Movies

Movies, short films, and the like related to Halloween, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, or the bizarre.

[Movies]

All Phantasm Films Ranked!

When I was much younger, my aunt told me of a film she’d seen at the drive-in many years ago, of how she almost fainted at the sight of a flying silver ball with spikes burrowing itself into a man’s head. This film was Phantasm. With this newfound knowledge I had been given, I began

[Guest Posts]

3 Great Horror Films Released in 2016 That You Might Have Missed

It’s no secret that 2016 has already been a banner year for the horror genre. Almost every major genre release so far this year has cleaned up at the box office and has been met with overwhelmingly positive reviews from the critics. Films like The Conjuring 2, The Purge: Election Year, and Don’t Breathe are

[Guest Posts]

THE HORROR CLOSET #1 — Musings of a Gay Horror Fiend

I have always been a weird kid. I was different, and my schoolmates never missed an opportunity to point it out to me. I was chubby, shy, and obsessed with becoming “a star”! I had no idea then, but I was a big ol’ nelly. It wasn’t until much later when I was watching Friday

[Interviews]

Finding Fuchs Part 2: Joel Polis Remembers Bus Terror, Outpost 31 and THE THING!

Welcome to the SECOND part of my exclusive interview with Joel Polis, who portrayed Fuchs in John Carpenter’s The Thing. If you missed the first part then click over to HERE, read it, then return to absorb these final few questions. Trust me, it’s worth it! Today, Joel remembers a perilous journey toward the outdoor

[Guest Posts]

Embracing the Terror: What Was Once My Nightmare, is Now My Passion

At some point in our lives most of us were terrified of horror films. Somehow though, we still got to the point of near obsession where we can’t stop consuming what used to destroy us. How does this come to be? I don’t think I can answer for you guys but I can distinctly remember

[Reviews]

31 — Nice Work Mr. Zombie

I finally just saw 31, and I enjoyed it very thoroughly, despite of course, IMDb, Metascore, and generally the whole internet, hating it as expected. I’ll only touch on one complaint as I’m sure you can imagine what the other ones are without even reading up on it, because they’re pretty predictable. The main complaint

[Interviews]

Finding Fuchs Part 1: HL Asks Joel Polis to Remember THE THING!

I’m going to keep this introduction short today, because what you are about to read below is just far too fascinating and awesome to be delayed by my urge to write ANOTHER love letter to John Carpenter. I could quite happily tap away on the keyboard and blast out two thousand words of worship right

[Something More]

Romantic for Time Travel

I get very very excited about time travel in any medium of storytelling. It’s one of my greatest real life fantasies to one day travel in time, but also a terrifying prospect. It’s difficult to put words to the excitement, but my blood pressure rises and I feel a rush while at the same time

[Reviews]

Ghostbusters 2016 Review: Girl Power Forced to Battle Ghosts and Bland Script!

“Dogs and cats living together, MASS HYSTERIA!” “Mass Hysteria” … ain’t that the truth! It feels like the population of planet Earth has been talking about Paul Feig’s new Ghostbusters movie FOREVER! And when I say talking, I actually mean arguing, moaning, and panicking! I’m surprised the damn thing didn’t bring about the END OF

[Bite-sized Horror]

The Scream Factory Carrie Blu-ray Has Some HOT New Artwork!

The coolest news to creep its way into my online realm today was the announcement by Scream Factory that they will be releasing a CARRIE 40th anniversary collector’s edition Blu-ray. It will arrive early October, and as you can imagine it comes with a TON of extras and special features that will keep you indoors