horror films
Label Makers: The Persistent Problem With Sub-Genres
Sub-genres are great for categorizing. In general, that’s the only real purpose that genre serves: putting films in a certain place so that they’re easier to find when you’re...
Seven Scream Queens You Probably Don’t Think of as Scream Queens
We all have our favorite scream queens: Jamie Lee Curtis, Heather Langenkamp, Ashley Laurence, and Neve Campbell are a few names that come to mind when the conversation turns to standout female h...
Why Most N*zi Horror is Terrible (Unless it’s Puppet Master III)
Horror movies about N*zis are inherently problematic because N*zis represent an evil that is in many ways the distilled essence of all bigotry. Anti-Semitic, racist, homophobic, the N*zis were all of ...
Back to the ‘80s: Halloween 4 and 5
Welcome to Back to the ’80s. This recurring feature aims to take a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly from horror’s most beloved decade. Regardless of which category a particul...
Five of the Best Horror Films You’ve Never Seen
As a Horror fanatic, I’m always looking for new films to feed my growing blood-thirsty appetite. Diving into the deepest depths of cinema, in the hopes of uncovering productions with even the mi...
Critique: Suspiria Remake Trailer is Full of Promise!
After an elongated post-production period and tentative release dates, the trailer to the remake of Dario Argento’s Suspiria has finally arrived. Released on June 4th from Amazon Studios, the t...
Six Memorable Monsters from Unmemorable Movies
Unfortunately, not every horror movie is a winner. There’s a lot of good out there, but there’s also a lot of bad and a whole lot that falls somewhere in the middle. Sometimes, these les...
Five Contemporary Movies That Perfectly Recapture ’80’s Horror
For a lot of horror fans, the 1980’s was the golden decade. It’s what everyone seems to go back to. It’s where most of the major icons and franchises were either born or found the...
Mosquito is a Shameless, Goofy Good Time
If there’s one low budget monster movie that people my age tend to remember, even if they’re not necessarily horror fans, it’s Mosquito. I can’t really fathom why that is, ...