It’s hard to describe the mood of Irish folklore. With film, there is the benefit of a physical manifestation; marshy,...
In 1987 The Monster Squad introduced a generation of young horror fans to the Universal Monsters. For those kids (yourself included I...
Is there anything more terrifying to a teen girl than coming into adulthood? I think not. Cinema has often used the ‘coming-of-age’ arch to tell stories about individual journeys, love, and loss. Horror is no different, even though it seeks the extreme of the spectrum. What better example of a...
Blumhouse’s newest supernatural horror Stephanie is finally getting a wide release, landing on DVD this week. An unfortunately quiet release, but...
Mary Shelley, Haifaa Al-Mansour’s new biopic focusing on the life of Frankenstein‘s creator, is a bit like the titular writer’s famous...
Netflix Original Cargo is a surprising and refreshing remix of the post-apocalyptic zombie subgenre. Smart at times, but always with its heart on its sleeve. Going into any new zombie movie, you start with the assumption that there’s probably no way the film can deliver something fresh and unique. Sometimes...
If Wes Craven’s Scream has taught us anything, it’s that if you don’t respect the rules, you will not survive....
Isolation and video games go hand-in-hand. Spending hours absorbed into a game with no company other than a joystick can...
Looking for something spooky to read on vacation this summer? Well look no further than Bryce Gibson’s most recent novel, The Resort. Gibson writes teen fiction that takes readers to charming and oftentimes sinister areas of The South. His previous works include the 90’s throwback The Reading Buddy, the coming-of-age thriller Perennials, and the...
If you were given the chance to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes, how much would you be willing...
I was talking with a fellow member of the press the other day on what qualifies as an opening movie...
The opening night crowd at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal were treated to the world premiere of Nightmare Cinema. Heralded as the sort of return to the celebrated Masters of Horror series, Nightmare Cinema collects 5 stories directed by Mick Garris (Sleepwalkers, The Stand), Joe Dante (The Howling, Gremlins)...