horror franchise that’s been everywhere? Where only the Hellraiser franchise (at this point) had gone before, of course! That, ladies and gentlemen, is how we wound up with Leprechaun 4: In Space. Lucky us! There …
Read More »Celebrating 95 Years of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
I’m a big horror fan, as you well know. I’ve been watching horror movies since the early ’80s, maybe even a little longer. So how is it that I’ve never seen Nosferatu? I’m not sure. I decided to rectify that oversight by sitting down to watch the movie last night on what just …
Read More »Ranking Jason’s Final Girls On ‘Friday the 13th’
Ah, the Final Girl: the last woman alive in a horror film left to face the killer. The Friday the 13th franchise has some good ones! To celebrate Friday the 13th, Jason Voorhees’s birthday, we rank Jason’s Final Girls from the venerable Friday franchise. Before we begin, there are a few …
Read More »Review: Stephen King’s Cell (2016)
For more than 20 years, Stephen King film adaptations ruled Hollywood. From Carrie’s $33.8 million grossed on a $1.8 million budget to The Green Mile’s astonishing haul of $136 million, adapting King’s work has long been a treasure map to Box Office gold. How, then, did 2016’s Cell arrive with so little fanfare? …
Read More »5 Short Horror Films More Terrifying Than Election Day!
Stressed about the election? You’re not alone! But we’ve got the cure for what ails you… Take your mind off of America’s future and spend a few minutes checking out these 5 Short Horror Films from 2016. I guarantee you’ll forget about the election in no time! First up – The Moonlight …
Read More »Brian De Palma’s ‘CARRIE’ (1976) Turns 40 – Retro Review
“Carrie is an absolutely spellbinding horror movie,” raves renowned film critic Roger Ebert in his 1976 review. “It’s also (and this is what makes it so good) an observant human portrait.” This is bold praise for Brian De Palma’s masterful 1976 film adaptation of Stephen King’s first horror novel. Carrie, the film, …
Read More »Resurrecting Halloween: Resurrection
Halloween: Resurrection… Oh, God, where do I even begin? Let me start by saying this isn’t one of my favorite entries in the Halloween franchise. Many fans agree. In fact, despite being the third highest grossing film in the series (at the time), this turkey nearly sent Michael Myers into retirement…permanently. NOTE: This article contains …
Read More »‘THE EVIL DEAD’ Turns 35 Years Old Today!
Way back in 1981, Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Bruce Campbell turned a small cast and an even smaller budget into the modern independent horror masterpiece The Evil Dead. We salute the film and the filmmakers on the 35th anniversary of the theatrical premiere at the Redford theater in Detroit, Michigan! Even …
Read More »Donald Trump PhotoShopped Into Classic Horror Movies!
Donald Trump can be a scary guy. Love him or hate him, the press and the denizens of the Internet are having a field day with him. Prime example: the fine folks over at Design Crowd had themselves a PhotoShop contest. The theme? PhotoShop Donald Trump into famous horror movie …
Read More »Star Trek Turns 50! – Here Are 6 Horrifying Episodes
“Space…the Final Frontier.” On September 8th, 1966, the U.S.S. Enterprise and her crew boldly went where no man (no one!) had gone before when the first episode of STAR TREK premiered on NBC. Now, 50 years later, the Sci-Fi Television series that was cancelled after 3 short seasons due to flagging …
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