halloween
Five Notoriously Gory Movies That Actually Aren’t
In the public consciousness, horror movies and gore go hand in hand. But despite that, some of the most beloved genre films of all time are virtually bloodless. Nobody has ever accused Poltergeist of ...
Why Halloween H20 is a Surprisingly Sincere Love Letter to the Original
The Halloween franchise took many twists and turns as it spawned sequel after sequel through the 1980’s. Halloween II followed up the original as closely as possible, Halloween III took things in an e...
Things We Want to See in the New Halloween Movie
So with Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan announced as the writers who have been hard at work on a new Halloween, it looks like we’ll finally be getting a new entry in the franchise. As is always the ...
Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan On Board for the Latest Installment in the Halloween Series
Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, the creative team behind The Collector films and the screenwriters of several installments in the Saw franchise, have been tapped to script the latest installment in...
Five Soundtracks That Completely Made the Movie
Music is incredibly important to a horror film. It helps set up the scares, pace out the action and sets the mood of the piece overall. When horror is at its best, the images and soundtrack work in pe...
Why John Carpenter Should Be Allowed to Quit
John Carpenter is widely considered one of the all-time masters of horror, and for good reason. He’s a director who has proven he can work in any genre. He’s mastered incredible time and budget limita...
Moments in Horror Novelizations That Change the Way We See the Characters
Back in the day, every movie got a novelization. They were mostly seen as great for people who didn’t want to commit fully to reading or for children who needed to coast through a book report. E...
Five Great Horror Movies That Were Critical Disasters When First Released
There are many horror films in the genre’s long history that are now lauded as classics. But they weren’t always. Some movies that are beloved now were critical disasters when they were first re...
Five Commentary Tracks That Are Actually Hilarious
Commentary tracks can go in all sorts of different directions. They can be a useful tool for shedding new light on the film, they can be used as an excuse for those involved to goof off, and other ti...