On this 40th anniversary of A Nightmare on Elm Street, which kicked off one of the most influential franchises in the horror genre, I enlisted the help of my horror movie-loving cousin and writer, Sam...
Some horror movies have useless, stock characters that the audience immediately wants to see die. That can be fun, but it’s not really the point. It’s a much more fulfilling experience w...
Transformations have been an incredibly relevant part of horror films, dating back to the very beginning. Stories of humans transforming into animals and otherworldly beings go back as far as the...
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 sees Jesse and his family moving into a new home on Elm Street. While settling in, Jesse learns that Nancy Thompson previously occupied his new home. When Jesse f...
It’s easy for possession movies to fall into the same trap. Once The Exorcist was released it quickly set the template for everything that would follow. Most tales of possession, even now,...
A Nightmare on Elm Street was not a movie that anyone expected to become a big hi. Even after it was released, it wasn’t a huge success. It wasn’t released in enough theaters to be ...
This past weekend, Dallas, Texas was host yet again to “The Southwest’s Premier Horror Convention” – Texas Frightmare Weekend. Held every year the first weekend of May, TF...