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February 7, 2017
What exactly is an existential horror film? What are the best examples? And why are they so effective? Two of…
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January 23, 2017
Fifteen years ago this month, The Mothman Prophecies hit the theaters. Based on a 1975 book by John A. Keel,…
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January 13, 2017
The slasher sub-genre really came into its own in the early 1980s; thanks to the film that spawned this franchise,…
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January 12, 2017
In this piece we look at what makes Castle Freak stand out as a throwback to moody, gothic drama that's…
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January 3, 2017
Horror Globetrotting is a column which explores the best horror from around the world, starting with Indonesia.
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December 30, 2016
After the phenomenal commercial success of 1980’s Friday the 13th, itself an opportunistic cash-in on the success of the 1978…
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December 23, 2016
“A lot of what I was doing with the effects was based on what Rick Baker did on Gremlins.” -Vincent Guastini…
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December 23, 2016
Growing up, Creepshow and Salem’s Lot were my two favorite Stephen King adaptations. And I was growing up in Maine,…
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December 9, 2016
I absolutely love Christine, and today the film celebrates its 33rd Anniversary!  I have fond memories of watching it with…
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December 8, 2016
The American slasher sub-genre of horror was at the peak of its popularity in 1981. It was the Golden Age…