horror films
The Fog is an Impressive and Under-Appreciated Ghost Story!
John Carpenter found incredible success with Halloween, but it was not a success right away. He moved on to the next project believing that the film had been a flop. The early reviews and the early ti...
Second Opinion: Alien: Covenant
Ridley Scott’s latest foray into the universe belonging to Synthetic Beings and Xenomorphs is an intense and compelling horror ride. If you were not a big fan of Alien: Covenant’s predec...
How Dog Soldiers Separated Itself from Classic Werewolf Tropes
Dog Soldiers just turned fifteen years old last week. In that time since its release, it has proven itself to be one of the better, more beloved werewolf flicks of the modern era. It’s not...
Seven Unanswered Friday the 13th Questions That Still Bug Us
The Friday the 13th franchise is one of the most beloved in the entire scope of modern horror. The series was a titan of the 1980s and, as is evidenced by the upcoming video game coming out later this...
White Horse Whisperer: Why Zombie’s Halloween II is (Almost) a Masterpiece
There aren’t many horror films that are more immediately divisive than Rob Zombie’s remakes of Halloween and Halloween II. Some people love them more than the original—I donȁ...
Bad Wrap: Why The Mummy is One of Horror’s Most Undervalued Monsters
When you think of the classic monsters, there are a few that immediately come to mind. Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man. The Mummy is always there, but kind of off to the side. Like the Creature fr...
Forgotten Dracula Movies Worth Digging Up
Count Dracula is one of the most iconic figures in horror, if not the most iconic. He is the second most filmed fictional character after Sherlock Holmes. It’s only natural that many, many movi...
Why Halloween III is Perfect for St. Patrick’s Day Viewing
Halloween III is far from the most beloved of its franchise, but it has gained quite a few new supporters in recent years. A lot of fans hate it for its lack of Michael Myers and for having ...
Why Deranged is the Best Ed Gein Movie We’re Ever Gonna Get
Ed Gein is one of the most notorious names in American history. He was not, conclusively, a serial killer. He killed only two people that we know of for certain with a third victim being widely accept...