Editorials

Introduction Any fan of horror films knows that the genre is constantly changing and evolving with every film trying to top the last box office hit.  More often than not, most mainstream horror films try to accomplish this with cheap jump scares and an over-abundance of gore and brutal death …

Studies show that one out of every two films in theatres today are either a Marvel or a DC comic book adaptation. Just kidding, that’s a fake statistic. Seriously though, comic book movies have taken over Hollywood. Subsequently, the comic book business is booming. In fact, I became a comic book …

We all know that when it comes to one of the most respected Masters of Horror, John Carpenter, he rarely disappoints. Not only does the man create the most horrifying films ever imagined, he even manages to mesmerize his audience, both within and outside of the horror genre. In 1982, Carpenter directed …

October 31st, 1994 was the day my Mom dangled John Carpenter’s Halloween just out of my reach. “Do you think he’s too young to watch it?” she asked her husband. I was four and I didn’t even know what a horror movie was. What I did know was that it …

It may not seem like it now, but back in the late ’90s to early into the next decade, zombie movies just weren’t that popular. In the “modern age” of cinema, a lot of the classic zombie movies of yesteryear were considered campy or cheesy, lacking a truly gripping, realistic …

You’ve just witnessed your next door neighbor biting someone on the neck. What do you do? If you’ve ever watched Tom Holland’s 1985 masterpiece, Fright Night, you’ll find yourself well-equipped to answer that question. This film is my all-time favorite horror movie, not only because I still swoon over Charley Brewster (William …

At a young age, I had the pleasure of having a mother that greatly appreciated the one genre I would grow to love: horror. Being introduced at a young age had many enjoyable benefits. One of them, of course, was being able to go to the nearest video rental store …

What’s your favorite scary movie? This question is an easy one for me, that’s for sure… the answer is 1996’s Scream: the horror movie with rules that breaks all the rules at the same time. Scream brought back the slasher genre from the dead along with, in my opinion, the …

It’s very difficult for me to choose a favorite of anything; food, smell, movie or whatever. With the exception of beer and college basketball, if you were to ask me what my favorite was of something, my answer would be unsatisfactory. So when it comes to my favorite horror film, …

Growing up as a young nerd, I was one of those rare types that were into both movies and video games. They always went hand-in-hand for me; one was a type of medium that I could control and be an active part in, and the other would allow me to …