Hunting and Haunting: The Locations in Let’s Scare Jessica to Death – 45 Years Later
There may be no greater magic in cinema than achieving the intangible out of the tangible. Yet, we've all seen movies filled with blood and fog that aren't scary, or yawned through a car chase or fight scene because it
The Making of The Blair Witch Project: Part 1 – Witch Pitch
The early 1990's sucked for horror movies
Rip and Tear: Revisiting the Glorious Insanity of the Doom Comic
Sometimes it takes awhile for great art to be appreciated. Take John Carpenter’s The Thing, for instance. A remake of the classic b-movie The Thing from Another World, the 1982 version held an unrelentingly grim tone and shocking scenes of body horror. Both
Stephen King A to Z – How Many Have YOU Seen?
There's no doubt about it; Stephen King remains one of the most prolific and important authors of our times. There have been dozens of film and TV adaptations of his work, and we got to thinking, "I wonder how many
Friday the 13th Part VI: 30 Years On and Why Jason Still Lives
On August 1, 1986, the sixth Friday the 13th movie hit theaters, and no one - least of all diehard Friday fans - could have expected what was to unravel in the 90 minutes that followed. Friday the 13th had adopted
Embracing Roger Corman’s Stepmonster with Filmmaker Billy Corben
“Grandpa says there are only three monsters left on the earth: Bigfoot, The Loch Ness Monster, and Tropopkins.” Director: Jeremy Stanford Writer: Fred Olen Ray, Craig J. Nevius, Mark Thomas McGee Cast: Alan Thicke, Robin Riker, Billy Corben, Corey Feldman, Ami Dolenz, John
Top 10 Stephen King Theatrical Releases
Bestselling author Stephen King has had quite a resurgence recently with his novels and short stories being adapted into film and television projects. King is by far the biggest name writing within the horror genre, and he has been a
George Kennedy: The Grandfather of the 80’s Horror B-Movie
Earlier this month the much loved actor George Kennedy passed away at 91. Born in New York in 1925, he seemed destined to have a career in the arts given that at just 24 months he made his first appearance
That Time When Freddy Krueger Was a Rap Star
It’s hard to say just who was more ubiquitous in the 80s: Ronald Reagan, Michael Jackson, or Freddy Krueger. Amazingly, in one of the strangest examples of pop culture pollination I can remember, the Springwood Slasher was seemingly everywhere. Any
Weaveworld (Book)
Written by Clive Barker Published by Harper Collins Nothing ever begins – or so begins the story of Weaveworld; written by Clive Barker in 1987, these words weren't accidental; they were assembled with the precision of a literary genius. Astutely crafted to be the
Music and Murder: A Celebration of The Phantom of the Opera
Since 1925 The Phantom of the Opera has terrified men, women, and children. When the film was first released, it caused moviegoers to faint in the cinema due to the delicate sensibilities of 20th century cinema patrons. When silent films were
A Full Moon #TBT Post from November 1993
I grew up loving horror movies. Big surprise, right? Like most of us, I had my favorite slashers and franchises growing up. Just like some kids were Pepsi kids and some kids were Coke kids, I was a Full Moon
Day of the Dead: 30th Anniversary – Bloodiest Moments
On July 19, 1985 the darkest day of horror the world has ever known came to pass. That day saw the release of George A. Romero's Day of the Dead, and our beloved genre is all the better for it!
A Look Back at Day of the Dead
George A. Romero's Day of the Dead turns 30 this July. As the third installment in the series that invented zombies as we know them today, the film polarized fans of the series, with some considering it a masterpiece and others
American Horror Story’s Morbidity Museum Based on True Story
The Morbidity Museum in "American Horror Story: Freak Show" was unspeakably horrific, and it turns out it was based on real-life institutions displaying specimens with genetic abnormalities. The Mütter Museum in Philadelphia, perhaps not coincidentally the same city in which the
The Jaded Horror Fan – #Trending
Does it irritate anyone else when, during the first 15 minutes of a movie, you already know where it’s going, who will survive, and how it will end? These things, among many others, are beginning to plague modern horror, thus