When the inventive and frightening V/H/S was released in 2012, it breathed life into both the found footage and the anthology subgenres. The film was among the best of its kind, a collection of five loosely-connected spooky stories, and it had tremendous sequel potential. Most franchises die because the writers run out of ways to keep the…
The new horror anthology Southbound is weird, messy, and highly entertaining, living up to the legacy of the original V/H/S. I recorded some quick thoughts on the film directly after watching it. A full review will be posted soon!
The Witch does not feel like a movie that was made by a human being. It’s as if the film reel itself is the physical manifestation of evil and should be handed over to the proper authorities rather than screened in theaters.
When The Purge hit theaters in 2013, it became nothing short of a cultural phenomenon, inspiring countless parodies and online discussions about how one might survive a real-life Purge scenario. Sadly, it’s also a genuinely terrible film, but the fact that it made such an impact anyway speaks to the fascinating nature of the premise.
Anyone who grew up in the 1990s undoubtedly lost hours of sleep thanks to the Goosebumps franchise. R.L. Stine’s book series wasn’t first-rate literature, but it served as a kind of horror gateway drug, and for many of us, it was an early introduction to the joys of being scared.
The slasher genre desperately needs a makeover after the rise of self-awareness and irony has all but killed it.
Despite the general consensus that modern horror movies aren’t nearly as good as the classics, 2015 was an absolutely fantastic year for the genre.
As we get older, Christmas can become an increasingly bleak time of year.
About a half hour into Tales of Halloween, I realized this was my first viewing of a movie I’d be watching over and over again.
The slasher genre has been ruthlessly mocked for years, and so if you want to spoof it, you really have to bring something new to the table. Just pointing out the tropes isn’t enough anymore. The Cabin in the Woods was something fresh because it justified genre cliches with a massive conspiracy, and Tucker and Dale vs. Evil…
BY BRENDAN MORROW 