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Slenderman Documentary Locks Down Premiere Date, Releases Trailer
Award-winning director Irene Taylor Brodsky’s film, Beware the Slenderman made its world premiere at SXSW last March and it has now been dated for a 2017 release on prem...
Is It Just Me, Or Is Scream Queens The Best Thing Ryan Murphy Has Ever Done?
In this regular series, a Wicked Horror writer presents an unpopular opinion about a particular genre offering and asks the oft-repeated question, “Is it just me?” In this installment,&#...
Why the Scooby Doo Movie Was Actually Kind of Awesome
I know that cartoon to feature film adaptations usually do not work out for the best. Case in point, the Jem and the Holograms feature film. The translation between the two can get a bit roc...
Why Silver Bullet Could Have Been a Classic Werewolf Movie
Stephen King’s Silver Bullet certainly has its fans. It’s not one of the best adaptations of the author’s work, but it is far from the worst. There’s something almost charm...
Script to Pieces: Jay and Silent Bob Meet Pinhead
Welcome to Script to Pieces, a recurring feature at Wicked Horror where we look at the best, most interesting and at times most unbelievable horror movies that never happened. Sometimes...
Not Quite Horror: Nocturnal Animals (2016)
Horror is evolving as a genre. Although your local multiplex is still loaded with the usual contenders, look a bit closer and you’ll find the latest drama, thriller, or crime offering is closer...
Five Universal Monsters Created for The Movies
The Universal classic monsters are generally known as being respectively based on classic literature and in most cases that is true. But there are also characters that get lost in the public mindset, ...
Deviously Vulgar And Showcasing Some Breathtaking Talent, Dragula Is A Truly Horrifying Experience
Before RuPaul, arguably the most famous drag superstar in the world, and her super-popular, attention-grabbing creation RuPaul’s Drag Race, drag queens were mostly seen as a novelty that existe...
Wizards of Gore: Why Torture Cinema Was Around Long Before Saw and Hostel
When people condemn the horror films of the 2000s, they typically refer to that time—other than first raving about remakes—as the age of torture cinema. Saw, Hostel, those were the kinds...