Na Zdorivie! In 2005, director Eli Roth started the torture porn craze with his extreme horror film, Hostel. Two years later, he gave us a sequel that had more laughs, and a lot more creative kills! June 8th marks the 10 year anniversary for Hostel: Part 2!  (Synopsis provided by …

When filmmakers decide to create horror movies that pay homage to their own favorite films, the results can either be fantastically familiar yet original works of art or a jumble of too many ideas and not enough linear plot. Where on the spectrum did XLrator Media’s Dark Signal land? The …

Finland’s Marko Mäkilaakso is not new to the filmmaking community. His directorial debut, War of the Dead, debuted at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. He also directed Uniklubi’s “Huomenna” music video, which won the Emma award 2005 for best Domestic Music Video, as well as the video for “Vuorien taa” by …

I’m a huge fan of Deadpool. When I first saw the trailer for President’s Day, it reminded me of one of my favorite Deadpool stories – the one where the deceased presidents are resurrected by a Shield Agent who also happens to be a necromancer. Deadpool is then tasked with …

One huge highlight of being a reviewer of horror films is that we get to chat with the directors and actors of some of our favorite horror movies. We get the chance to pick their brains and get the real scoop on the films that we love. This weekend, we talked with Glenn Douglas Packard, Director …

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 …

In the 1980s, horror had a genre explosion like we’ve never seen before or since. This seemingly unhinged growth in the movie world owes everything to one subgenre: slashers. There were so many slashers. According to IMDb user CaptainCracker, between 1980 and 1989 there were roughly 293 slasher films produced and distributed. …

Hollywood horror goes through stages – in the late ’70s/early ’80s, it was slashers. Then for a few years, we had a ton of vampire movies. After Scream, horror filmmakers focused on meta and parody flicks. Zombies were huge for awhile. Now we’re on the downswing of the possession/ghost/demon movement. …

We’ve all suffered losses in our lives: Pets, grandparents, parents, siblings. Losing a loved one can be the hardest thing to have to go through in a person’s entire life. How far would you go to bring back someone you love? Would you give up your own soul to get …

Despite her relatively short career, Samantha Isler has already made a decent sized footprint in Hollywood. Not only did she star in the soon-to-be-released Middle American Gothic tale Dig Two Graves with Silence of the Lamb’s Ted Levine, but she also played the role of the teenage Amara on the CW TV series …