The sheer versatility of vampires will always make them appealing to storytellers. These creatures of the night can be everything from counts to cowboys, and they can show up practically anywhere. Be it a far-flung castle in olden times, or a modern apartment complex, bloodsuckers go wherever they please. Simply put: there is no stopping […]
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Horror legend John Carpenter turns 78 this Friday, and Halloween Night: John Carpenter Live from Los Angeles is now streaming on Screambox. Bloody Disgusting is celebrating with John Carpenter Week. For John Carpenter’s birthday, Patrick Brennan champions the composer’s underrated works. Halloween. Escape from New York. Assault on Precinct 13. These are the movies that usually come to mind when fans […]
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The ancient Greeks may not have had stories about haunted Raggedy Anne dolls or serial killers in hockey masks, but they sure as hell had equally chilling legends about bull-headed monsters and supernatural fates worse than death. After all, humanity has been crafting scary stories since the dawn of time, and the very best of […]
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Troma’s films are a very specific breed of cinema. Horror and action are typically mixed with broad humor, over-the-top gags, and a very low budget to create fluid-filled romps that either work for you or don’t – there’s rarely a middle ground when it comes to Troma. While the brand has faded over the years, […]
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It’s a matter of near-universal consensus that we’re living in a golden age for horror cinema right now, but horror games haven’t been letting the side down either. For all the other abominable things that the 2020s have wrought, and they’ve wrought a lot, they’ve also given us tons of great interactive experiences to take […]
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WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Stranger Things, It, Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, and Game of Thrones. In the end, Stranger Things remained what it has always been, a love letter to outcasts and fans of genre fiction. The show that once ignited Easter egg obsessives with a The Thing poster hanging in […]
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The interactive element inherent to video games means that, unlike most other storytelling mediums, the person experiencing the story is usually the main character. And since videogame writers tend to have more control of the world surrounding our hero than the hero themselves, it makes sense that a long-running franchise like Fallout would focus on […]
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Executing an effective scare is remarkably similar to telling an effective joke, though the punchline usually ends in screams instead of laughs. This genre overlap is one reason why so many horror filmmakers feel comfortable with adding humor to their movies, as there’s nothing better than a comedic gag to break the tension following a […]
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WARNING: The Following contains major spoilers for It: Welcome to Derry episode eight. After seven thrilling episodes, It: Welcome to Derry concludes its inaugural season with “Winter Fire,” a powerhouse finale that effectively wraps up the town’s 1962 cycle of death and destruction while peppering in shrewd connections to Stephen King’s larger body of work. With Pennywise […]
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WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for It: Welcome to Derry. Horror fans love a killer clown. HBO’s It: Welcome to Derry has taken the world by storm with a deft blend of heartstopping terror and comforting nostalgia surrounding a solid emotional core. Pennywise the Dancing Clown (Bill Skarsgård) returns to terrorize the children of […]
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As temperatures drop and the scenery changes around the northern hemisphere, it’s only natural for folks to take a moment to contemplate the chilly beauty and cozy comforts brought on by Old Man Winter. A slasher villain, on the other hand, might look at this winter wonderland and see icy deathtraps perfect for murdering […]
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Horror movies often show characters becoming detectives in their own mysteries, particularly when the actual authorities don’t believe them. Yet, there are plenty of movies where real detectives come upon a case that’s totally out of the ordinary and requires their thinking outside the box. Skills and expertise don’t guarantee their own safety or yield […]
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WARNING: The Following contains major spoilers for It: Welcome to Derry episode six. As we near the first season finale of It: Welcome to Derry, classic references to Stephen King’s 1986 novel abound. Episode 6, “In the Name of the Father,” sees the 1962 version of the Losers’ Club begin to solidify, placing these likeable characters […]
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WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Stranger Things 5: Volume I. Stranger Things has always existed as a child of two worlds. Netflix’s nostalgic adventure series effortlessly straddles genre lines while referencing beloved sci-fi, horror, and fantasy texts. Emerging from a deft blend of 80s adventure films and vintage Stephen King novels, each installment […]
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‘Tis the season to be scary, and there’s no shortage of Christmas horror coming down the chimney this year. Here are 8 brand new Christmas horror movies and specials to watch in the final weeks of 2025… We’re So Dead – Out Now A killer Karen ruins Christmas in We’re So Dead, now available on […]
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