Sometimes it’s not the premise that really sells a horror film. Sometimes there are factors that prevent the movie from being as scary as it should be. But then you might have a character that stands ...
Everyone loves a good plot twist. We like to be taken on a ride when we go to the movies. The suspense, the build-up, we like not knowing something, but we also love to guess. I think that’s part of w...
There are horror movies we watch just because they’re gruesome. Films like Hostel, Saw, or even titles like Cannibal Holocaust take us to a dark, dark place if we’re willing. Not every feature has to ...
In horror films, nothing good is ever down in the basement. In IFC Midnight’s new film, The Wretched this definitely holds true. It might even be an ancient witch who has possessed the neighbor next d...
These 5 PG-rated horror films were shockingly cleared for (almost) all audiences, despite pushing the envelope way beyond the confines of what is appropriate for impressionable audiences. Genre films ...
Filmmakers in the 1980s had a serious obsession with the American dream. Part of it, I think, was due to the fetish-like obsession with ‘50s Americana. People wanted a very Norman Rockwell view of mid...
John Carpenter, Wes Craven, George Romero, Tobe Hooper. These weren’t just the first horror directors I knew, they were—other than Steven Spielberg—the first directors I knew, period. These were the f...
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...
Welcome to Script to Pieces! This is a recurring feature at Wicked Horror where we will be looking at the best, most interesting, and at times most unbelievable horror movies that never happened. Some...