Graveyard Shift
A very underrated Stephen King adaptation with low ratings and bad reviews across the board, but I absolutely love it.
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Ode to the End Credits Song
Not exclusive to horror movies, but especially prevalent in horror movies through the late 80s and early 90s, we were treated to a special “made just for the movie” end credits rap or rock song. Sometimes, just a fun and bizarre mix. For reasons I don’t understand, this had become a sort of unspoken Hollywood …
Is Kevin Smith the Future of Horror?!
After nearly two decades of making a name for himself with dick and fart jokes, Kevin Smith blazed a bold new path for his career in 2011 with Red State, a tale of religious beliefs taken to frightening extremes. The first horror film from the funny fat man, Red State proved that Smith has a …
My Picks for the 2014 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards!
Find yourself bored by the Academy Awards, and the pandering, Oscar-bait films that are handed nominations and statues of naked gold dudes? Then Fangoria’s Chainsaw Awards are for you. Actually, they’re for all of us; all of us who’d rather see people get killed than fall in love. All of us who are more interested …
Catching Up on 2013: Stoker
You know how there are certain actors you’re such a big fan of that you feel like you could watch them read the phone book, and you’d still be incredibly interested and entertained? If you’re asking me, the same applies for filmmakers, and Park Chan-wook (or Chan-wook Park, if you prefer) is one of those …
Short Film Spotlight: Fear, Inc.
How scared do you REALLY want to be? This is a question I found myself pondering this past Halloween season, when a new haunted attraction called Dead of Night sprang up in my area. Unlike any ‘haunted house’ I’ve ever been to, Dead of Night required guests to sign a waiver before entering, and the …
What Does the Failure of Devil’s Due Mean for the Future of Horror?
This past weekend saw the theatrical release of the second found footage horror film to hit big screens thus far in 2014; Devil’s Due. Fox’s very first foray into the sub-genre that Paramount has been making a killing with over the course of the last several years, Devil’s Due was largely panned by horror fans …
Plus One: Can’t Hardly Wait Meets The Twilight Zone
Ya know what I love more than anything? When new movies hit Netflix Instant the same day that they’re released on home video. Such is the case with Plus One (aka +1), the latest film from Dennis Iliadis, the director of 2009’s Last House on the Left remake – which is, in my opinion, one …
Faux Trailer for ‘Clown’ Becomes Real… Horrifyingly Real
Clowns are creepy. Clowns are scary. How do I know this? Because I’m creeped out by them. And because a word was actually created to define people who have a mortal fear of them. I rest my case. Many filmmakers over the years have used the creepiness of clowns as a hook for a horror …
Five Awesome Cameos in 2013 Horror Movies
From Freddy Krueger smacking Johnny Depp in the face with a frying pan in Freddy’s Dead to Bill Murray popping up as a ‘zombie’ in Zombieland, the horror genre has seen some pretty awesome and totally unexpected cameos over the years. Back in 2010, on my blog Freddy In Space, I highlighted the top 20 …