horror movies
Why the Original Friday the 13th Is Not the Best of Its Franchise
To this day, Friday the 13th remains one of the most successful horror movies of all time. It was made for very little money, was not what people were expecting, but once it hit and people starte...
Why Halloween 5 is a Fun Slasher Despite its Self Sabotaging Story
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers got the series back on track after the third entry, Season of the Witch, took a departure from the original storyline that fans were not prepared for. Without ...
Script to Pieces: Tales from the Darkside 2
Welcome to Script to Pieces, a recurring feature at Wicked Horror where we look at the best, most interesting and at times most unbelievable horror movies that never happened. Sometimes...
Jack Goes Home Is A Satisfying, Slow Burn Thriller
Jack Goes Home focuses on the titular character, Jack Thurlowe (Scream 4’s Rory Culkin), an eccentric writer and artist anticipating the birth of his first child, from his beautiful fiancé...
Seven Dead Franchises That Should be Revived
Franchises are a large and admittedly crucial part of the horror genre. The series that have spawned the most movies tend to resonate in people’s minds, for good or bad. Jason Voorhees, Fr...
Review: Phantasm Ravager
This is it. After a nearly twenty year wait, Ravager is finally here to bring the Phantasm series to a close. Franchises rarely ever truly end, but Phantasm has never been like other franchises. ...
Script to Pieces: George A. Romero’s Resident Evil
Welcome to Script to Pieces, a recurring feature at Wicked Horror where we look at the best, most interesting and at times most unbelievable horror movies that never happened. Sometimes...
Why Jason Takes Manhattan is the Most Misleading Horror Sequel
While it was not as financially successful as a few of the previous entries, Jason Lives marked a high point for the series. It was well-made, fun, funny, and scary all rolled up into one package. The...
A Very Good Head on His Shoulders: Revisiting Re-Animator
The best adaptation of the works of H.P. Lovecraft to date and simply one of the best horror comedies ever made, Re-Animator is classic splatter movie cinema. It’s quirky, gorgeous spl...