Editorials

‘Condemned: Criminal Origins’ – There’s Still Nothing Quite Like This Spooky Brawler Almost 20 Years Later

Luiz H. C. Condemned, criminal origins, Editorials, F.E.A.R., Longform, monolith, Saw, Seven, Video Games

The dawn of the millennium saw a preference for more grounded horror stories, with shifting cultural sensibilities leading audiences to gravitate towards more down-to-earth scares rather than the masked bogeymen and supernatural threats that had previously dominated the horror genre. This change may have begun in the 90s with movies like The Silence of the […]

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Horror Headlines: 5 Tales of Journalism Terror from TV Anthologies [Series of Frights]

Paul Lê Editorials, Ghost Stories, Hammer House of Horror, Lost Tapes, Out of the Unknown, Series of Frights, tales from the cryptkeeper, TV

Real-world journalism comes with some occupational hazards, but usually death isn’t one of them. In the horror genre, on the other hand, members of the press find themselves in danger every time they get a hot lead on something weird and unexplained. Their tenacity never does them any good; one minute they’ve found the story […]

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‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ – Reevaluating the Pulpy Thrills of the Literary Horror Mashup [The Silver Lining]

Luiz H. C. Editorials, George Romero, Jane Austen, Longform, Movies, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, The Silver Lining, Zombies

In this edition of The Silver Lining, we’ll be discussing Burr Steers’ underrated adaptation, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. She may not have been a best-selling author when she was alive, but later critics would recognize Jane Austen as one of the most important writers in all of western fiction. That’s why it’s no surprise […]

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Swedish Horror ‘Månguden’ Is a Smörgåsbord of Slasher, Giallo and Found Footage Elements [Horrors Elsewhere]

Paul Lê Editorials, Horrors Elsewhere, Jonas Cornell, Månguden, Movies

Scandinavian countries are statistically some of the safest places to live in the world, but their TV shows say the opposite. This European subregion’s penchant for dark and dreary crime stories first began in books before moving off the page, and since then, television has become the biggest source of what’s now referred to as […]

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The Best Horror Games to Play on the Nintendo Switch This Halloween Season

Reyna Cervantes Darkest Dungeon: Ancestral Edition, Deadly Premonition Origins, dying light, Editorials, friday the 13th the game, murder house, Nintendo Switch, Puppet Combo, Resident Evil, Video Games

Summer this year has been killer. Between record breaking heat waves, humidity that matches running a hot shower with the door shut, and just overall unpleasantness, it would come as no surprise that some people are looking to get away. Be it a cabin in the mountains, a house on the beach shore, or if […]

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All Aboard Diane Hoh’s 1992 Young Adult Horror Novel ‘The Train’ [Buried in a Book]

Paul Lê Books, Buried In A Book, Diane Hoh, Editorials, Point Horror, the train

Trains as a mode of travel seems old-fashioned nowadays, but in storytelling, they remain a persuasive setting for tales of unease and suspense. The endless railroad does wonders for Diane Hoh’s 1992 young-adult book aptly titled The Train. By placing her characters on a cross-country tour with no handy means of escape, the author underlines […]

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‘The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me’ Looks to Be the Series’ Most Cohesive Title to Date [Hands-Off Preview]

Brandon Trush Editorials, the dark pictures anthology, The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me, Video Games

Supermassive Games has recently announced that the latest entry in The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me will be released on November 18, 2022. In addition to the recent announcement, I had the chance to preview some gameplay footage, as well as hear from Game Director, Tom Heaton, about the inspirations and influences that […]

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Larger Than Life: Ranking All Four Films in Legendary’s MonsterVerse!

Tyler Eschberger Editorials, Godzilla, Godzilla vs. Kong, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Kong: Skull Island, Monsterverse, Movies

Legendary’s MonsterVerse is something of a miracle in the realm of modern franchises. America had its shot at adapting Toho’s Godzilla in 1998 only to find almost universal hatred from the fanbase, poor critical reception, and a weaker box office than expected. Toho themselves even voiced their displeasure with the final product. The notion of […]

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‘Victor Crowley’ – Adam Green Reflects on ‘Hatchet 4’ Five Years Later and Teases What’s Next [Exclusive]

Alex DiVincenzo Adam Green, Editorials, Hatchet, Interviews, Movies, Victor Crowley

It’s increasingly rare to be surprised by a new movie’s existence entirely, particularly when it’s connected to an established IP. Studios inundate audiences with advertising in an effort to remain at the forefront of their minds while fervent fans dig up every crumb of information from the second a project is announced, leaving precious little […]

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The Evolution of Found Footage: A History of Screenlife Horror

Luiz H. C. Dashcam, Editorials, found footage, Host, Longform, Movies, Screenlife, Searching, The Collingswood Story, Unfriended

Epistolary storytelling has been immersing readers in fiction since the very dawn of literature. Using simulated letters, diaries and other documents to craft complex tales with shifting points of view, the format inevitably ended up attracting inventive filmmakers who realized that it could be adapted into a cinematic tool to instill terror. From The McPherson […]

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‘One Day at Horrorland’ – The Very Different Horrors of the Book and TV Series [Viewer Beware]

Paul Farrell Books, Editorials, One Day at Horrorland, R.L. Stine, TV, Viewer Beware

One Day at Horrorland was originally published in February 1994 (Spine #16). The series adaptation aired on Saturday October 25 & Saturday November 1, 1997 (runtime: 22 minutes). My eyes glossed over as they watched the trees thin through the car window and give way to seemingly endless stretches of farmland. We had only been driving […]

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Isabelle Fuhrman: Four Films (and One Show) You Should Watch After ‘Orphan: First Kill’

Jenn Adams Down a Dark Hall, Editorials, featured, Isabelle Fuhrman, Movies, Orphan, Orphan: First Kill, The Last Thing Mary Saw, The Novice, topnews

Not many actors can claim a breakthrough performance as impressive as that of Isabelle Fuhrman. In 2009, she took the horror world by storm as Esther, a sweet little Russian girl with a big secret. Orphan was a surprise hit thanks in large part to Fuhrman’s shockingly nuanced performance as an escaped murderer posing as […]

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A Beast in the Streets: Dutch Movie ‘Prey’ Unleashes a Killer Lion on Amsterdam [Horrors Elsewhere]

Paul Lê Dick Maas, Editorials, Horrors Elsewhere, Movies, Prey, prooi, Uncaged

After terrorizing the Dutch with a living elevator, a canal-dwelling slasher, and an evil Sinterklaas, rebellious filmmaker Dick Maas returned with a more natural kind of killer. The people of Amsterdam are not under attack by a mere animal; a displaced predator is on the prowl. The blood trail of Prooi (Prey) starts outside the […]

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Are We Not Men? – ‘Island of Lost Souls’ and What It Means to Be Human

Brian Keiper Bela Lugosi, Editorials, Gods and Monsters, Island of Lost Souls, Movies

After the success of Dracula in early 1931, several studios large and small rushed into production on their own macabre features. With the early thirties being the depths of the Great Depression, these studios were eager to make films on low budgets that could turn large profits. As has continued to be the case even […]

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Eric Weiner’s ‘Deadly Detention’ Turns ‘The Breakfast Club’ into a Bloody Slasher [Buried in a Book]

Paul Lê Books, Buried In A Book, Deadly Detention, Editorials, Eric Weiner

Trapping characters in a single location makes for a compelling story. And having everyone be strangers certainly helps rack up conflict and drama as well. Sure, it’s an overworked formula at this point, but the results are undeniable. Eric Weiner, a ghostwriter for Fear Street Sagas, gave the recipe a whirl in his 1994 book […]

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