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Humble Beginnings: Horror Prequels That Actually Work
Prequels tend to get a bad rap. Fans are very easily dismissive of them, and to some extent, I get it. Too much backstory can be a bad thing. You don’t want to over-explain your monster. Many s...
Psycho II is Almost as Good as the Original: Here’s Why!
Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho is one of the best horror movies ever made. It’s often cited as the best and for good reason. It’s the kind of feature that was not getting made in Ameri...
Six Horror Movies That Don’t Start Out as Horror Movies
It’s pretty traditional for horror movies to just be horror movies from the start. It’s what’s expected. Nobody would go into a horror movie expecting it to be something else. Tra...
The ‘Psycho’ Series Ranks Among the Best Horror Franchises: Here’s Why
When a horror film builds a reputation for being a classic, especially when it’s widely considered to be one of the best of all time, it’s harder and harder for it to become a franchise....
Eight of the Most Effective Plot Twists in Horror
Everyone loves a good plot twist. We like to be taken on a ride when we go to the movies. The suspense, the build-up, we like not knowing something, but we also love to guess. I think that’s pa...
Eight Truly Classic ’60s Horror Films That Still Hold Up
For most fans, the 1960s were a transition point between the classical horror era and the more realistic modern era that began with titles like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Last Hous...
Five Horror Villains You Actually Want to Succeed
Most horror movies follow a pretty tried-and-true formula: The villain is evil and their victims are good. We aren’t supposed to want the villain to win. We’re supposed to want them to b...
The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection [Blu-Ray Review]
Alfred Hitchcock was a true master of suspense. He started directing films in the medium’s silent infancy, and continued through the addition of sound, and creating some of his best work after ...
Primal is Another Nicholas Cage Camp Classic [Review]
Primal follows Frank Walsh (Nicholas Cage), an illegal poacher who hunts wild animals to sell them to the highest bidder. However, on his mission in Brazil, he finds a rare, all white jaguar, a very b...