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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.

The Mass Misunderstanding of "My Soul to Take"
WARNING: This op-ed contains spoilers. I've never had a hard time naming a favorite horror director. Through a decade and a half of expanding my palate and knowledge of horror cinema, it’s the only question that stands unchanged in my indecisive mind. I can’t tell you my favorite Final Girl, favorite special effects artist, or even my all-time favorite subgenre, but I've always been able to answer “so, who's your favorite director?” with a triumphant exclamation of the late, great Wes Craven. Unfortunately for almost everyone who’s asked me this icebreaker, the conversation always seems to sever when we arrive at the dreaded ranking of his films and a completely guiltless guilty pleasure of mine is always put dead last.
By Elle Janay3 years ago in Horror
Leave the Projector On-- All Kinds of Horrors
Leave The Projector On – All Kinds of Horrors Hallow’s Eve has come and passed, but personally I love screening horror films all across the year. But with 2022’s October now beyond the horizon, I figured it was an opportune moment to write another “Leave the Projector On” installment, this time fixating on horror films.
By J.C. Traverse3 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark' (2019)
What do I say about this movie? It wasn't bad. Actually, it was quite clever but some how it was also really bland. I don't know, maybe it's because it was yet another PG-13 horror movie, which always manages to hamper the movie by castrating the good stuff. Maybe it's because it was based on a children's book and it was bound to be kinda soft. I think maybe they wanted to introduce this to a younger audience but in a way that still appealed to the adults that remember it. I don't know, like I said, it was clever but it just didn't impress me.
By Reed Alexander3 years ago in Horror
The Top Horror Films You Need to See: The Big Wrap-Up
In the other installments in our series we covered Vampires, Werewolves, Zombies, Slasher films, Ghosts, Creatures, and Supernatural horror. In this article we'll feature the films that are still horror that may not fit into a specific type, as well as a few we forgot to include.
By Gene Lass3 years ago in Horror
Mr. Violence: 1983
38 years Later. It's the year 1983. Raphael had become a highly decorated Vietnam Vet in the Vietnam War and became a famous Psychologist. Now he has been a college professor at Victoria College in Victoria, Texas, and has been there for 3 years. He teaches English and Psychology at the university. He is well-known on campus by the students and other professors.
By Victor Robinson II3 years ago in Horror
The 3 best scary stories from famous ghost movies
October: The spookiest month of the year leading up to the 31st. Before that horrifying date falls, the weeks leading up to Halloween are usually filled with haunted attractions, costume planning and, of course, horror movie marathons. For many, a scary movie is just that: a movie. However, the next ten are unique in that the events surrounding the films' making and their backstory are more chilling than anything on screen.
By Naw Kan3 years ago in Horror
Mr. Violence: Voorhees Vs Cordell
In 1988, Mr. Violence Aka Special Agent Raphael ''Jimmy" Jameson is part of the F.B.I Special Unit that solves unbelievable cases, and cases that other units can't solve this is one of those stories.
By Victor Robinson II3 years ago in Horror
Movie Review: Tales from the Hood 3
I’ve already watched Tales from the Hood and Tales from the Hood 2 now I have finally get to watch the third part of tales from the Hood 3.
By Gladys W. Muturi3 years ago in Horror
The Best 'Dracula' Film Ever Made
He’s the king of vampires. He’s been in movies, books, comics, and theatre. Hell, there’s a puppet on Sesame Street and a cereal mascot modeled after him. Let me tell you something: Count Chocula is pretty goddamn delicious. I used to eat it while watching Dracula movies. Huh. Just typing that gave me some insight into myself. Anywho, Dracula is probably the most adapted literary character in any medium. If he’s not being adapted outright, there are characters that invoke him. Whenever vampire stories are created, he’s always on the artist’s mind, whether they are influenced by him or not. In fact, Dracula has become such a staple, some people think Dracula is the first fictional vampire ever created. That distinction goes to a guy named Varney. Varney the Vampire. No. I’m not making that up.
By George A. Velez3 years ago in Horror
Basket Case (1982)
One of the most memorable lines from Basket Case, director Frank Henenlotter's 1982 splatter, gross-out icon of a picture, is said by a blonde-headed receptionist, Sharon, (Terri Susan Smith), who has some rather tremendous...talents. She says,
By Tom Baker3 years ago in Horror
The Top Supernatural Films You Need to See
"Black Sunday" (1960) (Gene pick) From acclaimed director Mario Bava, this film is about a woman (Barbara Steele) executed for being a witch, who returns centuries later to exact her revenge. The execution scene is by far one of the most brutal in horror, particularly given that it's from 1960, and it goes far to explain why Barbara Steele is in her own right a horror icon. Highly recommended.
By Gene Lass3 years ago in Horror
Trick 'r Treat - A Movie Review
It’s Halloween! The one night a year when we pretend to be something scary. Ringing the doorbell in 2007, Trick ‘r Treat sets around five interwoven stories taking place on Halloween night. Whether they loathe this night or worship the night, a dark supernatural trick ‘r treater plagues the town.
By Marielle Sabbag3 years ago in Horror