We all have a desire to feel loved, accepted, and wanted. We often find these needs met via family and romantic partners, but friendships play an important role in it as well, particularly as children. Making friends is a quintessential component of childhood social development. So losing that and feeling excluded can drive people down dark paths. Shudder’s latest original film Sissy takes this idea … Continue reading “Sissy” – Movie Review
Between production delays due to a global pandemic, and having to publicize that it had nothing to do with the previous creator, Jeepers Creepers: Reborn has had a rough road several years in the making. Unfortunately for the final film, the result leaves a lot to be desired. Jeepers Creepers: Reborn has a few things going for it, but it has a lot going against … Continue reading “Jeepers Creepers: Reborn” – Movie Review
We were first introduced to Pearl earlier this year as the elderly woman full of regret who took her rage out on young people she resented for living the life she always wanted. Ti West’s unexpected prequel gives us a fascinating, poignant, and at times humorous look into what made her the iconic horror villain she is. Lizzie Borden as a Disney Princess Opening in … Continue reading “Pearl” – Equal Parts Heartfelt and Brutal (Spoiler Free Review)
Lamented by many as the worst of the Halloween series, Halloween: Resurrection is definitely a bizarre film. Many take issue with how it handled Laurie Strode, with many others taking issue with how goofy and ridiculous it gets. But to be honest, it’s fascinating that the movie exists at all the way that it does. So in honor of its 20th anniversary today, here are … Continue reading 20 Fun Facts About “Halloween: Resurrection”
When it comes to 4th of July themed horror movies, you have classics like Jaws, Return of the Living Dead, and I Know What You Did Last Summer. And while they’re all excellent choices, the 4th of July is really just a backdrop or background setting. None of them are really about the holiday. Even something like Independence Day (which is technically sci-fi, not horror, … Continue reading “Uncle Sam”: The End of a Slasher Era
Along with Saw, Hostel remains the go to example for what now refer to a the “torture porn” era of the 2000s. In many ways, Hostel’s literal torture scenes are the epitome of how gruesome these movies can get. And while it’s remembered infamously, for many the second movie was superior in every way. It has more interesting characters, it expands on the lore, and … Continue reading 15 Brutal Facts About “Hostel II”
Well Scream 6 just got a whole lot less interesting. Following the massive success that was Scream (2022), it was no surprise that Paramount couldn’t resist continuing a series that openly mocked requels and the countless new sequels that they spawn… After an official statement from the actress herself, Neve Campbell confirmed that she would not be reprising the role of Sidney Prescott: “Sadly I … Continue reading Neve Campbell Confirms She is NOT Returning for “Scream 6”
When it comes to slasher franchises, the Prom Night movies often get overlooked. Partly because none of the films were as groundbreaking as something like Halloween or Nightmare on Elm Street. Partly because, unlike most other slasher series, the Prom Night movies don’t follow the same killer movie after movie. Technically neither does Scream, but it’s still the same costume and collective killer we refer … Continue reading Ranking Every “Prom Night” Movie
For classic horror fans, there’s a comforting charm to the gritty, sleazy, vintage slasher movie. Produced on shoe-string budgets, these films came during the original slasher boom of the late 70’s/early 80’s and capture a sort of time capsule of a time when independent filmmaking was a wild west, and places like grindhouses and drive ins would play the most absurd and insane of exploitation … Continue reading “Blood Rage” 35 Years Later: A Trashy Comfort Food Slasher
The latest Scream requel remains one of the biggest horror releases since the pandemic began, so it was only a matter of time before a sequel was greenlit. While Paramount had previously announced that it was happening, we just got our confirmation today that the tentatively titled Scream 6 will release in theaters March 31, 2022! That’s right! Horror fans will only have to wait … Continue reading “Scream 6” Gets Release Date of March 31, 2023
Halloween Year-Round 