90s Horror
The Strange Matter That Time Forgot – A Retrospective On The Lost and Unpublished Aspects of the YA Horror Franchise
While I was working on my interview with Marty Engle and Johnny Ray Barnes Jr. on their book series, Strange Matter, they shared information on several titles which were advertised but never drafted. ...
Analyzing Strange Matter With Series Creators Marty Engle and Johnny Ray Barnes Jr.
The success of Goosebumps in the 1990s led to a wave of horror titles aimed at young adults. While there were plenty of children’s and teen horror books released before the ’90s, such as D...
Interview: How A Fan Contest Helped Shape A Sequel To The Most Controversial Fear Street Book
Perhaps the most infamous entry in the Fear Street franchise is The Best Friend, a story of gaslighting and manipulation many refer to as “Single White Female on Fear Street.” Fans hated t...
Revisiting the Forgotten ‘Fear Street’ Spinoff ‘Series, ‘Fear Hall’
Sometimes one reads a story, and it it makes little to no impact. But when given a second chance, something clicks and it ends up becoming a beloved favorite. That was the case with me and my copies o...
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 ...
Teen Screams: Seven of the Most Underrated Post-Scream Slashers
The 1990s is a frequently shat-upon era for slasher movies, even though though enormous financial and critical success of Scream spawned a revival of the genre at a time when it was pretty much dead. ...
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation is Pure Madness [The Rabid Dog’s House]
The Rabid Dog’s House is a recurring feature at Wicked Horror where contributor Justin Steele uncovers hidden gems, lost classics, and overlooked indie offerings with a little bite. Flying...
Alicia Silverstone’s ’90s Thrillers Lookback [The Rabid Dog’s House]
The Rabid Dog’s House is a recurring feature at Wicked Horror where contributor Justin Steele uncovers hidden gems, lost classics, and overlooked indie offerings. Flying solo or with his c...
How Revenge R Us Succeeds at Being Even Worse than Chicken Chicken [Goosebumps Rewind]
Goosebumps Rewind is a feature where we take a look back at the best (and worst) of the R.L. Stine-created youth fiction series. In the inaugural installment, we will be looking back on ‘Reveng...