horror movies
Horror Soundtracks That Need to be Re-Released
The horror soundtrack has pretty much become a lost art. Obviously music is still a part of the genre, but there’s no real effort being made that I can see to put out an album tie-in. And we&#x...
Exploring Why Audiences Fell Out of Love With Practical FX
In the 1980’s, makeup effects artists like Tom Savini, Stan Winston, Dick Smith, Kevin Yagher, Rick Baker and Rob Bottin were the superstars of the industry. In the 1990’s, it was KNB. Y...
Why The Faculty Was One of the Last Great Sci-Fi Horrors
Horror and science fiction are not mutually exclusive genres. This is something that both casual and hardcore fans alike seem not to grasp, especially when it comes time to debate on of the oldest, mo...
Six Most Innovative FX Sequences in the Nightmare on Elm Street Series
Even the first A Nightmare on Elm Street, despite its modest budget, contained a great deal of ambitious makeup FX work. As the money increased and the series went on, the effects sequences becam...
Four Films with Bloodthirsty Imaginary Friends
When a child has a wild imagination or a friend we can’t see, we often assume that child is imaginative and may grow up to be an artist, sculptor, writer, or other creative type. But judgin...
New on Netflix
New on Netflix is a weekly feature appearing every Friday, listing all of the new genre additions to everyone’s favorite streaming service. Normally, we’d tell you to kick back a few ...
Why The Scream TV Series Could Work
The Scream TV series, premiering this June on MTV, could be an absolute failure. There are a lot of ways it could not work. This isn’t really a secret and, in regards to the show, it’s a...
We Had Such Sights to Show You: A Eulogy for Pinhead
Today is the release of The Scarlet Gospels, something that should excite most horror fans. This is it. This is the final Hellraiser story and it has been delivered full circle by original creator Cli...
Event Report: Spooky Empire May-Hem
Spooky Empire’s Ultimate Horror Weekend is a longstanding tradition in Orlando, a horror convention that takes place twice a year, and I’ve been lucky enough to attend many times. After ...