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This weekend, the first horror movie of the year was released in theaters in the form of The Bye Bye Man on January 13th. Genre fans were thrilled! Maybe The Bye Bye Man would ring in the new year with something fantastic, fresh and frightening, proving that this year was already …

Sometimes you’ve heard about a movie for what seems like forever and you can’t get your hands on it. This is what happened to me with the movie The Girl. You can imagine how excited I was when I was looking at the upcoming new releases brochure – yes, I …

I’ve been a true crime buff for as long as I can remember. Ever since I stumbled upon The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule (the true story of how the author met and befriended serial killer Ted Bundy), I’ve been obsessed with the real life psychos and sociopaths that …

It’s always such an honor to get to sit down and interview someone who had a major impact on your cinematic experience. Lucky for me, I recently got the chance to chat with director Carles Torrens, the man behind Pet, my favorite horror film of 2016, where we cover his …

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 …

In the horror world, it seems more often than not, a movie will receive extremely mixed reviews. Either people will love it with the utmost passion or completely loathe it. Rarely is there a middle man. You see this with such movies as Babadook, It Follows, and The Witch. It can …

Opening scenes are crucial to any film hoping to capture the audience’s attention. It sets the tone for what’s to come and what can be expected. Stalking Miss Barlow, a 24-minute short comedic horror, does exactly this as a busty female flees from a machete-wielding killer through the woods. With …

As the old adage says, “What’s understood doesn’t have to be explained.” Basically, the product should speak for itself otherwise the repercussions could be fatal. Parasites doesn’t just speak for itself; it yells proudly and for good reason. This is a film that has it all – the main reason …

The character of Tommy Jarvis from the Friday the 13th films is not particularly simple. Before clashing with Jason Voorhees, the young Tommy (Corey Feldman) already had an interesting personality. In addition to creating neat masks and exhibiting skills as an auto mechanic, he seemed to have a decent grasp of …

Capture Kill Release was a love letter to found footage horror and psychopathic couples! Hearing two people nonchalantly talk about killing someone is almost comedic when you think about it. You’re actually hearing a casual conversation about murder! That’s the kind of morbid humor I love in a film!  (Synopsis …