horror films
Why Happy Birthday to Me is as Much a Giallo as it is a Slasher
In the early ‘80s, slasher movies were in full bloom. Everyone was doing their best to follow up the success of Friday the 13th and Halloween. Every single calendar date was getting its own feature, f...
The Long Evolution of the Vampire Genre (And Why It’s Nothing to Worry About)
We’re not getting many vampire movies these days. And that’s a shame. It’s not like they’ve gone anywhere, they never really do. But everything in the horror genre moves in cycles. It seems like...
Second Helpings: Eight Remakes That Are Better Than They’re Made Out to Be
Remakes are everyone’s favorite go-to conversation topic when they want to be really angry. They’re the number one thing in horror that people get the most aggressive about. And I’m starting to notice...
Stream and Stream Again: Whatever Happened to DTV Horror?
I can readily admit the usefulness of the streaming era. It would be foolish of me to say that things are not more practical or are not easier now. I think everyone can appreciate the immediacy of str...
New on Netflix: April 8th, 2016
New on Netflix is a weekly feature here at Wicked Horror where we take a look at the latest additions to everyone’s favorite streaming service. It can be tough sifting through all those horror titles,...
Seven Horror Stars With Surprising Second Careers
Not everybody starts out wanting to be a horror star. In fact, I’d say most actors don’t. People tend not to think about how quickly and cheaply even the classic horror films were produced. And not ev...
Seven Horror Movies You Didn’t Know Were Written by Women
Horror tends to be thought of as a very male-dominated genre. That’s always the way it has been seen. But it’s been challenged more and more in recent years. There are more female fans than ever befor...
Pandemic: Hardcore Henry for Horror Fans
The world is in chaos. A virus has devastated the population so much so that the infected now grossly outnumber the uninfected. Humanity, ever persistent, still struggles on in small pockets. We’...
Four Reasons to be Excited for Hellraiser: Judgment (And Five Reasons Not to Be)
As a massive Hellraiser fan I try to keep an open mind when anything new is announced. We’ve had it pretty good with Hellraiser for a while too, compared to a lot of other franchises. Sure, the last f...
