horror movies
How The Devil’s Rejects Completely Evolved the Concept of House of 1,000 Corpses
Rob Zombie’s House of 1,000 Corpses is a fun movie. It’s not a bad feature by any means, especially for a first time director. It was, by all accounts, not remotely easy to make. Univers...
Cowboys & Monsters: Unexpectedly Badass Western/Horror Hybrids
Most of the great horror directors of the ’70s and ’80s grew up watching as many Westerns as they did horror pictures, if not more. John Carpenter has been one of the most outspoken about ...
Eight Original (And Hilarious) Takes on Cannibalism
Cannibalism and comedy make for an odd juxtaposition but it has the potential to work brilliantly when executed effectively. Hollywood has had a long history with cannibalism, and while it all falls i...
Eight All-Out Horror Moments in Spielberg Films
Steven Spielberg is not traditionally known as a horror director. Yet, in several of his movies, there are moments that veer squarely into horror territory. Of course, it’s not like the directo...
Maybe Male Filmmakers Shouldn’t Tell Women’s Stories: On ‘Men’ and ‘Last Night in Soho’
The men are at it again. Or, more accurately, they’re at it more prominently, and with a significantly larger budget. Over the past year alone, two mainstream movies have been released in quick...
Angry Planet: Great Revenge Horror Movies from Around the World
Revenge is a difficult motivator for the duration of a feature-length narrative. Many people have huge criticisms of the genre, and some of them are definitely valid. It’s difficult to maintain...
Seven Horror Movies With Incredibly Misleading Titles
So, there’s a longstanding problem of misleading titles in horror. It dates all the way back to the Roger Corman B-Movies of the ‘50s and ‘60s. He was famous for conceiving a post...
Bug-Themed Horror Movies That Will Get Under Your Skin
Insects have always been a major subject in horror. No matter the subgenre, even at their best, directors never ignore the opportunity for a good bug scare. And that’s simply because peopl...
Seven Comedic Sidekicks Who Shouldn’t be Funny (but are)
Horror is built on certain archetypes. There are the sweet, sensitive leads and their often insensitive best friends. But the sidekicks are occasionally more charismatic than the main character in a g...