horror films
‘The Sacrifice Game’ is a Delightfully Chilly Festive Treat [Review]
The Sacrifice Game, Jenn Wexler’s highly-anticipated follow-up to her gnarly punk rock slasher The Ranger, takes the overdone but still amusing “god forbid women have hobbies” mem...
Five Films That Prove You Should Never Step Foot in the Water Again – Even the Shower
Winter is always an interesting time on the east coast of the United States. It is a time when many of us find ourselves uttering phrases like “it’s too cold to be alive” each time r...
Eight Movies from the New Millennium that are Already Classics
People are very quick to complain about the current state of horror. Nothing’s scary anymore, everything’s found footage, a glorified torture flick, or a remake. I get it. Theatrical hor...
“Awful” ’80s Horror Movies That Are Anything But
For some reason, the ‘80s is more known for cheesy movies than any other decade. Every era has them, but the ‘80s always gets singled out. It’s tough to say why that is. If I...
Happy Thanksgiving: Eight Messed Up Dinner Scenes in Horror
It’s that time of year again, folks. Time to sit down to a nice family dinner—for about five minutes before your already drunk uncle goes off on an off color rant, or your parents start ...
Stephen King Adaptations That Didn’t Quite Work
Stephen King has had more film adaptations of his work than any other living author. It stands to reason, then, that some would work better than others. The Shawshank Redemption, Stand by Me, Misery, ...
How ‘Poltergeist’ Destroyed the American Dream (And Why That’s Great)
Filmmakers in the 1980s had a serious obsession with the American dream. Part of it, I think, was due to the fetish-like obsession with ‘50s Americana. People wanted a very Norman Rockwell view...
‘Suitable Flesh’ is Horny AF and Remarkably Gory [Review]
Joe Lynch adds another movie to his delightfully eccentric oeuvre with his latest directorial offering, Suitable Flesh. Part psychosexual workplace drama, part Lovecraftian nightmare, the movie featur...
Saw X Sucks [Review]
The Saw franchise has been running for almost 20 years, but what began as a lean, mean, unabashed Se7en rip-off has morphed into the kind of ugly, monotonous gore-fest that people who believe Art the ...