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Why The Witch Deserves Your Attention, Like, Right Now
Each year, a movie is released that has everybody claiming the “new world” of horror is upon us. Finally, after years of rip-offs, reboots and unnecessary sequels, our faith is rewarded as...
Why High Tension Still Divides Fans 13 Years Later
High Tension, which is also known by the names Haute Tension and Switchblade Romance, is one of the most important horror films of the early 2000’s. It helped to usher in the movement now known...
Why You Should Be Watching Black Mirror
The beauty of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone was that the series was not confined to one, main storyline. Its consistent innovation and desire to push the boundaries of what was considered nor...
Why The Nightmare on Elm Street Remake is Unfairly Hated
There are a handful of sacred cows in the horror industry. From Jason Voorhes to Michael Myers to Leatherface to Pinhead. Arguably, though, none of those icons ever reached the pop culture status...
In Defense of Howling V: The Rebirth
It’s completely reasonable to be skeptical about the claim that the fifth entry in the Howling series is a pretty damn good flick. It’s hard to remember the reason I even watch...
New on Netflix: March 11th, 2016
New on Netflix is a weekly feature here at Wicked Horror where we take a look at the latest additions to everyone’s favorite streaming service. It can be tough sifting through all those horror ...
Ten Easter Eggs You May Have Missed from American Horror Story
Nothing is all that surprising in the world of American Horror Story. AHS creator Ryan Murphy has long teased out the idea that all of the seasons exist in the same strange universe, and are...
Eleven Frightening Facts about Chernobyl
The Chernobyl disaster was a horrifying nuclear accident that happened in 1986, in the Ukraine, a country then under the control of the Soviet Union. This accident caused 31 deaths, cost 18 mill...
Why Blaxploitation Cinema Was Not Necessarily Bad for the Black Community
When it comes to Blaxploitation cinema, most people either love it or hate it. I have always been a fan, particularly Blaxploitation horror. I love the ingenuity of the storylines and the fi...