The Burning
Five Shameless Ripoffs That Give the Original a Run for Its Money
Many people would tell you that the horror genre was destroyed by rip-offs. They’ll say they sacrifice originality, that they’re an insult to the great creators, directors, and writers w...
Seven A-List Actors and the Bit Horror Roles That Gave Them Their Start
It’s no secret, at least to horror fans, that most A-list actors got their start in lower budget horror movies. Or have at least done horror early in their career. Sometimes great actors don&#x...
Early Slasher Movies That Should Have Become Classics
There are not a lot of slasher movies that have become classics in the horror genre. Psycho is widely thought of as the grand-daddy of the sub-genre and is viewed as one of the best hor...
How The Burning Beat Friday the 13th At its Own Game
After the success of Halloween, Sean Cunningham—in attempt to recreate that success—directed Friday the 13th. From there, the slasher craze of the early 1980’s was born. Movies li...
Five Badass Video Games Based on ’80s Slasher Movies
Video games have come a long way since the Pong days, and with a heavier and heavier focus on narrative, more cinematic qualities have become present in recent days. So what’s the obvious place...
Nastiest Video Nasties – Banned Horror
[soliloquy id=”10971″] Video nasties were the general term for the movies that were banned in the UK in the early 1980’s, criticized for the violence and sexuality. Some of them wer...
Golden Year: The Horror Of 1981
In the eighties, horror movies took off in a big way, garnering mainstream success and becoming mega-hits for the first time. It all started in 1981, after the circulation of success between powerhous...
Travis Falligant Has the Scooby Doo Gang Meeting More Horror Icons
Artist Travis Falligant has recently garnered a great deal of attention for his designs which see Scooby Doo and pals introduced to legendary horror villains. The last round saw the young sleuths...