Editorials
Terrible Places: What Makes a Horror Setting Scary
Horror fans can debate what makes something scary until everyone is blue in the face, but there really is no way to actually win an argument like this right? It’s all just opinion? Yeah, no. I&...
Urban Legend: Giallo Inspired Horror or ’90s Slasher Trash?
The 1990s were a significantly under-appreciated time period for horror. Although the decade brought us classic titles like Scream, Candyman, and Dead Alive, it is often maligned and lo...
Hail Satan! Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina Is A Devilishly Dark Delight
Readers of a certain age will fondly remember Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. The frequently hilarious, often very sweet series was the must-watch TV show of our childhood and early teen years (full discl...
Why Teen Wolf May be the Greatest Basketball Movie Of All Time!
When one thinks of the greatest basketball films in the annals of cinematic history, a few come to mind. Hoosiers, Above the Rim, Coach Carter and Slam Dunk Ernest. Sadly, one of the best basketball m...
Hocus Pocus is the Greatest Gateway Horror Movie Ever [Here’s Why]
Some movies are just plain comfortable. They may not be the best films in terms of acting, plot, direction or cinematography, but they nonetheless put a smile on your face every time someone brings th...
Unfriended: Dark Web is, Nasty, Next Level Horror
2015’s Unfriended was a nicely nasty little entry into the then-fledgling Internet horror sub-genre, a complete surprise given its marketing campaign was based off jump scares and nothing more. ...
Why Possession Films Have to Try Harder to be Different
As much as slashers get criticized for being so simple and formulaic, they are usually different enough for fans to be able to watch one after another. The Prowler, April Fool’s Day and Sleepaw...
Label Makers: The Persistent Problem With Sub-Genres
Sub-genres are great for categorizing. In general, that’s the only real purpose that genre serves: putting films in a certain place so that they’re easier to find when you’re...
Hereditary Isn’t Perfect, But We Should Still Be Glad It Exists
There’s something worrisome going on with horror fans lately. It first reared its ugly head around the time of The Witch‘s release, and it’s happening again in response to Hered...