What does it take to be a good horror antagonist? A supernatural element? Any serial killer flick will tell you...
There are good reasons moviegoers are wary of CGI. If it’s not done well, it can be distracting. Even when...
More than any other genre, horror can serve as a workshop for filmmakers. Its tropes and beats are very familiar, so reworking them into something different can resonate with even the most casual horror fan. Blood Quantum, a zombie flick set on the backdrop of a Native American reservation, is...
Travis Stevens’ Girl On The Third Floor takes the classic haunted house framework and weaves an original story that pulls...
Something Else is great for any moviegoer, but it’s hard to argue that horror fans won’t be especially pleased. It’s...
Monster movies are never just one thing. Night of the Living Dead isn’t just about zombies, it’s about prejudices rooted deeply into our society. It isn’t just a story of a murderous clown, it’s also about the horrors of growing up. The Wolf Man isn’t just about werewolves, Frankenstein isn’t just about reanimated corpses, Bird Box isn’t just about...
‘What does it sound like when a computer dreams? And what does it sound like when a computer has a...
I’m no stranger to late-night parties at a packed Brooklyn dive bar. But I have to admit, the afterparty on...
I could spend hours talking about why I love 1941’s The Wolf Man. There’s the makeup, the cast (Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains and Bela Lugosi?!), and the movie’s importance to werewolf lore (silver-as-kryptonite and full-moon-transformations come from this film). But what will always get me about this movie is the ending....
When democracy fails, it’s not hard to believe in a “deep state” conspiracy. Whether it’s the Illuminati or Lizard People,...
There is a special magic in the folk tale. Modern media can give you great stories, for sure. But folklore...
[Exclusive Interview] Scream Queen LINNEA QUIGLEY Talks Horror, Music and that Infamous Workout Tape
The advent of the VHS tape created a whole new world for movie fans in the late 70’s and early 80’s. For the first time, movies were easily accessible and affordable. Film lovers could consume films at an unprecedented rate…and they did. With this surge in demand came a surge...