It’s no big secret that Hollywood loves to make movies about Hollywood. There are so many good films about the obsession with fame and celebrity lifestyle, about the cold bureaucracy of the ind...
One of the most obvious parts of the film-going experience is the presentation of images given to the audience. Many components contribute to the scare factor in a horror film. Elements like sound, ac...
Ah, the 1980s. What a time to be alive! It was a magical era, especially for horror fans. The horror genre in the 1980s experienced a boom and fans were treated to an onslaught of great and (some not ...
Texas Chainsaw Massacre is not only one of the longest-running horror franchises, it’s also one of the most violent. Killers like Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers make short work of their victi...
We can all immediately call to mind the directors who are generally considered to be the masters of horror. Wes Craven, of course, was always one of the shining examples. John Carpenter, George Romero...
Horror movie villains are traditionally male. While there are slashers where the killer turns out to be female at the end, they’re not entirely common. Even more uncommon, though, is to see fem...
Reality is often far more frightening than fiction. Every day there are examples of people slipping into insanity or committing horrific murders. The following list is comprised of documentaries focus...
Gothic horror has a longstanding tradition of being moody, melodramatic and—on film, at least—visually driven from its production design down to its costuming. When the silent era a...
The Omen is the most classical of story structures. Good vs. Evil. In The Omen franchise, Satan manages to hoodwink an unsuspecting family to take in his offspring and raise it. Satan’s goal is...