Haunted House Films
Why The Changeling Needs to be Rediscoverd
While there are a wealth of haunted house movies that have been released in recent years, they haven’t led to much rediscovery of older films in the genre. This is a bit of a shame. Poltergeist...
Haunt Needs to be Added to Your Halloween Watchlist [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 solo...
The Changeling is a Classic and Underrated Haunted House Tale [Retrospective]
When a tragic accident costs John (George C. Scott) his wife and daughter, he believes a change of scenery will do him good. He subsequently moves from his east coast dwelling to Washington State. Onc...
Why The Shining is Just a Ghost Story (And Why That’s Okay)
Stephen King’s chief influence for his novel The Shining was Shirley Jackson’s classic book The Haunting of Hill House. He speaks clearly about this in introductions to the book and in i...
How The Super Bowl Seemingly Foreshadowed Poltergeist Actress’ Untimely Passing
Poltergeist is one of the scariest and most chillingly effective haunted house movies of all time. It regularly graces list chronicling the scariest films ever made. But what many people don...
Noteworthy Heroines of Horror: Sara from House on Haunted Hill
Noteworthy Heroines of Horror is a recurring segment on Wicked Horror where we shine the spotlight on a female character from the annals of horror history that has made a significant contribution to t...
The Conjuring 2 Dated for 2016 Release!
[soliloquy id=”5533″] We recently announced that James Wan will be directing the follow up to The Conjuring. And we also shared with you that Wan has inked a productio...
Insidious Chapter 3 Gets Pushed Back to June 2015
[soliloquy id=”5582″] Insidious Chapter 3 has endured another release date change. It was most recently scheduled for a May 29, 2015 release but has now been pushed back to June of 20...
Advance Review – The House at the End of Time
[soliloquy id=”12603″] The House at the End of Time is written and directed by Alejandro Hidalgo. In addition to penning the screenplay and directing, Hidalgo also served as a pr...