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Top Seven Alien Abductions in Cinema and on TV

Are we alone in the universe? Pondering upon the vastness of the universe, we'd have to be incredibly self-centered to think we are the only life form in existence. And although we haven't seen proof of our intergalactic brethren, there have been plenty of films and TV shows about their clandestine (and more demonstrative) visits to Earth.

Doctor Gash's Top 10 Greatest Horror Movies... EVER! #5 - Night of the Living Dead

Five down and five to go! We've reached the halfway point of the Top 10 Greatest Horror Movies… Ever! list, and now it's time to start busting out the real heavy hitters.

Doctor Gash's Top 10 Greatest Horror Movies... EVER! #6 - Psycho

From the number seven film on the list, Frankenstein, we move forward nearly 30 years to another monster created by an overbearing master bent on control. However, Norman Bates' psychotic genesis didn't require lightning rods or stolen body parts, just a domineering mother.

Doctor Gash's Top 10 Greatest Horror Movies... EVER! #7 - Frankenstein

Film #7 on Doctor Gash’s Top 10 Greatest Horror Movies… Ever! is a classic that was censored and scrutinized in its day for scenes of blasphemy and violence against children.

Doctor Gash's Top 10 Greatest Horror Movies... EVER! #8 - A Nightmare on Elm Street

Assuming I haven't been run out of town on a rail by you Dreadies after the first two films on this list, I'll carry on with the next entry. It's completely coincidental that two of the first three films on this list are directed by Wes Craven; the dude just made some badass films.

Doctor Gash's Top 10 Greatest Horror Movies... EVER! #9 - The Blair Witch Project

Perhaps the most polarizing film on Doctor Gash's Top 10 Greatest Horror Movies…Ever! list is Number 9, The Blair Witch Project. I've heard many people talk about how they detested this film, that nothing happened, that it was a waste of time.

Doctor Gash's Top 10 Greatest Horror Movies... EVER! #10 - Scream

Long before I became a doctor, back when I was just a horror intern, I spent plenty of time cruising around the internet, and one of the things I loved to read the most was people's Top 10 Horror Movies lists. Unfortunately, I never read one I completely agreed with.

Happy Valentine's Day from Dread Central

The national day of love, romance, dry humping and reckless screwing is upon us. It's a day when we hold our significant others close and tell them how much they mean to us. It's also a day riddled with misery from which we seek distraction. That's why we're here.

The Top 11 Movie Serial Killers

Serial killers have long been the stuff of which nightmares are made. The serial killer sub-genre of horror has brought us some amazingly memorable characters that still haunt us to this day. On February 19th Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will bring us a new name in fear with The Factory.

Top 11 Sinister Appearances by Hollywood Stars in Horror

With Ethan Hawke most recently delivering a laudable performance in the terrifying box office hit Sinister, due to hit UK DVD and Blu-ray on 11 February through Momentum Pictures, we decided to take a look back at some other Hollywood notables who made their mark on the genre with style. Aaaaand ACTION!

The Top 11 Creepiest Kids in Horror

There is an expression, "A mother's love is forever," and this could not be more true. However, when looking back through our favorite horror movies, another expression comes to mind: "A face only a mother could love."

Dread Central's Best and Worst of 2012

Another year winds down, and it's time to reflect on the good, the bad, and the ugly of 2012's horror offerings. We're giving you ten different lists this time, and per usual they come in a variety of formats, each reflecting the unique styles of our writers. We've also compiled them to come up with the year's overall winners and losers.

Top 11 Cinematic Experiments Gone Wrong

"The road to hell is paved with good intentions." Truer words were never spoken. So when someone decides to construct a body from cadaver parts and reanimate it with a lightning bolt, or surgically connect three people with one gastroenterological tract, they always hope for the best. Unfortunately, that's not usually the result.

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D Celebrates Film's Most Frightening Rabbits

We've got a shitload of lists on this website. Top 10 most brutal women in horror, top buggy movies, top animal attacks; we even recently had top supermarket horror films. But we may have reached another level with this one… Film's Most Frightening Rabbits!

Top 6 Zombie Movies that Break Zombie Rules

One of the things I love about zombie movies is that there are some unspoken rules that the audience goes into the movie knowing, which then cuts out your exposition time. One of the things that I hate about zombie movies is that there are some unspoken rules that the audience goes into the movie knowing, and if one of these rules is broken...