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Greatest years for horror - Piper Laurie as Margaret White in Carrie

Tragically Overbearing Parents in Horror

Parents in horror movies can be a pretty horrific lot. They are prone to abuse and mistreat their children. Whether it’s emotional or physical, it’s probably present more often than not. Some of these...

Wes Craven Movies New Nightmare

Overlooked Wes Craven Movies That Need More Love!

The late Wes Craven is widely regarded as a master of horror. Of all the modern horror directors, he may have become the most mainstream, being the creative force behind not only the Nightmare on Elm ...

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Why The People Under the Stairs is Still Relevant

Wes Craven is known for his classic films in the genre, things like A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Last House on the Left and Scream, and is also known for the ones that didn’t turn out so good, like ...

Late Wes Cravens home up for sale.

Master of Nightmares, Weaver of Dreams: Remembering Wes Craven

I’ll be honest, the only reason I’m able to write this is because it hasn’t fully sunk in yet. I know it happened. I’m aware of it and, believe me, I feel it. But I’m not even sure I’m processing it y...

The People Under the Stairs - Black Horror Cinema

5 Important Contributions to Black Horror Cinema

Matt Barone recently published a piece in the Dissolve which points out the disturbing lack of African American actors, producers, writers, and more within the horror genre. With Black History month d...

The classic slasher Scream directed by Wes Craven.

Top Ten Wes Craven Movies

[soliloquy id=”10851″] Wes Craven is one of the major maestros of the horror genre, having provided it with two of its most lucrative franchises (Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream) as wel...