The Terminator franchise has been a part of my movie watching journey for as long as I can remember. I watched the original with my dad multiple times back in the glory days of VHS, and I still consider it one of the most perfect movie experiences of my life. T2 arrived seven years later …
The best movie monsters are oftentimes metaphors for real world issues, whether we’re talking about the zombies in George Romero’s films or that big green dude in Godzilla. This year, you can add Mister Babadook to that list, as well as any list that collects together the horror genre’s most memorable icons. Written and directed …
It’s almost always impossible to pinpoint the horror movie that started any given sub-genre, though there are films within each that have more or less had that honor bestowed upon them. Though not the first of its kind, for example, The Blair Witch Project is nevertheless seen as the ‘first’ found footage movie, due mostly …
On May 5th, 2014, a Kickstarter project was successfully funded by individuals all across the world. Red Rover Books had been hoping to raise $65,000 and when the clock reached zero they had pledges totalling $76,254! The money was being used to make the dream of creating a very special book become a reality, and …
When Jurassic Park was released in the summer of 1993 I was seventeen years old and going through what I like to call my “All movies SUCK” teenage phase. My youthful obsession with cinema had faded and even my love for horror had temporarily been put to one side as I embraced the role of …
While it’s a bit too early to write a ‘Best Of 2014’ list, as not everything has come out and I haven’t yet completely caught up on all that this year has had to offer, we are nevertheless approaching the end of the year, which means it’s about time to start looking back. Today, on …
By the time 1984 rolled around, Christmas was well on its way to carving out its own little niche in the horror genre, thanks to films like Black Christmas, To All a Goodnight and Christmas Evil. But it wasn’t until the ’84 holiday season that Santa Claus truly became a horror icon, when Silent Night, …
30 years ago, A Nightmare on Elm Street was released. 40 years ago, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was released. And 100 years ago, William Castle was born. A producer and director, the late William Castle knew how to entertain audiences better than any other filmmaker, as the thrills and chills of his movies weren’t …
We’ve reached the end of another week – thank god! – which means it’s time to once again take a look at the coolest, weirdest and/or most awesome images I’ve stumbled across on the internet this week. So let’s get right to it, shall we?! Last week I shared with you a sneak peek image …
It’s never a good sign when a planned theatrical release is suddenly dumped to VOD outlets, which is precisely the fate that befell this latest effort from the ‘are you sick of us yet?!’ production company Blumhouse. Originally, Jessabelle was set for widespread theatrical release in January of this year, before being pushed back to …
