Family Frights: 17 Gateway Horror Titles for the Whole Family to Stream This Halloween

Halloween is the time of year when horror appeals to all ages and backgrounds, but especially so for the young and young at heart. Luckily, there’s no shortage of family-friendly frights on streaming or network TV. If you’ve already grown tired of the familiar staples that include enduring favorites like Hocus Pocus, Halloweentown, Casper, Coraline, Don’t Look Under the […]

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Five Horror Fairy Tales to Stream This Week

One of this week’s most notable new releases is Lionsgate’s big screen horror movie Cobweb, a horror fairy tale of sorts from first time feature film director Samuel Bodin. Bodin’s no stranger to the realm of violent fairy tales for adults; the filmmaker’s direction on Netflix’s Marianne unleashed no shortage of visceral scares unleashed from a […]

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Five Gateway Halloween Horror Movies to Stream This Week

Because Halloween is the time of year when horror appeals to all ages and backgrounds, this week’s streaming picks are dedicated to gateway Halloween horror movies. These movies capture the Halloween spirit and target the budding monster kid. More importantly, they make a great introduction to the genre thanks to the light scares and genre […]

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“Nightbooks”: Exclusive Clip from Netflix’s New Kid-Friendly Horror Movie Introduces the Nasty Little Shredder

From producer Sam Raimi and director David Yarovesky (Brightburn) comes Netflix’s Nightbooks, a kid-friendly gateway horror movie that’s NOW AVAILABLE on Netflix! Meagan Navarro writes in her review for Bloody Disgusting, “Nightbooks takes a while to warm up, but the back half brings the gateway horror fun. It’s silly, whimsical, and creative, with a charming pair of leads. It’s for […]

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[Review] Netflix’s Gateway Horror Fantasy ‘Nightbooks’ Celebrates the Monster Kid

Fairy tales and scary stories make for a perfect gateway into the genre for many children. Who among us isn’t familiar with the nightmarish imagery and stories of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark? Or the grim, bloody origins of Grimm’s Fairy Tales? Nightbooks, based on J.A. White‘s children’s fantasy-horror novel, takes the concept and runs with […]

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Opening Scene of Netflix’s Sam Raimi-Produced ‘Nightbooks’ Introduces a Horror Kid We Can All Relate To [Video]

“If you’ve ever stayed up past bedtime with a scary story, Nightbooks is the horror film for you,” Netflix promises ahead of the new original movie’s premiere this coming Wednesday. From producer Sam Raimi and director David Yarovesky (Brightburn) comes Netflix’s Nightbooks, a kid-friendly gateway horror movie headed to Netflix on September 15. You can watch the first 3-minutes of Nightbooks […]

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Fresh Images from Netflix Take You into the Vibrant World of Producer Sam Raimi’s ‘Nightbooks’

“I’m going to need a story every night. Or it’s the last thing you’ll ever do.” From producer Sam Raimi and director David Yarovesky (Brightburn) comes Netflix’s Nightbooks, a kid-friendly gateway horror movie headed to Netflix on September 15. We’re thinking this is going to be a fun one to watch on the road to Halloween, and today the streaming service […]

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Netflix’s ‘Nightbooks’ Tells Scary Stories from Producer Sam Raimi and the Director of ‘Brightburn’! [Trailer]

“I’m going to need a story every night. Or it’s the last thing you’ll ever do.” From producer Sam Raimi and director David Yarovesky (Brightburn) comes Netflix’s Nightbooks, a kid-friendly gateway horror movie headed to Netflix on September 15, 2021. In the film, “Alex (Winslow Fegley) is a creative boy with a strong passion for […]

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