Lob a stick at streaming services, and it will land on five Bigfoot films. Whether or not Bigfoot is imaginary, the tall apelike creature offers filmmakers brand-name recognition with public domain pr...
The best works of literature stick with you long after you finish reading them. They leave a lasting impression that you can’t shake. The characters come to life in such a realistic way that the...
Last year for Women in Horror month, I listed some of my favorite Lois Duncan novels. Duncan’s stories were a major part of my life during my formative years. She had a way of putting her finge...
We’ve all been there. The dreaded announcement that one of your favorite horror series is coming to an abrupt and unsatisfying end. Due to budget issues, low viewership, or disagreements on set,...
When a horror movie is hugely successful, sequels are an inevitability. Quickly after that, it can blossom into a franchise. Typically, it doesn’t take long for the films that follow ...
Most horror fans discover the genre through the major monsters. If it’s not the likes of Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Leatherface or Chucky then it will be the classic monster...
Many horror sequels don’t live up to the original. Many more are simply bad. But nobody sets out to make a bad sequel. Things just get in the way, whether it be time budget or any other consider...
2019 was an incredible year for horror. I saw more horror theatrically this year than I have in a long, long time. Some of these were movies I was anticipating right out of the gate, either for the pr...
The Nightmare on Elm Street series gave birth to one of the most iconic boogeymen ever to stalk the screen: razor-clawed, Christmas sweater wearing, profoundly burned madman Freddy Krue...