In Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman, Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) undergoes a gruesome and startling transformation when bitten by a bee in Cabrini-Green. The urban legend of Candyman rises once again, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. Special Makeup Effects Designer J. Anthony Kosar (Lovecraft Country, Fargo tv series) and his team were responsible for bringing multiple iterations of […]
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Why ‘Monster House’ is One of the Most Perfect Movies You Can Watch on Halloween
A single leaf, painted with diminishing hues of brown, red and orange clings to its branch for a moment before detaching in the wind and becoming another passenger of the fall season’s blustery channels. Removed from its source of life, it’s carried to its resting place with elegance and grace, all the while accompanied by […]
[Review] The Remaster of ‘Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water’ Gives a New Audience The Chance to Experience a Beloved Horror Game Series
The Camera Obscura returns with an upgrade thanks to a multi-platform remaster of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water. Does this snapshot of the Fatal Frame series’ recent past look sharp or has it faded? After spending seven years confined to the Wii U, Maiden of Black Water remains the swansong entry in the underappreciated […]
Stay Home, Watch Horror: 10 Halloween-Set Movies to Stream This Week!
This is it… the final week of October is here. That means it’s time to squeeze every last drop of Halloween spirit out of this week. So, we’re doubling this week’s streaming picks; and all of them are centered around the best holiday of the year! These ten Halloween-themed horror movies run the gamut from […]
‘Halloween Kills’: The Novelization – Writer Tim Waggoner on How the Book Expands Upon and Differs from the Movie [Interview]
With the recent release of David Gordon Green’s Halloween Kills still delighting and frustrating viewers in equal measure, there’s perhaps no better way for horror readers to usher in every genre fan’s favorite holiday than by giving the upcoming Halloween Kills novelization a peek. Penned by Tim Waggoner and boasting a fleshed out version of […]
The Safe Room Podcast Revisits Their Favorite Introductory Horror Games [Podcast]
Everyone remembers their first introduction to horror. No matter the medium, horror always leaves a distinct impression, regardless of the age at which someone experiences it for the first time. So for this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and I are going in a less traditional direction than most might assume. Rather than running […]
13 New Horror Movies Releasing This Week Including ‘Antlers’ and the Return of ‘Paranormal Activity’!
For daily release updates delivered straight to your feed, follow @HorrorCalendar. It’s the final week of October and that means Halloween is right around the corner, ending the week, the month, and the whole damn Halloween season on Sunday, October 31st. What fresh horrors can you expect on the road to the big day, you ask? […]
Ranking the Entire ‘Paranormal Activity’ Franchise Before ‘PA: Next of Kin’ Releases This Friday
I’ve been in love with the Paranormal Activity franchise ever since I first stepped foot into a midnight screening of the first film back in 2009. The movie was spooky enough, but what really stuck with me was how its subtle scares managed to follow me home after the credits rolled. Of course, I wasn’t […]
The Longest Night: The Original ‘Halloween II’ at 40
Halloween II has always stood in the long shadow of its practically perfect predecessor. In many ways, it is a meaner film than the original. While the first has more in the way of trick or treating, carving jack o’ lanterns, and teenage mischief, the sequel is the razor blades in apples, carved up bodies, […]
Stay Home, Watch Horror: 5 Horror Movies to Stream This Week That Bring the Scares
“You know, it’s Halloween. I guess everyone’s entitled to one good scare,” Sheriff Brackett tells Laurie in 1978’s Halloween, and he’s not wrong. It’s the spookiest time of the year, and this week’s streaming picks aim to deliver the chills. These five horror movies build an unsettling atmosphere and demonstrate an uncanny ability to craft innovative […]
Unauthorized Terrors: A History and Defense of Horror Fan Films
From in-depth analysis to casual appreciation, there’s no wrong way to engage with art. However, some fans go the extra mile when demonstrating their love for certain franchises and characters by incorporating them into fanfiction. While these unauthorized stories are usually limited to the written word, a surprising number of die-hard fans are willing to […]
Horror Streaming Service SCREAMBOX Relaunches With Bloody Disgusting In the Driver’s Seat!
If you’re enjoying BDTV (available for free everywhere you stream including The Roku Channel, Sling, Vizio, TCL, Rad.TV and the Bloody Disgusting App), Bloody Disgusting is also slashing into Cinedigm‘s Screambox, a subscription-based streaming platform that relaunched today with a killer new look and branding. “Screambox, which was named ‘The Perfect Horror Streaming Alternative to […]
10 New Horror Movies and Shows Releasing This Week Including ‘Slumber Party Massacre’ Remake!
For daily release updates delivered straight to your feed, follow @HorrorCalendar. It’s the second to last week of October, and while this week isn’t as heavy on horror releases as recent weeks have been, we’re still getting a bunch of new horror in the coming days. For starters, the virtual Salem Horror Fest kicks off on […]
‘Hellraiser’ Writers Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski Carve into the ‘Halloween’ Reboot They Pitched in 2012 [Phantom Limbs]
phantom limb /ˈfan(t)əm’lim/ n. an often painful sensation of the presence of a limb that has been amputated. Welcome to Phantom Limbs, a recurring feature which will take a look at intended yet unproduced horror sequels and remakes – extensions to genre films we love, appendages to horror franchises that we adore – that were sadly […]
Stay Home, Watch Horror: 5 Distorted Reality Horror Movies to Stream This Week
Much in the same way that body horror can unnerve for its ability to turn your body against you, psychological horror preys upon your mind. The inability to distinguish reality from fantasy, or worse, is inherently terrifying. Censor (our review) sees a psychological unraveling for its lead character, a video censor during the Video Nasty craze that […]