Horrors Elsewhere is a recurring column that spotlights a variety of movies from all around the globe, particularly those not from the United States. Fears may not be universal, but one thing is for sure — a scream is understood, always and everywhere. The Land Down Under has a menacing reputation to outsiders, and Australian […]
Editorials
‘The Phantom Carriage’ Is Still a Haunting New Year’s Morality Tale 100 Years Later
“It is no ordinary driver who holds the reigns, for he’s in the service of a strict master named Death. For him, a single night is as long as 100 years on Earth. Night and day, he must carry out his master’s business.” Victor Sjöström’s 1921 silent film, The Phantom Carriage, might occur over multiple New Year’s […]
The 15 Best Horror Movie Performances of 2021
Between a global pandemic that we’re still in the midst of and the increasing library of titles available for streaming, 2021 has been a strange comeback year for the movies. We are blessed once again with the newest films being (somewhat) safe to watch in a movie theater, yet these only make up a fraction […]
The Greatest Strength of ‘Resident Evil Village’ Comes From its Variety
Horror games thrive on being able to surprise the player. AAA horror games occasionally believe they need to artificially extend their length in order to justify their price tag, which can lead to a more repetitive experience. By the end of the game, you’ve been doing the same thing long enough that you are no […]
The Top 10 Hidden Horror Gems You Might’ve Missed in 2021
As uncertain as everything might feel right now, we can always count on horror to overcome the odds and stay a part of our lives. The genre has been prolific in recent years, and 2021 was no different. This year alone saw a number of high-profile horror releases as well as smaller ones. Many of […]
The 10 Best Horror Television Shows of 2021!
There’s always been a rich relationship that’s existed between television and the horror genre, but it’s only grown increasingly fearless in recent years. There are now more networks and streaming services than ever before and it seems as if every distribution channel wants their own prestige horror program. This means new horror shows that would […]
The 13 Best International Horror Films of 2021
2021 hasn’t concluded in a complete return to cinemas, but it’s been a wildly more uplifting year that’s allowed the entertainment industry to finally get back on track. The degree of catch up and cinematic holdovers that have fallen into 2021 have practically spoiled horror fans with an overload of highly anticipated content like Malignant, […]
The 10 Best Horror Movie and Television Monsters of 2021
Monsters rank near the very top of reasons why we love horror so much, and luckily 2021 horror gave us plenty. Archetypical vampires, ghosts, werewolves, and serial killers dominated, and franchise icons made their return. In such a packed year for horror releases, especially on the indie front, a monster needs to stand out through […]
Bloody Disgusting’s Top Ten Horror Movies of 2021
Year two of an ongoing pandemic made for another fascinating year in horror. Last year’s delayed theatrical titles finally saw release in 2021, many of which experimented with day-and-date release strategies. Streaming services and VOD markets continued to bring an insane selection, and more film festivals joined the virtual space. All of which felt like […]
An Intense Kitchen Fight Transforms ‘Gremlins’ Into a Delightfully Scary Holiday Horror Classic [Scene Screams]
Scene Screams is a recurring column that spotlights the scenes in horror that make us scream, whether through fear, laughter, or tears. It examines the most memorable, and often scariest, scenes in horror and what it is about them that makes them get under our skin. “But the most important rule, the rule you can never […]
Naughty or Nice: The Ups and Downs of the ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Franchise
The Silent Night, Deadly Night franchise is one of horror’s strangest and boldest. It is wildly uneven in tone and quality, whiplashing between deadly serious and high camp, dizzying heights and the lowest depths often within the same movie. But from its notorious original to its bonkers direct-to-video finale, the series is without a doubt […]
Bloody Disgusting’s Meagan Navarro Reads Off Her List of the 10 Best Horror Books of 2021
Much like movies, television, and streaming platforms, 2021 offered a robust year for horror books as well. Graphic novels, novellas, nonfiction, and fiction delivered no shortage of worthwhile reads for the genre fan. So much so that narrowing it down wasn’t easy. Whether you’re in the mood for supernatural chills or insight into your favorite […]
‘A Christmas Horror Story’ Effectively Summons the Spirits of the Season [Horrors Elsewhere]
Horrors Elsewhere is a recurring column that spotlights a variety of movies from all around the globe, particularly those not from the United States. Fears may not be universal, but one thing is for sure — a scream is understood, always and everywhere. Something wicked has come to Bailey Downs this winter. Contrasting the annual, […]
The 10 Coolest, Creepiest, and Most Stunning Horror Movie Posters of 2021
Where movie trailers can capture an audience’s attention with a montage of scenes, a poster must do it with a single image. It needs to grab you immediately. When done well, a movie poster not only piques curiosity but there’s an excellent chance we’ll want it on our walls, too. Whether the image matches the […]
It’s Still Alive: ‘Frankenstein’ at 90 [Gods and Monsters]
In Bride of Frankenstein, Dr. Pretorius, played by the inimitable Ernest Thesiger, raises his glass and proposes a toast to Colin Clive’s Henry Frankenstein—“to a new world of Gods and Monsters.” I invite you to join me in exploring this world, focusing on horror films from the dawn of the Universal Monster movies in 1931 to the […]