Horror TV Series
Five of the Scariest Episodes of R. L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour
If you’re unfamiliar with R. L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour, just imagine a modernized version of Goosebumps without the awful acting and lame twists. Unlike its fairly tame ’90s prede...
Why it’s so Hard to Make a Good Horror Miniseries
Out of every format in horror, the miniseries is among the most forgotten. Yes, there are some that are remembered as classics. Titles like It and The Stand. Stephen King has dominated the horror...
True Terror with Robert Englund is a Modern Classic With a Campy Edge [Review]
The Travel Channel’s True Terror with Robert Englund is an ominous ode to similar shows of the past. True Terror exudes the same emotions as cult classics such as Unsolved Mysteries and Beyond B...
Television Monsters That Could Have Supported Their Own Movie
Horror and television have always been intertwined. As soon as the TV occupied a place in the home, there were monsters on it. Now, there’s more horror content on the small screen than we’...
Five Surprisingly Spooky Episodes of Friday the 13th: The Series
If a horror movie is successful enough, it will often find a television component in some form or another. We see this now more than ever, with series like Bates Motel, Hannibal, Dracula, Rosemary...
TV Terror: Scariest Episodes of Horror Anthology Shows
Horror has a long tradition in of success in television. Some of the earliest shows on TV when it was first introduced were horror-themed and it had a history in radio before that. Horror stories alwa...
Horror on TV: Is the Bubble About to Burst?
I’ve written a lot about horror on television and the boom we’ve been seeing over the past six years. Most of what I’ve had to say is pretty optimistic. I think the age of the TV ...
Nine Times Buffy the Vampire Slayer Went Dark
Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a revolutionary show for a lot of reasons. The series quickly developed a cult following, as did series creator Joss Whedon – who has recently achieved profound...
Five Jaw-Dropping Moments in Buffy You Might Have Missed
Eighteen years after the series premiered, we’re still talking about Buffy the Vampire Slayer. More than that, we’re talking about it as if it went off the air only yesterday. The s...