The Worst Horror Clichés
A tongue-in-cheek poll of the worst horror clichés: Illustration by Wesley Boyd.
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Top Ten Ommetaphobia Movie Moments: AKA Eye Trauma That Will Make You Wince
It’s time for another phobia and the movie moments that could cause suffers to turn away and squirm in terror! We started last week with Coulrophobia (Fear of clowns), and today is the turn of Ommetaphobia … here is a little online info that explains more: Ommetaphobia is also known as Ommatophobia and is the …
Is it Really Any Surprise That ‘The Quiet Ones’ Tanked at the Box Office?
Yesterday, an article was posted on The Wrap about the current state of horror at the box office, in the wake of The Quiet Ones pulling in very little money over the weekend. Titled ‘What the Hell is Wrong With Horror Movies at the Box Office?‘ the article was written by Todd Cunningham, and in …
To Stream or Not to Stream? Toad Road (2012)
With so many horror movies available for instant streaming on Netflix, it can be hard to decide which ones to watch and which ones to ignore. Believe me, I feel your pain, and it’s never fun to waste your night on a movie that totally sucks. In this new feature here on Halloween Love, we …
The Creepiest Moments in Horror
And when I say creepy, I mean otherworldly, skin-crawling, hairs-on-the-back-of-your-neck-standing-up, pineal-gland-tingling creepy. Like great comedy, pace, subtext, and multiple layers is key to really frightening moments in horror. I’m not going to make this a drawn out countdown to the #1 creepiest moment or anything like that, so I’ll just jump in with what inspired …
The Defining Scene: The Strangers
Whenever I think about any given horror movie that I’m a big time fan of, there’s always one scene/moment that immediately comes to the forefront of my mind, and essentially defines that particular movie for me. In Friday the 13th, for example, it’s that jump scare of an ending that gave us our first introduction …
Horror Movies That Dropped Off the Face of the Earth: The Maniac Cop Reboot
Given how many hoops any given movie must jump through before being made and released, it’s quite frankly a miracle that so many of them do reach completion, and see the light of day. But for every handful of movies that do, one or two slip through the cracks, and either never get made, or …
Enough with the Stunt Casting, Horror Filmmakers
I’ve been attending horror conventions for nearly a decade now and one of my most memorable con experiences was at Monster Mania a few years back, when I met Stu Charno. Stu played loveable goofball Ted in Friday the 13th: Part 2, and though I initially just wanted to say hi and grab a quick …
Help Turn ‘Never Sleep Again’ from a Documentary into a Book!
In 2006, author Peter M. Bracke released Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th, a full-color 300+ page book that served as an exhaustive retrospective on the entire Friday the 13th franchise. Last year, that book was turned into an equally extensive and comprehensive documentary, with the written words on the page …
Hungry for More Mick Taylor? Check Out the Wolf Creek Origin Novels!
This past Thursday marked the VOD release of Wolf Creek 2, the long-awaited sequel to Greg McLean’s 2005 film. McLean once again wrote the script and directed, with Aussie actor John Jarratt returning to reprise the role of Mick Taylor; the most downright badass horror icon of this generation, if you’re asking me. While Wolf …