Top 10 Lists
Retro Groove: Seven of the Best Horror Soundtracks of the Decade So Far
Something beautiful is happening in horror right now… well, in the soundtracks at least. There have been so many films made recently with a retro tone and style, harkening back to the colorful ...
Gleeful Evil: Seven of the Cruelest Cinematic Monsters
Movie monsters come in all shapes and sizes. While they’re a crucial part of the horror genre, the very thing that reels us in at a young age, most of them are actually fairly sympathetic. We r...
Five Death Scenes That Made Us Sad and Uncomfortable
Horror films are, in general, built on death scenes. Even movies that aren’t slashers, like The Exorcist or The Omen contain infamous and brutal scenes. While not always the case, many of ...
Seven of the Most Obvious Twists in Horror Movies
I’m usually not one to think too deeply about what’s going to happen at the end of a film because I like to go along for the ride. I’ll speculate sometimes, that’s part of ...
Eight A-List Actors Who Gave Several Terrific Horror Performances
The common consensus is that a celebrity does horror at one of two points in their career: they’ll do it when they’re starting out in their career and desperate for any role they can get...
Five Children’s Horror Movies That are Surprisingly Good
Children’s horror is a fairly overlooked genre, which is surprising, considering that we are definitely in the age of the young adult novel. YA books are being consumed by all audiences from ju...
Seven Female Movie Monsters Who Don’t Get Nearly Enough Credit
I think it’s fair to say that there are far fewer female villains in horror than males. They’re out there, of course, but sometimes people struggle to think of them. The balance here is ...
Ten Memorable Horror Musicals from Film and Stage
Music plays an integral role in the horror genre. The soundtrack assists in setting the tone. The suspension of disbelief regarding characters bursting out into song can be a stretch when trying to il...
Eight Fantastic, Must-Read Reference Books on Horror Movies
When you’re just dipping your toes into the genre, it’s tough to gauge where to go. There is, after all, just so much content out there, especially now. And a the vast majority of it is ...