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Why Jason Lives is a Near-Perfect Horror Comedy
Audiences were disappointed with Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning. They wanted Jason, doing what he does best. Despite the film’s other merits, they couldn’t get over the absence ...
The Boy Who Lived: What Makes Tommy Jarvis a Fan-Favorite Horror Hero
Michael Myers has Doctor Loomis. Freddy Krueger has Nancy Thompson. And Jason Voorhees has Tommy Jarvis. The difference here is that while most heroes originate in the same film as the villain, we don...
10 Witty Horror Movies as Funny as They Are Scary
Horror comedies are extremely hard to pull off. Yet, despite that, comedy and horror are more entwined than any two other genres. Both of them completely come down to timing. Setting up a scare and se...
Five Reasons Tom McLoughlin Needs More Love
A lot of people make their living directing horror movies. But they don’t always get the name recognition of John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Tobe Hooper or George Romero, even if they’re ver...
Exclusive Interview: C.J. Graham Talks Playing Jason in Friday the 13th: Part VI
Jason Voorhees is and always will be a cinematic icon. The hockey mask, the name, these things are instantly recognizable and have been for over thirty years. The success of the Friday the 13th franch...
Eight Legitimately Creepy Friday the 13th Moments
Friday the 13th is one of the biggest horror franchises of all time. But—and I think most fans would agree with this—it’s not necessarily known for being scary. Most fans wouldn&#...
Horror Soundtracks That Need to be Re-Released
The horror soundtrack has pretty much become a lost art. Obviously music is still a part of the genre, but there’s no real effort being made that I can see to put out an album tie-in. And we&#x...
Horror Movies Intended for Adults That are Surprisingly Family Friendly
Right off the bat, I’ll admit we’re getting into tricky territory here. It’s tough to say what constitutes a family friendly horror film. I certainly acknowledge that my para...
Moments in Horror Novelizations That Change the Way We See the Characters
Back in the day, every movie got a novelization. They were mostly seen as great for people who didn’t want to commit fully to reading or for children who needed to coast through a book report. E...