It’s always exciting to discover things about your favorite movies that you had never noticed, despite watching them countless times. On a recent viewing of Friday the 13th: Part 3, for example, I noticed something that I was pretty surprised about, and fairly shocked that I had never before picked up on. Early in the …
Those on the outside of our little horror community seem to have an inherent fascination with looking in, and they also tend to get off on the idea of analyzing us and our viewing habits. For many, trying to even fathom why anyone would choose to watch horror movies is impossible, and because it’s not …
Depending on who you ask, this year’s horror output was either awful or exceptional. For those who only watch movies outside of the home, it was awful. But for those who prefer to stay indoors and nestle up on the couch like hermits, horror was downright exceptional in 2014. There was a time, not all …
It’s almost become a cliche for horror fans to react with anger whenever the big awards shows announce their annual roster of nominees, going off on social media about how horror is ‘snubbed,’ and not appreciated as a respectable form of entertainment. But as cliche as it might be, it’s almost impossible to not have …
Spoilers below. Obviously. As expected, every entertainment website on the internet is talking about The Walking Dead today, in the wake of last night’s mid-season finale. There’s a whole lot of outrage, though it has nothing to do with the show killing off another main character. Immediately after Dawn shot Beth in the head, the …
Way back in 1979, Kenner was famously forced to pull an Alien toy from shelves, amidst parental complaints that suggested the toy was much too horrifying for its intended audience. We’ve come a long way as a society since then, and a quick trip into your local Toys R Us serves as the perfect example …
If you ask any given horror fan what they dislike most about the genre, the answer you’re likely going to hear back is in regards to the inherent lack of originality that has in many ways come to define the landscape of modern horror cinema. Remakes, sequels and rehashed ideas are pretty much the only …
The surprising announcement was made yesterday that Sony is developing a remake of 1997’s teen slasher flick I Know What You Did Last Summer, with Absentia/Oculus director Mike Flanagan attached to both write and produce. Yep. Now that the 1980s have been mined for all they’re worth, the remake train is passing through the 90s, …
This past weekend marked the theatrical release of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, which proved to be a big time success both critically and financially. The film’s weekend total reached a staggering $94.3 million here in North America, making it the highest-grossing August debut OF ALL TIME. Couple those insane box office numbers with an …
There are two kinds of horror fans in this world; those who can turn off their brains long enough to enjoy Syfy original movies, and those who refuse to back down on their stance that they’re the bane of the horror genre. Never has this been clearer to me than last night, which of course …
