2000s horror
Why Christine Brown in Drag Me to Hell Deserved Everything She Got
Sam Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell is equal parts Evil Dead and Thinner. It’s a supernatural Romani revenge story told through Raimi’s signature style. It’s over-the-top and things go insane, just the way yo...
Why Behind the Mask is Still One of the Smartest Horror Films of the Past 10 Years
It’s hard to believe that Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon is already ten years old. Unlike many horror films released in the past ten years, I saw this one when it was still relatively new....
Grindhouse Throwback Horrors That Work Astonishingly Well
Much of the 2000s was spent revisiting the horror of the 1970s. There were a lot of reasons for this. The horror films of the ‘70s were extremely specific to their time and the cultural fears of that ...
Why Now is the Time to Revisit Cherry Falls
I’m a bit of an apologist for the post-Scream era of horror. I think I Know What You Did Last Summer is actually kind of fun and stylish, Urban Legend is a slick feature with a great cast, The Faculty...
Why High Tension Still Divides Fans 13 Years Later
High Tension, which is also known by the names Haute Tension and Switchblade Romance, is one of the most important horror films of the early 2000’s. It helped to usher in the movement now known as New...
Cult Corner: Pelt
Welcome to Cult Corner where we dive through the bargain bins to determine if a movie is trash or treasure. Today’s pick… Richard Swindell’s Pelt. Explaining the plot of Pelt would be a co...
Cult Corner: Bloody Mary (2006)
Welcome to Cult Corner where we dive through the bargain bins to determine if a movie is trash or treasure. Today’s pick…Richard Valentine’s Bloody Mary. I’m assuming that you’ve heard of ...
Cult Corner: Bone Eater
Welcome to Cult Corner where we dive through the bargain bins to determine if a movie is trash or treasure. Today’s pick… Jim Wynorski’s Bone Eater. These TV movies are going to kill me. B...
Cult Corner: Devon’s Ghost
Welcome to Cult Corner where we dive through the bargain bins to determine if a movie is trash or treasure. Today’s pick… Koichi Sakamoto and Johnny Yong Bosch’s Devon’s Ghost. After...
