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Movie reviews for horror fans; from gruesome bone-chillers to dark horror thrillers, a showcase for frightful films that seek to entertain and to terrify.
There's No Place Like Home: 10 Films Like 'Get Out' To Watch Next
Horror fans rejoice, because the trend of gritty slashers and thinking-man's thrillers is continuing well into 2017. #JordanPeele's radical racial redefinition is inviting audiences into cinemas instead of telling them to "GET OUT." While Peele may be used to being a cult comedian, the director's first foray into a life behind the camera highlights that his comic timing also has a skill for relevant societal issues.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Horror
Herbert West Is Back in New Animated H.P. Lovecraft Movie
Re-Animator Fans rejoice! it seems our manic scientist is returning to the big screen in this official adaption. I'm personally a MASSIVE fan of the Re-Animator movies and H.P.Lovecraft's work, the guy was a genius but so underrated in his time (i can relate lol).
By Matt Loftus8 years ago in Horror
In Remembrance: Top 5 'Phantasm' Moments
Phantasm fans were saddened to hear the news this week that cult actor Angus Scrimm had passed away at age 89. The beloved actor had created a truly legendary horror icon with his Tall Man image from the 1979 movie Phantasm and subsequent 3 sequels.
By Matt Loftus8 years ago in Horror
Fans Are Screaming For More: Should There Really Be More Scream Films?
For the past 20 years we have been terrified by the haunting specter of New Line Cinema's Scream films, but as one of the most successful horror franchises out there, we're left asking: Where is Ghostface now, and why have we seemingly passed on the opportunity to create 5cream? I mean c'mon, who could give up on a title like that?!?
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Horror
Scream Teens: Ranking The Best Characters From Wes Craven's Scream Franchise
On December 20, 1996, Wes Craven's slasher reinvention Scream opened to mixed success. 20 years later, the original has gone on to be a cult favorite, while the three sequel films spanned the next 15 years as we kept coming back for more of the gore -- but the story doesn't end there. MTV then picked up its own TV series of the idea in 2015, which continues with a third season in 2017. That is two decades of body counts and filleted actors to wade through!
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Horror
2015's 15 Second Horror Challenge Asked "Can I Scare YOU In 15 Seconds!?"
What can you actually achieve in 15 seconds? Not a lot (dirty minds)... However in October, the 15 Second Horror Film Challenge invited filmmakers from around the globe to get together and to frighten the bejezus out of YOU with an anthology batch of unrelated 15 second horror micro shorts.
By Matt Loftus8 years ago in Horror
The Ghost On The Cell: 20 Facts About Wes Craven's 'Scream' You Need To Survive!
"What's your favorite scary movie?" That's one pop quiz no one wants to find themselves in, but one of cinema's most infamous quotes. It has been 20 years since Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson brought Scream to our screens, and we have been "screaming" for more ever since. Held up as one of cinema's modern horror greats, Scream was original, intelligent, and delivered that gut-slashing "two killers twist."
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Horror
'The Slayers' Is a Vampire Horror-Comedy-Indie Flick That Ed Wood Might Have Been Proud of...
Do you like vampire movies where they don't f****ng sparkle!?! Yes i'm dissing the twilight movies what of it....Low budget filmmaker John Williams second feature is 'The Slayers' a movie Chock full of Vampires that really enjoy drinking our blood.
By Matt Loftus8 years ago in Horror
Ridley Scott's on Another Alien's Trail in Low-Budget Horror 'Phoenix Forgotten'
In an endless sea of found footage movies clogging up our DVD charts it's refreshing to actually see one that is not only entertaining but has an actual budget behind it. If you're the sort of person who hates this sub-genre then my latest review for Phoenix Forgotten is probably not going to make you run out to buy this but you never know. The fact that Phoenix is produced by Ridley Scott himself may change your mind but who knows, let's delve a little deeper into this creepy Alien based story.
By Matt Loftus8 years ago in Horror
Weird Weekday Movies: 'Bubba Ho-Tep,' the Bruce Campbell Mummy Movie You Need to See This Year!
Welcome back to weird weekday movies, the home of movies that are so bizarre they have to be good surely? This week's entry definitely is one of the better ones in my humble opinion. Fan favorite #BruceCampbell suits up as the one, the only Elvis Presley and has to fight for his retirement against an ancient mummy that has come for his soul in Bubba Ho-Tep. If that doesn't leave you with an adrenaline rush then by God you shouldn't even have clicked this article. If you're a true cult movie fan however, keep scrolling..
By Matt Loftus8 years ago in Horror
