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‘The Jester’ Writer/Director Colin Krawchuk Talks Adapting Viral Short Films for the Big Screen [Exclusive]
Evil never sleeps.. This Halloween season, we have a demonic nun (The Nun II), a possessed child (The Exorcist) murderous animatronic mascots (Five Nights at Freddys), and an evil Jester entity (The J...
‘Campfire Tales’ is an Unexpectedly Great Anthology (That No One Remembers)
The ‘80s is sort of remembered as the heyday of horror anthology films, giving us classics like Creepshow 1 & 2, Twilight Zone: The Movie, From a Whisper to a Scream, Cat’s Eye, and ...
Psycho II is Almost as Good as the Original: Here’s Why!
Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho is one of the best horror movies ever made. It’s often cited as the best and for good reason. It’s the kind of feature that was not getting made in Ameri...
Emmett Nahil talks crafting Queer Horror in his graphic novel debut `Let Me Out’ [Interview]
Emmett Nahil has been described as a “literary jack of all trades.” He is a writer, narrative designer and game developer residing in what he dubs a haunted town somewhere north of Bosto...
Interview: Tom Lucas on Blending Young Adult and Cosmic Horror for `Research Randy’
Tom Lucas has concocted an interesting new compound in the laboratory of his imagination. Research Randy and The Mystery of Grandma’s Half-eaten Pie of Despair (Beating Winward, October, 2023) m...
Bram Stoker’s Dracula Helped Define the Gory Excess of the 1990s
So many people, even now, believe the 1980s to be a golden age in horror history. By extension, the 1990s is believed to be an incredibly dull period. Many people say that horror was dead in that deca...
Does A Number Matter? Defending Horror Sequels as an Art Form
Horror sequels are almost universally looked down upon, considered something that must be dealt with because there’s no way to overcome the inevitability of their existence. They are dismissed,...
Composer Matt Orenstein Discusses the Enchanting ‘Belle’ Score
Most people are familiar with Disney’s Beauty and the Beast films, whether it be the animated or live action versions. Level 33 Entertainment is now answering the question of what a live action...
Why King Kong ’76 is a Bizarre Remake (But Not a Terrible One)
King Kong may not be remembered as such, but it is one of the biggest horror movies of all time. When it hit theaters in 1933, people had not seen anything quite like it. It was full of adventure, ful...