horror

They are horror’s sole survivors—the women who take on deadly monsters, masked killers and terrifying aliens on their own terms. From Halloween’s Laurie Strode to Scream’s Sidney Prescott, the final girl has been a staple of horror movies since the early 1970s.  An alternately empowering and problematic character, the final girl, as defined by author […]

Stephen King is one of the most popular and prolific authors in history. As of this writing, the man who reinvented horror for a generation has over 200 novels, novellas and short stories in print. With over 50 of his works adapted for TV and film so far, there’s still plenty more King for Hollywood […]

Rob Zombie is paying tribute to his longtime friend Sid Haig who tragically passed away last year. On Monday, Zombie shared a touching statement and photograph of Haig while reflecting back on Haig’s iconic Captain Spaulding role in the House of 1000 Corpses trilogy. Read more: Jonathan Davis opens up about drug use during Korn’s […]

From the stories of O. Henry to The Twilight Zone and Black Mirror, the plot twist has long been a staple of storytelling. In horror movies, twists can either heighten the scares or provide an exit out of a lousy script. In the hands of a hack, a twist is merely a cheap shot. In […]

No, those are not death-metal album covers. Neither are the lyrics. Horrorcore, a subversive blend of hardcore hip-hop and horror themes, ventured into new territories in the past decade and continues to evolve. Horrorcore 2.0 features our favorite horror movie tropes while also embracing industrial, witch house, noise, trap metal, emo rap and art pop. […]

For nine seasons, Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk have packed American Horror Story with a variety of terrifying themes from across the spectrum of history and pop culture. Incorporating allusions to serial killers, historic mysteries, urban legends and film, the creative duo’s shotgun-blast approach to storytelling twists traditional horror tropes into innovative narratives that never […]

It’s September, which means the air is getting cooler, people are going back to school and Netflix is putting a whole new group of TV shows and movies on its platform.  From throwback shows to brand-new movies, there’s no shortage of binge-worthy things to watch on Netflix this month. Read more: ‘American Horror Story’ star […]

Take a random sampling of horror movie fans, ask them what their No. 1 complaint about the genre is and odds are they’ll all answer: too many remakes. As Hollywood continues to strip mine the past for profit, horrorphiles are left asking, “Where has all the originality gone?” Fear not: It’s not all bad news […]

Do monsters, murder and the macabre get your pulse racing? Do you cheer for Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers and Leatherface? Do you know exactly how you’d survive a zombie apocalypse? If you answered “yes,” then we have a challenge for you. Can you identify the classic fright flicks below from their plots? Read more: Stir […]

Beginning with their 1979 single “Night Of The Living Dead,” the Misfits have made a career of mining classic, cult and B-grade movies for fodder for their hard-driving, melodic brand of patented horror punk. With results ranging from the sublime fury of the classic Glenn Danzig-fronted lineup’s “Astro Zombies” to the unabashedly ridiculous “The Devil’s […]

The ’80s were the golden age of the slasher movie. Cinematic killers such as Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger and Chucky became pop culture icons, thanks to endless sequels filled with bloody effects, imaginative kills and bigger and bigger body counts. As the new wave of horror crested, masked murderers and supernatural slayers replaced Dracula and […]

As much as we enjoy horror movies, there are some tropes that are beyond overplayed in the genre. When writers come up with good ideas, they can be copied endlessly until they become exhausting and cringeworthy to see. Yet, they continue popping up in the movies that are meant to scare us.  These cliches should […]

Whether horror haters just don’t get the thrill of a good scare or they’ve bought into the longstanding attitude that the genre is junk exploitation for the maladjusted, they’re missing out on some of the most allegorical, insightful films in history. Horror fans, take heart, here’s your chance to bring a hater into the horde. […]

Whether you love, loathe or merely try to ignore them, horror remakes, rehashes and sequels have been a cinematic fact of life since the earliest days of the medium. The trend of rebooting successful films has, for better and too often for worse, been a staple of the genre since its inception. Robert Louis Stevenson’s […]

Fans know Jordan Peele as a seasoned comedian and one half of the Comedy Central duo Key & Peele. He’s played funny characters such as “Meegan” and does a very convincing Barack Obama impression. However, in recent years, movie fanatics know Peele as an Academy Award-winning writer and well-respected director and producer. Peele surprised viewers […]

The return of a classic horror movie monster is happening as Ryan Gosling is reportedly set to star as The Wolfman. According to Variety, Gosling has signed on and Universal is currently searching for the film’s director. Read More: See Caleb Shomo and Silverstein virtually collab on “Burn It Down” The report details that Universal has been meeting with directors […]

To horror fans, these names are sacred: Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers and Leatherface. They’re the cinematic slashers who replaced Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster and the Wolfman in the pantheon of movie monsters. They ushered in an arguably less refined, more violent and definitely bloodier approach in the 1970s and ’80s. No doubt, they’ve earned their […]

David Arquette says he is bringing back his role as Sheriff Dewey Riley in the upcoming Scream 5 sequel. According to Deadline, the actor is joining the cast making his appearance in the fifth film as he has done with the previous four. Read More: The ‘Tiger King’ movie might have already found its Carole Baskin Spyglass Media […]

If you weren’t the biggest fan of The Grudge 2020 reboot, then Netflix might have just the ticket to get you loving the horror franchise once more.  Netflix has unveiled Ju-On: Origins will be hitting the small screen this July. The new series will be a Japanese original series based on the original Ju-On franchise.  Read More: Hear the Pretty Reckless […]