As someone entrenched in the horror genre, both in film and fiction, I get the same question a lot: “Why are there no good Lovecraft movies?” And there are, you just have to know where t...
Horror is evolving as a genre. Although your local multiplex is still peppered with the usual contenders, look a bit closer at the schedule and you’ll find the latest drama, thriller, or crime ...
I’ll get this out of the way right up front: Gremlins 2 is one of the most underrated sequels of all time. It might not be as a good as the first film. While it’s bigger and funnier, it&...
The Sixth Sense is one of the biggest, most critically acclaimed horror movies of all time. Sure, people may now insist that they saw the twist coming from the very first scene, but you didn’t ...
Frightfest, the UK’s biggest and best horror festival, is set to take over the Vue Leicester Square again this August. Although the full line-up remains a closely-guarded secret, until tick...
While slashers dominated the screen in the 1980’s, splatterpunk dominated the page. The movement was about going as far as possible, going to extremes to unnerve and shock the reader. Naturally...
Horror fans know and love Tobe Hooper’s 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, but what they may not be aware of is that the original house is available to visit. Moreover, you can ac...
The early ’00s were an interesting time for the horror genre. This was a period just after the renaissance of the late ’90s and before the swarm of endless remakes that lasted through the ...
David Cronenberg, especially in his early days, was never a mainstream director. His films weren’t meant to be accessible to the widest possible audience. He was at the forefront of body horror...