The multiplayer horror game Dead By Daylight is fast becoming the home of almost every significant fictional murderer in history. Already we’ve had the likes of Leatherface, Micheal Myers, Pyramid Head, and the lesser version of one Freddy Krueger. Not to mention a host of characters and locales from franchises such as Resident Evil, Saw, […]
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Hell is a Teenage Cannibal: “Yellowjackets” is Event Television You Should Be Watching
Yellowjacket wasps are carnivorous social wasps that can sting more than once, are aggressively protective of their colony, and turn to cannibalism when food becomes far too scarce. All of which applies to Showtime‘s binge-worthy new show “Yellowjackets.” In this case, the title refers to the ill-fated high school girl soccer team that crash lands […]
Eight New Horror Movies and Shows Releasing This Week Including ‘Halloween Kills: The Extended Cut’!
For daily release updates delivered straight to your feed, follow @HorrorCalendar. Just three weeks remain in 2021, and this week will be the final week that’s packed with enough horror releases to really warrant a roundup. For starters, the brand new “Extended Cut” of Halloween Kills arrives this week, along with a new Guillermo del Toro […]
Stay Home, Watch Horror: Five 2021 Horror Movies You Might’ve Missed That You Can Stream This Week
The year is almost over, which means the time to reflect on 2021 Horror is here! It’s been a busy year for the genre, so this week’s streaming picks are dedicated to great offerings you might have missed over the course of the past eleven 1/2 months. From high intensity thrillers to spooky chillers and […]
R.I.P. Anne Rice, Author of “The Vampire Chronicles” Novels, Has Passed Away at 80
Tragic news this Sunday morning as we’ve learned that Anne Rice, the prolific horror writer behind the iconic “Interview With the Vampire” and the entire “The Vampire Chronicles” book series, passed away last night due to complications resulting from a stroke. She was 80. “Earlier tonight, Anne passed away due to complications resulting from a […]
8 Holiday Horror Movies to Stream on Hulu This Month!
‘Tis the season to watch holiday-themed horror, and we’re here to make that even easier for you. We’re breaking down the best holiday horror selections across the many streaming apps, and we kicked things off with AMC’s Shudder last week. Up next, Hulu offers a Holiday streaming hub of their own, including a “haunted holiday” […]
Don Mancini Breaks Down Some of “Chucky” Season One’s Biggest Questions [Exclusive]
The inaugural season of “Chucky” packed multiple storylines, twists, and surprise reveals into just eight episodes. Killer Good Guy doll Chucky (voiced by Brad Dourif) returned to his hometown to begin a new reign of slaughter and Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) came to his aid, while Nica (Fiona Dourif) fought for control of her own body. […]
From Stephen King to Guillermo del Toro: Tracking the Evolution of the Wendigo in Horror
From the Russian Baba Yaga to the Haitian Mètminwi, boogeymen adapt to the fears and peculiarities of the cultures that create them. Among these localized horrors, the Native American Wendigo stands out as one of the creepiest legends to survive all the way into modern times. Originally the product of oral storytelling, the Wendigo inevitably […]
[Review] ‘Krampus: The Naughty Cut’ – Scream Factory’s Extended Cut Belongs on Santa’s Nice List
In 2015, Michael’s Dougherty’s tale of yuletide terror, Krampus, was released in theaters with a family-friendly PG-13 rating. That was less a way to draw in a broader audience and more of a means of appeasing the MPAA. Scream Factory, working under Dougherty’s supervision, has now restored those excised bits to deliver the definitive “Naughty Cut.” […]
10 Holiday Horror Movies You Can Stream On Shudder This Month!
‘Tis the season to watch holiday-themed horror, and we’re here to make that even easier for you. We’re breaking down the best holiday horror selections across the many streaming apps available to us, and we’ll be running individual articles for each of the big services. To begin, Shudder‘s robust horror library means no shortage of […]
Stay Home, Watch Horror: 5 Epic Period Horror Movies to Stream This Week
Period movies transport viewers to another era, tying their narrative to a specific place in time and creating an immersive experience around it. They’re often steeped in history, and as such, have developed a reputation for slow-pacing or tedium. In other words, period-set movies can get a bad rap. But that immersive world-building can also […]
Six New Horror Movies Releasing This Week Including the Never-Seen ‘Krampus: The Naughty Cut’!
For daily release updates delivered straight to your feed, follow @HorrorCalendar. Can you believe we’re now just twenty days away from Christmas? That means we only have four more weeks left in the entire year, with a small handful of horror movies still on the way before we start making our “Best of 2021” lists. And […]
New ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Trailer Teases Brutal Return of Leatherface! [Video]
Yesterday brought a first look at Leatherface and his victims for the upcoming Fede Alvarez-produced Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Today the face of madness returns with a new trailer that screened at Comic Con Experience, below. David Blue Garcia (Tejano) directed the movie for Legendary, which was written by Chris Thomas Devlin and filmed last year. The film is […]
‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Kick-Started the Modern Franchise Remake With Relentless Inhumanity [Revenge of the Remakes]
Welcome to Revenge of the Remakes, where columnist Matt Donato takes us on a journey through the world of horror remakes. We all complain about Hollywood’s lack of originality whenever studios announce new remakes, reboots, and reimaginings, but the reality? Far more positive examples of refurbished classics and updated legacies exist than you’re willing to remember […]
“Masters of Horror”: 5 Must-See Episodes to Stream on Screambox Now!
Almost every horror anthology, be it a movie or a TV series, has a gimmick. Some are attached to certain authors for their source material (Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected, The Ray Bradbury Theater) while others are holiday-themed (Trick ‘r Treat, Into the Dark). The motifs are numerous. An anthology concept that stands out to […]