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Escape from New York

Why ‘Escape from New York’ Worked So Well Without Backstory

Escape from New York is one of John Carpenter’s best films. After the double horror hits of Halloween and The Fog, Escape from New York returned Carpenter to the sci-fi and action roots he’d establish...

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Taking Flight: Looking Back on The Simplistic Brilliance of ‘Night Flier’

Stephen King’s work has always been deeply connected. And while some of the film adaptations have made a few references here and there, the features made by hardcore fans definitely made homages where...

From Dusk Till Dawn

Why From Dusk Till Dawn is Still Going Strong After More Than 20 Years

More than twenty-five years ago, filmmakers Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino spun the vampire genre on its head with From Dusk Till Dawn. In that time, the film has only grown in popularity, hav...

Night of the Comet

How ‘Night of the Comet’ Made the Apocalypse Fun

“Daddy would have gotten us Uzis."

Halloween II 1981

How ‘Halloween II’ Was Shaped by the Early Slashers (Which Were Shaped by its Predecessor)

While Halloween II is consistent with the first and is overall a very similar film, it was made in a completely different climate and that surely has an effect on the movie itself. This was made the s...

Monster Movies

The Hardy Boys Meet Reverend Werewolf: Why Silver Bullet’s Uncle Red is an Unsung Horror Hero

Silver Bullet is easily one of the most underrated adaptations of Stephen King’s work. There are those who saw the movie when they were younger and list it not only as a favorite adaptation, but...

Assault on Precinct 13

Why ‘Assault on Precinct 13’ is a Classic Horror Movie (Without Actually *Being* a Horror Movie)

Assault on Precinct 13 is John Carpenter’s sophomore effort. Before this, his only feature film had been Dark Star, co-written and co-starring Dan O’Bannon. Yet even though Dark Star surely has its me...

House 1986

Why House is a Quirky, Absurdly Charming Ghost Story

It’s hard to make a ghost story that’s different. More than most other sub-genres in horror, ghost stories rely on very similar tropes and structure in order to work. Most of them are set around a hou...

Halloween - Michael Myers

Haddonfield High: Remembering the YA Book Series Based on the ‘Halloween’ Films

The Halloween franchise has seen several novelizations and tie-ins over the years. But the strangest on paper might be the decision to turn Halloween into a Young Adult book series in 1997. When you l...