For daily release updates delivered straight to your feed, follow @HorrorCalendar. As always, post-October tends to mean that the new horror releases slow down, but the good news is there’s rarely a week that goes by without some fresh new horrors to consume. Most notably this week, Don Mancini’s “Chucky” series for SYFY and USA will […]
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Home Sweet Home: 10 Atypical Haunted House Movies
Haunted houses tend to adhere to a familiar formula. Characters get terrorized by paranormal activity within their home or current dwelling, and fleeing rarely is as easy as it sounds. The haunting is usually caused by an unspeakable tragedy that occurred years ago or an inciting event that disturbs the dead, prompting them to unleash […]
“Mockingbird Lane” – Looking Back on Bryan Fuller’s Edgy Reboot of ‘The Munsters’
When it comes to Gateway Horror, it’s hard to name a better example than The Munsters. Based on tropes and characters from the Universal Monster movies, this lovable family of misfits has been entertaining audiences for almost 60 years. That’s why it’s no surprise that they’ve also survived numerous attempts at reboots and remakes. While […]
6 New Horror Movies Releasing This Week and Showtime’s “Dexter” is Back With a New Season!
For daily release updates delivered straight to your feed, follow @HorrorCalendar. Another Halloween may be over, but as we always like to say, it is *always* Halloween when you’re reading Bloody Disgusting and following us on the various social media platforms. What we mean by that is, well, there are *always* new horror movies being released […]
Stay Home, Watch Horror: 5 Lesser Seen Folk Horror Movies to Stream This Week
Folk horror has made a robust return to the spotlight in recent years in large part thanks to notable horror releases like Midsommar. Folk horror is also one of the more loosely categorized subgenres, save for a few common traits. The landscape is integral, especially aesthetically, and is usually set in rural or scenic countryside. Nature […]
Evil Kills Tonight: The Top 15 Kills in the ‘Halloween’ Franchise
Michael Myers’ adventures in murdering babysitters have certainly changed since his silent and disturbing introduction in 1978. While John Carpenter introduced us to a more subdued yet equally terrifying Shape in his first film, the series would soon transform the white-masked menace into something more. Myers went from a shadow, lurking amongst the town of […]
How ‘Candyman’ Special Makeup Effects Designer J. Anthony Kosar Revived a Horror Icon and Induced Trypophobia [Exclusive]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]