“R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour” – This Anthology Series Is Gateway Horror at Its Finest

Iconic scaremaker R.L. Stine has been terrorizing kids and teens for over three decades. The mere mention of the author’s name readily brings up memories of Goosebumps and Fear Street. Yet, it was his two short-story collections, The Haunting Hour and Nightmare Hour, that inspired one of the best horror TV shows for young people. […]

The post “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour” – This Anthology Series Is Gateway Horror at Its Finest appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Continue reading


Rewriting the Rules and (Re)Inventing the Requel With ‘Scream’ 2022 [Horror Queers Podcast]

For Wes After spending our birthday month talking about ‘Weird Sex’ films like Videodrome, 1981’s Possession, Tusk and Wolf, last week Trace and I jumped back to the 60s to tackle an iconic UK spooky flick with The Haunting. With the release of Scream 6 this past week, it only made sense to open the Patreon vault […]

The post Rewriting the Rules and (Re)Inventing the Requel With ‘Scream’ 2022 [Horror Queers Podcast] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Continue reading


‘Scream’: Marley Shelton on Returning to the Franchise and Judy Hicks Becoming a Mother and Sheriff [Interview]

Marley Shelton reprises her role as Scream 4 character Judy Hicks in the new Scream, but with some noticeable changes now over ten years later. She’s now the Sheriff of Woodsboro and also happens to be the mother of a teen son, Wes (Dylan Minnette). Ahead of the January 14 theatrical release of Scream, Shelton […]

Continue reading


[Review] ‘Scream’ Carves Up Killer and Heartfelt Commentary on Horror and Wes Craven’s Legacy

History tends to repeat itself. We’re meant to look to the past and learn from its mistakes. That holds true in life and in horror. Wes Craven‘s seminal 1996 slasher dissected the patterns of the genre with a self-referential wink while going for the jugular, but horror has evolved tremendously since. Some rules hold firm, […]

Continue reading


Everybody’s a Suspect: Meet the New Generation Cast and Characters of ‘Scream’!

Ghostface, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), Gale Weathers (Courtney Cox), and Dewey Riley (David Arquette) are all back in the new Scream, arriving in theaters on January 14, 2022. So, too, is original screenwriter Kevin Williamson, this time as executive producer. But the trailer makes it clear that fans can expect a new generation to get brought into the […]

Continue reading