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Not Quite Horror: Gone Girl (2014)
Horror is evolving as a genre. Although your local multiplex is still peppered with the usual contenders, look a bit closer at the schedule and you’ll find the latest drama, thriller, or crime ...
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 ...
Whatever Happened to the Masters of Horror?
It’s a legitimate question. When it comes to the modern masters of horror, we all know their names: John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Clive Barker, George Romero, Joe Dante, Stuart Gordon, Dario Arge...
How the Hellraiser Comics Helped Expand the Mythology
When a title becomes embraced by a wide audience, when it becomes a franchise and people begin to get attached to it, it expands in ways the creators never imagined. It’s more obvious with thin...
Event Recap: Texas Frightmare Weekend 2015
This past weekend, Dallas, Texas was host yet again to “The Southwest’s Premier Horror Convention” – Texas Frightmare Weekend. Held every year the first weekend of May, TF...
Bates Motel Recap – Season 3 Episode 9
Things are winding down and we are only one week away from the season finale. But given everything that’s developed so rapidly this year, it almost feels like a series finale. Norman is so much...
Evil Sings Backwards: A Cultural History of Backmasking
The notion of playing music in reverse has been around for almost as long as the ability to record music has been. Thomas Edison, only a year after his invention of the original phonograph in 1877, st...
Second Opinion: Unfriended is a Sharp Film with a Strong Anti-Bullying Message
Wicked Horror ran a review of Unfriended on opening weekend (original review) and rated the film fairly negatively. But back with a second opinion is Joey Keogh, who will mak...
The Town That Dreaded Sundown Is The Best Remake Since Maniac
Over the past fifteen years or so, certain, key trends have emerged in horror. In particular, found footage, paranormal themed fare, torture cinema and remakes have made a significant mark on the mult...