horror movies
Ghost House is a Formulaic But Effective Possession Tale
Following on the heels of movies like The Forest and The Other Side of the Door, Ghost House is another tale of white people going to a foreign country, messing with traditions and customs and ultimat...
Night of the Creeps Revitalized the ’50s Monster Movie
During the 1980s, there were a lot of films that tried to recapture the spirit of the 1950s monster movie. They weren’t just limited to horror either. Everything from Gremlins to E.T. to S...
Why One of George Romero’s Best Pictures isn’t Even a Zombie Film
The name George Romero is synonymous with the zombie sub-genre. His first feature, Night of the Living Dead, was absolutely groundbreaking. It changed the game in a lot of ways. His sequel Dawn of the...
New on Netflix: May 18th, 2018
New on Netflix is a weekly feature here at Wicked Horror where we take a look at the latest additions to everyone’s favorite streaming service. It can be tough sifting through all those horror ...
Four of the Most Innovative FX-Driven Horror Movies
The 1980’s was a decade of completely innovative practical effects work. Makeup artists were actually becoming known in the horror genre. There was a sort of stardom among fans for the people w...
Six Famous Fictional Towns Based on Real Places
Many works of horror include fictional locations that have become iconic. Some are used over and over again, whether it be in a franchise like Halloween or in many different works, as has been done fr...
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...
Return to Horror High was Insanely Ahead of Its Time: And Here’s Why!
Return to Horror High is a low-budget slasher from the late ‘80’s, which was a notoriously bad time for the sub-genre. Not only were the films cheap, they generally had terrible actors a...
Ten Horror Movies Marketed as Thrillers
We can all immediately draw to mind horror movies we cherish that we’ve had to defend as horror. Everyone, especially those outside the genre, seems more than ready and eager to explain to horr...