In the late 1950s, two very different streams of British horror were simmering just below the surface. The more famous of these was a return to Gothic classics but with more blood and overt sexuality as championed by Hammer Studios and their seminal feature The Curse of Frankenstein (1957). That same year, however, a more […]
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Upon reflection, Poltergeist (2015) marks the whimpering deflation of multiple horror genre eras. The 2000s transitioned into the 2010s with a surge of high-profile remakes like Halloween, Friday the 13th, and A Nightmare on Elm Street, but by 2015, attention was shifting gears to the “Trauma Horror,” A24-ification phase à la The Babadook and The […]
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Lotfy Nathan’s The Carpenter’s Son has been marred in controversy for its depiction of a flawed Jesus. Starring Nicolas Cage as The Carpenter, the biblical horror film brings up questions about faith, truth, and humanity’s deeply weak state. The cast, which includes FKA twigs (as The Mother) and Noah Jupe (as The Boy), brings the […]
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Everyone has a different definition of a “perfect movie”, but regardless of your specific criteria for perfection, I think we can all agree that John McTiernan’s Predator is and forever will be a timeless classic. When faced with such a massive success, it’s only natural that Hollywood would want to turn this standalone story into […]
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WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Stranger Things seasons 1-4. Is Stranger Things horror or science fiction? Heavily indebted to Stephen King yet built on ’80s adventure films, Netflix’s popular throwback series manages to blur genre lines while remaining palatable for younger audiences. We first meet the series’ central Party immersed in a rousing […]
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With Thanksgiving arriving this week, it seems safe to assume that food, menus, and recipes are on everyone’s mind right now. We’re also giving thanks to horror’s ability to leave no corner unexplored when it comes to frights, and the genre has no shortage of films heavily themed around culinary delights and, especially, frights. When […]
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There are good reasons why 1980s horror remains so beloved. Not only were special effects more advanced than in the ’70s, but there are also just a lot more movies to choose from. Thanks to emerging trends and more fully formed subgenres, there was no shortage of horror back then. The wave was so huge […]
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Out of all the major holidays, horror movies tend to set themselves around Halloween or Christmas. Halloween works for obvious reasons, whereas Christmas is an easy target for subversion. So what about Thanksgiving? The number of times the genre observes Turkey Day is small, at least when compared to all the Halloween and Christmas horror […]
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Actor and cult icon Udo Kier frequently stole scenes, no matter the role. Whether that was delivering iconic lines like “The blood of these whores is killing me,” in Andy Warhol‘s take on Dracula lore, or making exposition seem effortless in his brief Suspiria scene, Kier always makes for a welcome sight in the genre […]
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I spent an embarrassing amount of time during the 2000s just sifting through video game bargain bins in search of hidden gems. That’s why I’m fairly certain that I dealt with more licensed shovelware than your average gamer, as I would usually play through two or three movie tie-ins for every “real” title in my […]
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1985 was a hell of a year for Hong Kong cinema. Classics like Heart of Dragon, My Lucky Stars, and Police Story were all released in the span of a few months, showcasing the multifaceted talents of stars Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung, and catapulting the long-time friends into stardom. All three films did big […]
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WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for The Running Man (2025). Could there be a better time for an adaptation of Stephen King’s The Running Man? Originally published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, this dystopian novella is not only set in 2025, but it also follows a world in which ultra-wealthy overlords control the masses […]
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WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for episode four of It: Welcome to Derry. As we near the midpoint of It: Welcome to Derry season one, the lore deepens and fan favorite characters begin coming together. Episode four, “The Great Swirling Apparatus of Our Planet’s Function,” not only provides an origin story for the titular […]
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It’s not very difficult for movie monsters to outshine their human co-stars in genre films. After all, it takes good writing and believable performances to make a human character relatable. Even then, all you need is a cool design to make people project all sorts of complex feelings and motivations onto fictional creatures. That’s why […]
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As a person who has been obsessed with all things Frankenstein for as long as I can remember, Guillermo del Toro’s new adaptation was my most anticipated movie of the year. I am very pleased to say that it did not disappoint. Not only does it stay true to the spirit, if not entirely the […]
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