horror movies
Why It’s so Hard to Make Movies About Real-Life Serial Killers
Slasher movies are not hard to come by. They’re a dime a dozen. Even films about fictional serial killers, like the beloved Hannibal Lecter series, have done incredibly well and have proven to ...
Why it Took Decades for The Thing to Become a Classic
John Carpenter’s The Thing is often heralded as his masterpiece. It really is one of his best, in addition to being one of the best sci-fi horrors, one of the best body horrors, and just one of...
New on Netflix
New on Netflix is a weekly feature appearing every Friday, listing all of the week’s newest genre film related additions to everyone’s favorite streaming service–and just in time ...
Why 90’s Slashers Get Too Much Flack (And How They Helped the Genre)
The slasher film began to build momentum in the late ’70s and really took off in the early s80s. Halloween was a major independent success and Friday the 13th followed right on its heels an...
Family Matters: The Contradictory Issues of the Halloween Franchise
Halloween, as a franchise, follows a fairly simple formula. Michael Myers is pretty much existing for the sole purpose of trimming his family tree. Almost every sequel sees him go after a sibling...
Masters of Horror Episodes That Were Good Enough to be Features
The Showtime series Masters of Horror was one of the best anthology series in recent years. Each episode was an hour long, making them very nearly feature-length already. Some are even considered to b...
New on Netflix
New on Netflix is a weekly feature appearing every Friday, listing all of the week’s newest genre film related additions to everyone’s favorite streaming service–and just in time ...
Upcoming Horror Projects to which We Should Give the Benefit of the Doubt
There’s a lot of horror coming our way very shortly. Most of the major franchises are on their way back. Friday the 13th, for example, is returning in two separate formats. Sure, there are some...
Horror History: Mummies in Movies
Mummies—both natural and man-made—have been found on every continent on the world, however it is the Egyptian mummy that holds the most mystique to the general public. This is at least p...