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Six Cliche Horror Movie Victims
In my last article, I talked about common horror film clichés and how they can ruin the movie experience. This time around, I’d like to take a look at some common horror film victims. Sometimes, these victims are cliché and they can ruin or weake...
Horror Movies Coming to Prime JULY 2020
A new month of Prime releases is upon us again...This time for JULY. Whether its a gore-filled scarefest or a classic slasher, follow this page for a list of new additions for your streaming pleasure. Hollow Man (2000) Cocky researcher, Sebasti...
Horror Movies Coming to Hulu JULY 2020
A new month of Hulu releases is upon us again...This time for JULY. Whether its a gore-filled scarefest or a classic slasher, follow this page for a list of new additions for your streaming pleasure. 2001 Maniacs (2005) On their way to Spring B...
Horror Movies Coming to Netflix JULY 2020
A new month of Netflix releases is upon us again...This time for JULY. Whether its a gore-filled scarefest or a classic slasher, follow this page for a list of new additions for your streaming pleasure. Paranormal Activity (2007) After a young,...
Horror Movies Coming to Shudder JULY 2020
A new month of Shudder releases is upon us again...This time for JULY. Whether its a gore-filled scarefest or a classic slasher, follow this page for a list of new additions for your streaming pleasure. Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers (1988) ...
All Time Best Fathers Day Horror Movies
It's that time of year again horror freaks, time to show dad you care by convincing him to watch some sick horror movies with you. If you're lucky, you have a dad who already has a list of sick movies he wants to spend his big day binging. He...
Four Horror Film Cliches I Cant Stand
Clichés are, well… cliché. While there’s often a good reason behind including one cliché or another, they simply get overdone. This is especially true if the creative team is a bit lacking. Admittedly, given that hundreds of thousands of mo...
15 Underrated Black Horror Movies
Everyone knows about Blaxploitation classics like Blacula, Blackenstein and Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde. But black horror movies have long been a staple of the horror genre and have contributed a unique culture, style and a creatively unique approach to man...
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
A brief analysis of the Black community’s history and the resulting impact in horror film. “Black people have always loved horror - but horror has not always loved us.” A heartbreaking opening line. I would soon learn how unbelievably true i...
What We Lost: How CGI Hurt Horror
Movies from any given decade tend to have their own feel. There’s a difference between a 1990’s sci-fi flick like the 5th element and the Star Wars sequels that came out these past few years. The same’s true for horror films. Many of the mos...
Faith and Terror: How Religion Impacts Horror Films
Faith is uplifting and reassuring, right? With God (or Gods), there’s often an afterlife. And if you’re a decent person, even if you meet your grizzly end on Earth, you can enjoy a wonderful afterlife. Page through the Bible and other religious t...
Horror Movies Coming to Shudder JUNE 2020
A new month of Shudder releases is upon us again...This time for JUNE. Whether its a gore-filled scarefest or a classic slasher, follow this page for a list of new additions for your streaming pleasure. Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street (2...
Horror Movies Coming to Prime JUNE 2020
A new month of Prime Video releases is upon us again...This time for JUNE. Whether its a gore-filled scarefest or a classic slasher, follow this page for a list of new additions for your streaming pleasure. Burnt Offerings (1976) A couple and t...
Horror Movies Coming to Hulu JUNE 2020
A new month of Hulu releases is upon us again...This time for JUNE. Whether its a gore-filled scarefest or a classic slasher, follow this page for a list of new additions for your streaming pleasure. XX (2017) This all-female horror anthology f...
Horror Movies Coming to Netflix JUNE 2020
A new month of Netflix releases is upon us again...This time for JUNE. Whether its a gore-filled scarefest or a classic slasher, follow this page for a list of new additions for your streaming pleasure. The Boy (2016) A nanny, working for a fam...
F*CK, SCARE, KILL: An Autopsy of Teen Horror THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE
Welcome to F*ck, Scare, Kill, my brand new column! Once a month, I’ll be dissecting movies of the Teen Horror persuasion, which all follow a similar formula: teenagers scaring each other, having sex, and a kill-or-be killed mantra. Through in-depth...
Examining The Invisible Man's Twisted Ending (Spoilers)
Science Fiction writers have an eerie way of predicting the future and portraying our worst tendencies. Take H.G. Wells The Invisible Man. In both the classic story and the 2020 The Invisible Man remake, the ability to turn invisible (and thus anony...
The Top 5 Pandemic Horror Flicks You Need to Watch Right Now
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically reshaped life in the United States and across the world. Many people are sitting at home, sometimes under orders from the government, sometimes in an effort to self-isolate. For better or worse, a lot of us h...
The Horror of Motherhood: The Psychology Behind How Mothers Watch Horror Films
I was eight weeks pregnant when the week of Halloween arrived. My husband asked me what horror movies were on the docket, referring to the lineup of films I force him to watch with me from morning through night each Halloween. I avoided the question ...
Horror Movies Coming to Prime MAY 2020
A new month of Amazon Prime releases is upon us again...This time for MAY. Whether its a gore-filled scarefest or a classic slasher, follow this page for a list of new additions for your streaming pleasure. Come To Daddy (2020) After receiving ...
Horror Movies Coming to Hulu MAY 2020
A new month of Hulu releases is upon us again...This time for MAY. Whether its a gore-filled scarefest or a classic slasher, follow this page for a list of new additions for your streaming pleasure. Friday the 13th Part III (1982) An idyllic su...
Horror Movies Coming to Shudder MAY 2020
A new month of Shudder releases is upon us again...This time for MAY. Whether its a gore-filled scarefest or a classic slasher, follow this page for a list of new additions for your streaming pleasure. Angst (1983) A killer is released from pri...
Horror Movies Coming to Netflix MAY 2020
A new month of Netflix releases is upon us again...This time for MAY. Whether its a gore-filled scarefest or a classic slasher, follow this page for a list of new additions for your streaming pleasure. Sinister (2012) Found footage helps a ...
Horror Movies Coming to Prime APRIL 2020
A new month of Prime Video releases is upon us again...This time for APRIL. Whether its a gore-filled scarefest or a classic slasher, follow this page for a list of new additions for your streaming pleasure. The Turning (2020) A young gover...
Interview with Scream Queen Felissa Rose
First making a name for herself as the shy Angela harboring heavy secrets in the cult classic Sleepaway Camp, Felissa Rose has gone on to become a horror icon. After chatting with Felissa, it’s easy to see why she’s universally beloved. We talked...
CURSED FILMS Proves That Evil Lives Among Us
Shudder’s five-part documentary series Cursed Films was set to premiere at SXSW last month, but since all major events were canceled in the month of March, the release moved to digital on the Shudder app, and I was able to watch the first episode f...
Horror Movies Coming to Shudder APRIL 2020
A new month of Shudder releases is upon us again...This time for APRIL. Whether its a gore-filled scarefest or a classic slasher, follow this page for a list of new additions for your streaming pleasure. Friday the 13th (1980) Camp counselo...
Horror Movies Coming to Hulu APRIL 2020
A new month of Hulu releases is upon us again...This time for APRIL. Whether its a gore-filled scarefest or a classic slasher, follow this page for a list of new additions for your streaming pleasure. Let Me In (2010) A bullied young boy be...
Horror Movies Coming to Netflix APRIL 2020
A new month of Netflix releases is upon us again...This time for APRIL. Whether its a gore-filled scarefest or a classic slasher, follow this page for a list of new additions for your streaming pleasure. The Girl With All The Gifts (2016) I...
A Brief Look at Modern Queer Horror
Gay cinema has been around as long as film has existed, whether or not it was publicly recognized as such. Only in the last decade has gay marriage become legal, but it’s clear while watching films from the likes of gay filmmakers such as James Wha...
Horror Movies Coming to Prime MARCH 2020
A new month of Amazon Prime releases is upon us again...This time for MARCH. Whether its a Neo-thriller-scare-fest or a classic slasher, follow this page for a list of new additions for your streaming pleasure. Pet Sematary (2019) Louis Cre...
Horror Movies Coming to Shudder MARCH 2020
A new month of Shudder releases is upon us again...This time for MARCH. Whether its a Neo-thriller-scare-fest or a classic slasher, follow this page for a list of new additions for your streaming pleasure. Satanic Panic (2019) A pizza deliv...
Horror Movies Coming to Hulu MARCH 2020
A new month of Hulu releases is upon us again...This time for MARCH. Whether its a Neo-thriller-scare-fest or a classic slasher, follow this page for a list of new additions for your streaming pleasure. Night of the Living Dead (1968) A gro...
Horror Movies Coming to Netflix MARCH 2020
A new month of Netflix releases is upon us again...This time for MARCH. Whether its a Neo-thriller-scare-fest or a classic slasher, follow this page for a list of new additions for your streaming pleasure. Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) A...
Top 10 Female Villains in Modern Horror
What makes a good horror movie? Well, there are a couple of important things: the story, acting, visuals and of course we can’t forget the bad guys. Horror as a category is so wide that it would take us forever to cover every evil mind so we decid...
The Future of Horror: 9 Female Filmmakers Transforming the Genre
This February marks the 11th Annual Women in Horror Month, where the horror community comes together to recognize the women both in front of and behind the camera of our favorite horror flicks. Horror has always had strong roots in feminism (as explo...
Top 10 Best Horror Movie Opening Scenes
There are many things we focus on when picking out a movie to watch. With horrors it is no different. Some search for a gory poster, some judge a film by watching a trailer or going through the director and cast in the film. Many of us wait to see th...
Horror Movies Coming to Prime FEBRUARY 2020
A new month of Amazon Prime releases is upon us again...This time for FEBRUARY. Whether its a Neo-thriller-scare-fest or a classic slasher, follow this page for a list of new additions for your streaming pleasure. 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019...
Horror Movies Coming to Shudder FEBRUARY 2020
A new month of Shudder releases is upon us again...This time for FEBRUARY. Whether its a Neo-thriller-scare-fest or a classic slasher, follow this page for a list of new additions for your streaming pleasure. 3 From Hell (2019) Sequel to Ho...
Interview with THIS IS OUR HOME Star Simone Policano
This Is Our Home was one of the best indie horror films of 2019. Simone Policano turned in a dynamic and unsettling performance as Reina, a woman who takes matters into her own hands when a child, who claims to be her unborn son, arrives at her doors...
