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Slasher films are perhaps one of horror’s most hallowed subgenres. Since they first rose to mainstream popularity in the 1980s, we’ve seen decades worth of attempts from filmmakers trying to bring masked serial killers back to prominence. Massacre Academy is the newest entry to that long and luxurious laundry list, …

Growing up, I always enjoyed horror movies and had a love for cartoons. I couldn’t believe it when I found out that comedian Carlos Alazraqui has been the voice of so many cartoons! The actor is versatile with his work. His movie, Witness Infection (2021 – read our review here), …

A few years ago, we shared our list of some of the best friends in horror films. Today, we are focusing on the worst of the worst friends to have when you’re living in a horror movie. Whether they made the main character’s situation worse, or they were the very …

I’m not sure if there ever was as much anticipation for a sequel as there was after the release of Wes Craven’s 1984 sleeper hit, A Nightmare on Elm Street. Craven always gets credit for reinvigorated the horror genre with Scream, and rightfully so. However, his biggest contribution was taking …

When horror fans talk about the whodunit murder mysteries boom of the ’90s and 2000s, we hear a lot of titanic titles being brought up. Scream (1996), I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997 – read our retro review here), and Valentine (2001 – read our retro review here) …

Getting a good night’s sleep has never been the same for horror fans since Wes Craven changed the game in 1984 with A Nightmare on Elm Street. Slashers and monsters were nothing new, but a villain that could kill you in your sleep kicked the terror up a whole new level. …

Halloween brings wonderful traditions, like carving pumpkins, dressing in costumes, and getting lots and lots of candy. It’s also a great opportunity for parents to dress their kids up in hilarious costumes. I remember when I was very young, I dressed up as Ghostface from Scream. I didn’t know who …

Wes Craven is considered by many to be the ultimate father of horror. Born on August 2, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio, Craven revolutionized the horror genre two separate times, once in the ’80s and once in the ’90s. Not only did he create a new face for slashers in Freddy Kruger …

Screenwriter Kevin Williamson burst onto the scene in the mid 1990’s with a speculative screenplay he called Scary Movie. The Weinstein Company and Director Wes Craven produced the script and re-titled it Scream just before release. The rest, as they say, is history. Scream changed horror forever and made its screenwriter …

Captivated by films from a very young age, Chase Dudley stumbled into discovering his preferred role as a director while creating short films during his high school years. He has has since followed his passion, directing a few full features including Payton’s Burden and Marvelous Mandy. I recently had the …