Retrospectives
Why the Original Friday the 13th Is Not the Best of Its Franchise
To this day, Friday the 13th remains one of the most successful horror movies of all time. It was made for very little money, was not what people were expecting, but once it hit and people started see...
Why Halloween 5 is a Fun Slasher Despite its Self Sabotaging Story
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers got the series back on track after the third entry, Season of the Witch, took a departure from the original storyline that fans were not prepared for. Without ...
Lonely Roads, Dark Towers, and the Salem’s Lot Franchise We Could Have Had
Salem’s Lot is one of Stephen King’s simplest novels in terms of the actual plot: a small Maine town is invaded by vampires. That’s the basic crux of the entire story. Yet, it’s also probably my favor...
Why Lost Boys Got the Credit for Revitalizing Vampire Movies
Joel Schumacher’s The Lost Boys tends to get the credit for the rejuvenation of vampire movies in the late 1980’s. It’s a little strange, on one hand, considering that Lost Boys followed on the heels ...
A Very Good Head on His Shoulders: Revisiting Re-Animator
The best adaptation of the works of H.P. Lovecraft to date and simply one of the best horror comedies ever made, Re-Animator is classic splatter movie cinema. It’s quirky, gorgeous splatter slap...
Fresh Take: Looking Back on Saw After Over a Decade
I never thought I would find myself writing about Saw. As time went on, though, I got to a point where I couldn’t quite remember why that was. What was my problem with it? After a decade of dismissal,...
How the Night of the Living Dead Remake Fixed the Major Issue of the Original
George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead is an absolute classic. It’s one of the films that truly defined the genre. It created a sub-genre that we’ve come to know as the modern zombie movie, although...
30+ Years Rocking: The Return Of The Living Dead Parties On
The Return Of The Living Dead is the most punk rock zombie movie of all time. In spite of the fact the walking dead are more en vogue now than ever before, inspiring movies, TV shows, books and even a...
How A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 Became an Iconic Gay Horror Film (After Years of Being Hated)
A Nightmare on Elm Street was not a movie that anyone expected to become a big hi. Even after it was released, it wasn’t a huge success. It wasn’t released in enough theaters to be a true blockbuster....
