horror movies
The Brood is Cronenberg’s Most Autobiographical Movie: Here’s Why
David Cronenberg’s The Brood is not only one of his best movies, it’s one of his most personal. It might not seem like it at first. But the film is about a woman who subconsciously creates monsters in...
Did You Know These Seven Movies Were Blamed for Real-Life Crimes?
Horror movies are frequently blamed for any number of things. People say that something has to be wrong with somebody who watches horror. The movies are even blamed for violence in general. If violent...
Horror Sequels Nobody Asked For
Horror sequels are everywhere. They always have been. While every other filmmaking trend comes and goes, the sequel always survives. If a film is even modestly successful, a follow-up effort becomes s...
The Anger Games: Why Battle Royale is Still Relevant Today
The Japanese film Battle Royale, based on the book by Koushun Takami, is about a freshman class that is taken on a ‘school trip’ where they are drugged and taken to a deserted island where...
Here’s What Most Fans Don’t Comprehend About Scream
I love the Scream movies, as many fans do. I don’t think Scream, as a franchise, is necessarily divisive, but I do think that both the people who do and don’t like it are passionately vocal. But one o...
Seven Surprisingly Good Remakes Nobody Saw
Why do we have so many remakes? Is there any single question—maybe not worded quite exactly like that—that you hear more from horror fans on the Internet? I see it asked every single day in one form o...
When I Consume You is Another Head-Scratcher from Perry Blackshear [Review]
Indie filmmaker Perry Blackshear is gradually carving out a niche for himself as a purveyor of thoughtful, strange, and often deeply unsettling horror movies following the release of They Look Like Pe...
Life Lessons I Learned from House II: The Second Story
Movies can be great teaching tools. Most of my generation was raised on TV. Not every picture can teach great lessons, of course, but horror has proven surprisingly good at it. The genre has always ha...
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. ...
