Retrospectives
Ernest Scared Stupid: A Look Back at the Campy Kiddie Horror (That Traumatized Me as a Child)
For anyone not familiar with the Ernest films, they were a comedy series aimed at children that presented a lovable idiot hick getting himself into increasingly baffling situation that simultaneously ...
Why C.H.U.D. is a Shockingly Environmentally Conscious Monster Movie
As a horror fan, you go into something like C.H.U.D. with certain expectations. There are always the films we know have something to say and watch with a deeper understanding of the themes and cultura...
New on Netflix: February 21st, 2020
It’s Friday and you know what that means: It’s time to figure out what you’ll be binging during the upcoming week. Welcome back to New to Netflix! The streaming giant’s horror ...
The Real Life Mystery That Inspired The Lighthouse
Visionary filmmaker Robert Eggers rose to notoriety back in 2015 with the Sundance debut of his film, The Witch. Four years later, Eggers dazzled us again with The Lighthouse, a hypnotic and hall...
Revulsion Rewind: Looking Back on Man’s Best Friend
Welcome creeps and cretins to a new Wicked Horror column called Revulsion Rewind. Here we will discuss all of our favorite forgotten horror gems. Those obscure treasures that made you cringe, lau...
Why Friday the 13th is the Best of the Platinum Dunes Remakes
In 2003, New Line Cinema and Platinum Dunes kicked off a massive remake trend with the release of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Released only two months after Freddy vs. Jason, it made a killing at the...
Is Murder by Numbers Based on a True Story?
Following it’s initial release in 2002, The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw dubbed the psychological thriller Murder by Numbers a movie consisting of “…a garbled, unbelievable plot; ...
Halloween II (1981): “Don’t You Forget About Me”
A new Halloween film was released in 2018 to great financial and critical success. So, of course, a new trilogy beginning with the last installment is being developed, all stemming directly from John ...
Celebrate Halloween with These Killer Cocktails!
Halloween is just around the corner, folks. Whether you’re going to a killer shindig or just need something to spice up your movie marathon here are seven cocktails inspired by seven great horro...