Editorials

Horror films get a bad wrap for not having any character development. Us, as horror fans, know that this is a common misconception. For me, an idea for an article was born. After weeks of writer’s block, I heard the demons from below singing, “Hallelujah!” and it was time to …

Netflix’s Veronica has certainly attracted a lot of hype and attention. Is it everything it’s cracked up to be? Sometimes expectations can be a killer. I’m sure by now any horror fan with a Netflix subscription has heard about the sensation that is Veronica and undoubtedly been bombarded with the …

Suspense. Scare factor. Squirm factor. Originality. Creep me the FUCK out! The aforementioned are the main things I look for when I’m watching a horror movie, when my brain and body are trying to decide if it’s a candidate for my ‘Favorites’ list. I want a movie that will have me …

Here are my choices for week 6 of my 365 Horror Movie Challenge! To catch up on the previous week’s choices, click here. This week, I’ve decided to add a new rating system. I’m giving points to whether or not I love these certain factors: acting, story, special effects, scares, …

Horror is not just for movies. Sometimes dark themes can be found in poetry and short stories. Below are some great poem and literary readings, often read aloud by the authors themselves. Sure, some may be more unsettling than others, but the contents of any of these readings could send …

We’ve seen it before. Horror franchises run out of ideas, and what happens? Our beloved psychos and monsters get sent into space. It happened with Hellraiser. Part 4, Bloodlines, had Pinhead in space. The fourth Leprechaun film also shot for the Moon. The Prince of Darkness went out of this world in Dracula …

I’ve officially reached week 5 of my 365 Horror Movie Challenge! To catch up on last week’s choices, click here. The first month was fantastic! I finally got the motivation to view films I’ve been pushing off for years. Let’s hope February keeps the momentum going!  January 29 – Laid To …

It’s time for us to discuss week 4 of my 365 horror movie challenge! To catch up on last week’s films, click here. I was very particular about which films I wanted to watch this week. I was dog-sitting for a friend, so I had to spend a couple of …

This article follows three fundamental questions: What makes special effects in media good? What makes them bad? Also, what makes some effects so bad that they’re good? To help answer the questions, I’m going to analyze two scenes from two very different movies: (1) Birdemic: Shock and Terror (usually considered …

Deborah Voorhees is best known for her role as Tina in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, but she has also been murdered in a few other horror films. She is producing and directing a horror thriller and a horror comedy with her production partner, Joel Reisig. Deborah attends horror …