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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.
No More Clowning Around: 'IT' Director Promises An Even Darker Tone For 'Part 2'
After all the frights and frolics of the IT movie, fans of things that go bump in the night are already preparing to "float" again for the hotly anticipated sequel to this year's biggest horror. If you can't wait to see Bill Skarsgård stick on a red nose and a murderous smile once more, it seems that you aren't alone, and the merry-go-round is already turning.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Horror
Clown In The Dumps: Bill Skarsgård Reveals His Influence For Pennywise
As Andy Muschietti's IT continues to "float" above the competition at the box office, fans are calling the first big screen adaptation of Stephen King's 1986 novel one of the best horror films of the modern age. With Bill Skarsgård showing that he isn't clowning around when it comes to playing the malevolent villain of the piece, horror aficionados are already quivering in anticipation of the upcoming sequel.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Horror
The Winner Takes 'IT' All: Here's Why Freddy Krueger Didn't Appear In 'IT'
The world of horror may still be "floating" high on the cloud of critical acclaim that is Andy Muschietti's IT, but there is no denying that Warner Bros.' coulrophobic masterpiece wasn't without its flaws. Bill Skarsgård may have done an expert job at taking over from Tim Curry and the 1990 TV miniseries, however, was there still enough to keep us gore hounds entertained? While cannibalistic clowns and horrific child murders were enough to scare even the most veteran of horror fans, could Muschietti have made IT even scarier?
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Horror
I Obi-Want You: Jaeden Lieberher Reveals Who He Wants To Play Bill In 'IT: Part 2'
It seems that the hype balloon surrounding Warner Bros.' IT still hasn't popped, and fans of the horror are still keen to roll out and see what Pennywise the Dancing Clown has lurking up his baggy sleeves. With a slew of terrified critics and box office success, it is a godsend that #AndyMuschietti's clown caper isn't stinking out the sewers like the movie's victims.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Horror
Freddy, Steady, Go: Robert Englund Reveals Who He Wants To See Play Freddy Krueger Next
For horror hounds everywhere, there is one icon of the genre who has had a particularly rough time of late. With his sharp wit and his razor glove, who could ever forget the nightmare-inducing might that was once Freddy Krueger? There have been some nine #FreddyKrueger movies with two men donninh the moniker, but the role of the burned bastard will always be synonymous with horror legend #RobertEnglund.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Horror
Left In The Dark (Universe): Alex Kurtzman May Abandon Universal's Dark Universe
You'd better call your "mummy" for this one, because it looks like Universal's Dark Universe could be in even more trouble than we first thought. Kicking off the studio's own monsterverse with the good and the great of scary stories, #AlexKurtzman's #TheMummy failed to resurrect itself from an early grave and stick a huge question mark on where Universal should go next.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Horror
Is It A Trick Or Is It A Treat? 'Halloween' Reboot Will Ignore All The Franchise Sequels
As Michael Myers prepares to come home once again, the world of horror is bracing itself for the Halloween franchise to return to our screens in a big way. Some four decades after the first film kickstarted the slasher genre, directors David Gordon Green and Danny McBride are sticking on their own pale-faced masks and giving us a whole new reason to be scared of the bloodthirsty boogeyman.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Horror
