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Clive Barker’s Hellraiser came along at a time when cinematic horror desperately needed to be taken more seriously again, needing…
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The late 1970’s and early 1980’s ushered in the golden era of slasher films. In the early 80’s, the formula…
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The Curse of Frankenstein was Hammer film productions’ first foray into Gothic horror in 1957. With its huge success came…
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Dario Argento’s first and best entry into his Three Mothers Trilogy, his 1977 masterpiece Suspiria, is the quintessential example of…
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Maniac was one of the more controversial titles to emerge from the 1980s. Bill Lustig’s psychological horror film walks the…
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Director Paul Lynch’s Humongous was lumped in with all the Canadian slashers that came out during the early ’80s, which…
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The Town that Dreaded Sundown (1976) is based on a series of real murderers by a man dubbed the Phantom…
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The Atari 2600 isn’t known for its horror games, but quite a few were released for the system. While they…
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Was the much discussed Alien Box scene actually filmed for Ridley Scott's 1979 classic, and if so why hasn't it…