the exorcist

10-year-old Harper wowed the America’s Got Talent judges with her performance of Spiritbox‘s “Holy Roller.” Check out the clip below. Coincidentally, the episode aired the same night Harper was invited to perform the song with the band. Read more: 20 best stripped-down songs, from Spiritbox to Silverstein Harper walked onstage, drawing comments about her cuteness […]

In his 1981 book Danse Macabre, legendary author Stephen King makes a potent defense for the kind of films that are often labeled “guilty pleasures.” “I’m no snob,” King writes, “and if you are, that’s your problem. In my business, if you lose your taste for good baloney, it’s time you got into some other […]

Finn Wolfhard‘s new band The Aubreys are back with a new video for “Smoke Bomb.” For the Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux directed video, the Stranger Things and It actor along with bandmate Malcolm Craig are recreating some iconic scenes from our favorite horror films. Read more: Hatebreed unleash the title track of their new LP ‘Weight Of […]

The decade that gave us dial-up internet and the “Rachel” cut remains one of the most fertile and influential eras in the development of horror cinema. Although the ’80s are easy to generalize as the era of iconic slashers such as Freddy and Jason, ’90s horror doesn’t lend itself to such convenient categorization.  From the […]

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 […]

Oftentimes, some of our favorite Hollywood works come from a format that already exists: novels. From Bird Box to 1992’s Candyman, which has a 2020 Jordan Peele adaptation on the way, some classic works of horror originally started as a novel before their film adaptations. Check out 10 horror novels that were turned into fantastic […]

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 […]

Funko collectors and Halloween enthusiasts are in for quite a treat this summer! In celebration of Funkoween in May, the collectibles company is bringing Chucky in Child’s Play 2 to life with a brand new super-sized Pop! vinyl figure. Along with the new Chucky Pop!, Funko is also releasing a massive horror-themed advent calendar. Read […]

The 2004 alternative music community turned out to be a pivotal moment in time for scene bands. As the two previous years set the foundation for the genre, it quickly expanded. Musicians started to experiment more on albums with genres outside of emo, punk and pop. It was the year scene music established that it […]

Horror movies have influenced every aspect of culture outside of their own genre, but music has been touched by these films more than any other facet of society. From the aesthetic to the stories and the characters, these films are a huge influence on musicians spanning across hip-hop, metal, rock, punk and everything in between.  […]

Over the years, horror films have created some of the most lasting characters in entertainment through terrifying viewers to the point where they’ll never forget the figure behind the madness. Everyone who watches scary movies has one character who’s etched into their brain, but some are clearly worse than others. Take a look below to […]

Horror legend Max von Sydow passed away Sunday in France at the age of 90. The Swedish-born actor was best known for his role as Father Merrin in 1973’s The Exorcist. A representative at Diamond Management shared a statement, which read, “It is with a broken heart and with infinite sadness that we have the […]

Horror movies are built to inspire fear in us, and while the actions carried out in the films are usually the thing meant to scare us, sometimes it can be the words the characters are saying. Whether it’s the villains striking fear in others or the protagonists saying all of the words the viewers are […]

While Halloween means it’s time to carve pumpkins and go trick-or-treating, one of the best parts of the season is the horror movies. Nothing beats staying in on a cold night and binge-watching films such as Halloween, Child’s Play and more.  The genre is filled with so many films to choose from. It’s pretty much […]

Classic screeching violins. Prom murders set to a disco beat. Kickass electro-metal worthy of spins at some industrial-rock bar. No, it’s not a club club night in Cleveland (but dammit, it should be), but a small chunk of some of the sonic and visual delights represented in Blood On Black Wax, a new book that […]

Horror fans are in for quite a treat with a new docuseries from Shudder that will explore the mysteries, facts, legends, and more behind some of your favorite creepy classics. Read more: This Set It Off conspiracy theory has fans asking a lot of questions Shudder‘s documentary series, Cursed Films, will set out to debunk myths and […]

[Photo by: The Orchard Movies/Youtube] Remember that horrifying movie, The Exorcist? Well, the flick's director is back and ready to cause some new nightmares in a documentary that covers a real life exorcism—and it's seriously scary.  Read more: These 10 movies are too scary to finish, according to Netflix viewers When he filmed his 1973 classic, The […]

[Photo by: Zanuck/Brown Production, Warner Bros., Lionsgate/Gold Circle Films, New Line Cinema, MGM] Horror movies are always 10 times more frightening when prefaced by the words “based on a true story.” Be it gory or paranormal, the thought that the events you’re witnessing on the big screen actually happened will haunt your dreams at night. […]