It would be an understatement to say the world was rocked by the Tate-LaBianca murders in 1969, which were orchestrated by Charles Manson. Decades later, we still can’t stop talking about the murders or Manson himself, and countless movies over the years have derived inspiration from the horrific acts his followers carried out. For his …
Out of everything going on in the early 1980s, only two things really mattered. The first was the fact that the American slasher boom was in full swing, thanks in no small part to the runaway success of indie horror films like Halloween and Friday the 13th. And the second, as you’ve surely gathered by …
There’s never a dull moment when it comes to the Alien universe, and this week we were provided with a surprisingly large amount of information regarding the next chapter in this troubled franchise with the release of an official synopsis and title! Alien Covenant. Synopsis: Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created in Alien …
As we talked about here on HL back in October, the original plan for the Halloween franchise was that unconnected sequel Halloween 3: Season of the Witch would take the series down an entirely different path, kick-starting an anthology of sequels connected only by the holiday. Of course, audiences didn’t take too kindly to the …
As we wave goodbye to another Friday The 13th, I’m once again feeling thankful to be part of our wonderful horror community, who always treat this famous date as a day of celebration! When I was growing up it was the day that my mum would pull me to one side and DEMAND I take …
From the moment we meet Ted (Stu Charno) in Friday the 13th Part 2, it’s clear that he’s the character tasked with being the so-called comic relief. The token goofball, Ted immediately establishes himself as such by playing a prank on his fellow counselors, and there’s nary a moment in the film where he’s not …
The reason fans still can’t stop talking about Eli Roth’s trailer for faux film Thanksgiving is because it filled a gap left behind by a serious lack of Thanksgiving horror films over the years. Unlike Christmas, horror movies set on Turkey Day are few and far between, and films like Blood Rage, Home Sweet Home …
Early on in Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Sally and friends pass by the local slaughterhouse on the way to their unfortunate fates, and Franklin entertains the van full of hapless victims with stories about what goes on inside the building. He talks about sledgehammers being used to bash in the brains of …
Losing a member of the horror community is like losing a member of your extended family, and all us here on HL were very saddened to hear the news that Gunnar Hansen passed away this past weekend at the age of 68. Though he starred in a handful of cult classics, Hansen was of course …
Horror movies have heroes and killers – good vs bad. It’s a package deal, and we tend to love them both with equal passion. The genre also has a rich history of scumbags, those characters who float between categories and stand out from the crowd because of it. They are the type of people we …
