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Five Demonic Possession Movies That Broke the Mold and Redefined the Sub-Genre
It’s easy for possession movies to fall into the same trap. Once The Exorcist was released it quickly set the template for everything that would follow. Most tales of possession, even now,...
Back to the ’80s: Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Welcome to Back to the ’80s. This recurring feature aims to take a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly from horror’s most beloved decade. Regardless of which category a particular fi...
Five of the Most WTF? Death Scenes in Horror
It’s easy to think of some of the most disturbing deaths you’ve seen in a horror movie. People can likely think of those that had the most immediate, visceral impact. But in...
New on Netflix: April 14th, 2017
New on Netflix is a weekly feature here at Wicked Horror where we take a look at the latest additions to everyone’s favorite streaming service. It can be tough sifting through all those horror ...
Six Movies Almost Directed by John Carpenter
John Carpenter is a living legend. He will always be one of the icons of the horror genre for the work he’s given us in a career that spans over forty years. Assault on Precinct 13, Halloween, ...
Grave Encounters is One of the Smartest Movies of the Found Footage Boom
I have to be honest, I didn’t mind the found footage boom when it first started. Paranormal Activity really got to me in the theater. They turned out all the lights right at the end and left us...
Doom With a View: Nine Horror Movies About the Horrors of Apartment Life
We get a lot of horror movies about haunted houses. Or haunted hotels. Or cabins in the woods. These places are big, isolated, and they feed on a feeling of anxiety and loneliness. There’s a re...
Seven Less Popular Clive Barker Creations That Deserve the Feature Film Treatment
It’s been a few years since we’ve seen a film adaptation of Clive Barker’s work. That’s unfortunate, because he is and always has been one of the best storytellers in the b...
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...