Torture in the horror genre is nothing new. Though villainous motives vary from films such as Saw and Hostel, nearly every scenario consists of poor unsuspecting victims falling prey to a trap and painful brutality ensues. However, Red Room, a short horror film by Austrailian filmmaker Omar Fodda, combines many …

Creepy killer dolls have haunted the horror scene since the late ’80s with classic titles such as Child’s Play (1988) and Puppetmaster (1989). However, a new popular trend of dolls have crept their way into the genre, starting with the infamous haunted Annabelle appearing in The Conjuring (2013). This deadly …

Disagreeing with someone’s lifestyle is one thing, but forcing one’s beliefs onto another with threats of Old Testament fire and brimstone is a whole other matter. In their third directorial horror short film, Puppet, DaG (Joseph R. Davis and Brian Gerson) boldly explores the divisive social topic of institutionalized religion …

The unexpected death of a spouse can have a devastating impact leading one to seek consoling answers in an attempt to fill a void with closure. The emptiness felt in the wake of such a loss is a very true-to-life terrifying human experience. The final stages of grief and what can …

When it comes to creature feature stories, few match the originality of interdimensional monsters spawned from the pen of H.P. Lovecraft. Obviously, being a 20th century horror author whose work remained relatively unknown until after his death, Lovecraft never took his writings to the big screen. However, that has not stopped several …

When it comes to creature features, most horror fans demand twisted, hideous monsters long of claw and sharp of tooth to fulfill their nightmarish expectations. Even the classic images of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein’s monster set a morbid standard of stitched together, dead remains. Though Frankenstein’s monster is, and will forever …

There is nothing more terrifying to a parent than having a child go missing. The haunting fear of unanswered questions preventing closure wreaks havoc on the parents’ lives, doing irreparable damage. Deep in the Wood, a 2015 Italian feature directed by Stefano Lodovichi, realistically reflects this parental nightmare with a …

Troma Entertainment is an independent film production and distribution company notorious for cheesy, over-the-top, low budget, infomercial-esque B-movies such as Nuke ‘Em High and The Toxic Avenger. However, Luther the Geek (1990) stands out among films distributed under the company’s name. Dialing down the cheesy ’80s infomercial element while retaining …

You may be asking yourself what action flicks have to do with horror. Most people might agree that the two genres have almost nothing to do with one another other than occasional gratuitous violence. However, some classics such as The Silence of the Lambs (Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, 1991), Se7en …

Ever since Max Schreck starred as Nosferatu back in 1922, vampires have been reimagined and adapted to film for decades. Well-known features and actors such as The Last Man on Earth (Vincent Price, 1964), Fright Night (Chris Sarandon, 1985), The Lost Boys (Kiefer Sutherland, 1987) and Blade (Wesley Snipes, 1998) have …