I love spring. Not as much as fall, as that is the time most associated with horror, but spring is enjoyable. Flowers bloom, things start to warm up and, of course, Easter. Not too many horror films take place during the season, but a new one has been added into the fold. The Night Before …
Located in Houston, Texas, the Mondo Gallery has become one of the leading purveyors of cool horror shit in recent years, and they always seem to have their finger directly on the pulse of what us fans are craving. After making a name for themselves with limited edition, fan-created posters worth splurging on, Mondo has …
As we’ve mentioned several times in the recent past here on Halloween Love, this year marks the 30th anniversary of the release of A Nightmare on Elm Street, which really solidified Wes Craven’s status as a bonafide master of horror. Sure, he had made several noteworthy films prior, including The Last House on the Left …
Earlier today, Bloody Disgusting broke the news out of the Cannes Film Festival that the brothers Weinstein are once again interested in making Halloween 3D a reality, which is of course an exciting tidbit of information for all fans of Michael Myers and his stalking & slashing ways. At the same time though, this certainly …
A tongue-in-cheek poll of the worst horror clichés: Illustration by Wesley Boyd.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
