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In horror, the old mantra “don’t show the monster” is often treated like sacred scripture. Many filmmakers point to Jaws as the ultimate proof—how keeping the shark hidden built unbearable tension. But here’s the real story: Spielberg only kept Bruce (the mechanical shark) offscreen because it kept breaking down. That …

Romantic comedies and dramas aren’t the only genres that can make people cry. If anything, killing off characters in horror films can tug at your heartstrings even more. Horror isn’t known for providing characters with quick deaths. These are a few character deaths that affected me personally.  Gage Creed – …

Last Saturday, we brought you the trailer for the upcoming supernatural chiller Lights Out. It’s based on a horror short of the same name by filmmaker David F. Sandberg, starring his wife, Lotta Losten, and shot in his own apartment back in 2013. Many millions of You Tube plays later, …

Horror films that have less than an R rating often catch flak for not being “horror” enough. There’s a notion that these films water down their content for various reasons, including trying to appeal to younger viewers. However, the idea that a horror film must reach a certain rating to …