Television and film currently exist during an often-cynical era in which intellectual property and brand recognition often mean more than a good idea. It’s the new normal for everything from Four Weddings and a Funeral to Boomerang to receive television adaptations. There’s more money in prequels to Rosemary’s Baby and The Omen than there is […]
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The home invasion subgenre can be such a potent horror vehicle because there’s something inherently terrifying about having one’s personal space invaded. This experience is frightening in whatever form it takes, yet these intrusive horror stories have still found ways to become more subversive with where they take their audience. Darren Lynn Bousman’s Twisted definitely […]
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The modern Cinderella story has been told for over three centuries, and yet its subject matter remains both entertaining and enlightening. There are plenty of films — especially in the horror genre — that push the Cinderella narrative to dark, harrowing places. That being said, 2025’s The Ugly Stepsister, the debut feature film of Norwegian […]
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Blumhouse has been responsible for some of the biggest horror films of the past 15 years. There’s been no slowing down in this regard, which has led to a natural temptation to transform compelling ideas into enduring franchises. This has proven to be incredibly successful for franchises like Paranormal Activity, The Purge, and Insidious, while […]
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Executive producer Tim Walsh opens up about MGM+’s new Hillside Strangler docu-series and how it breathes fresh life into the infamous serial killer’s story. True-crime docu-series have reached a deafening fever pitch in which the world’s worst offenders have their sordid stories reexamined and dissected. There’s a steady wave of true-crime content that continues to […]
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“Beauty is pain, my friend.” There’s a line early on in The Beauty’s first season where a character exclaims, “Beautiful people don’t think that the rules apply to them.” It often feels like Ryan Murphy operates the same way with how he constructs a season of television. The Beauty is a Ryan Murphy show, for […]
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Primal’s third seasons receives an undead makeover that pushes Tartakovsky’s already-ambitious action epic even further out of its comfort zone. Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal is why people watch television in the first place. It’s a sprawling, ultra-violent, survival tale between neanderthal and dinosaur that plays out almost entirely without dialogue. Primal taps into something ancient and, […]
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Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution recaps the end of the anime’s second season and teases the start of season three with a visually stunning film that suffers from structure. “Just save as many people as you can, even if it’s only one.” Gege Akutami’s Jujutsu Kaisen has experienced a meteoric rise that’s turned its exaggerated action and […]
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“Are all monsters a hoax, or is it possible that the monsters that haunt the 21st century hide in plain sight?” Found footage and mockumentary horror films remain wildly polarizing and they’re subgenres where only the most successful or maligned releases seem to get any attention. For some horror audiences, there’s just too much of […]
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Japanese filmmaker Kenichi Ugana’s extremist satire on the pursuit of perfection will make the audience wince, but left wanting more. “Because you like chairs.” There can be an incredible comfort in watching an expert simply work their magic in their trade. “Competency porn” is a real thing, and there’s something to be said about someone […]
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Nightmares of Nature continues to find the perfect balance between entertainment and education with an engaging look into a South American jungle’s predators and prey. “Nature is full of wonder and beauty, but for the creatures who live in the wild, it’s also full of monsters…” Nightmares of Nature’s first “Cabin in the Woods” season […]
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David Kittredge’s passionate deep dive into The Exorcist II: Heretic pulls back the curtain on the notorious sequel’s troubled production, poor reception, and surprising legacy. “Is this the movie that kills me?” There’s something inherently satisfying about a comeback story or when some fringe cult classic suddenly becomes a colossal hit, even if it takes […]
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Chainsaw Man’s first movie sets new action shonen anime standards with a stunning spectacle of blood, guts, and heartbreak. “I’m going to start falling for this girl…” It’s become the new normal for ongoing anime series to tell some of their biggest stories as cinematic adaptations instead of devoting part of a standard season to […]
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AMC’s “Immortal Universe” gets a little bigger with the Talamasca, a secret society of supernatural movers and shakers who add espionage and intrigue to gothic horror. “The power in our world isn’t blood, or fangs, or magic. It’s information.” An interesting trend has cropped up over the past few years that takes advantage of fandom’s […]
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Black Phone 2 is a scarier and more successful sequel, but its reinvention of the Grabber into a supernatural entity helps him become a modern Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees. Blumhouse has made not just waves, but full-on tsunamis, when it comes to their impact on the horror genre. Over the past 15 years, Blumhouse […]
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