Retrospectives
Why The Changeling Needs to be Rediscoverd
While there are a wealth of haunted house movies that have been released in recent years, they haven’t led to much rediscovery of older films in the genre. This is a bit of a shame. Poltergeist...
Why Child’s Play 2 is an Even Bolder Movie Than the First
Child’s Play is one of the most important, genre-defining horror movies of the late ‘80s. It’s one that everyone remembers and people still really like, but I think a lot of peopl...
How Ice Nine Kills and The Weeknd Use Horror to Elevate Their Music
Music can make us feel things. There’s love songs, sad songs, and party songs all for this reason. However, music can also make us feel uneasy or even terrified. Think of your favorite horror m...
Motel Hell is a Smart, Satirical Horror Movie
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is the quintessential barbecue horror movie, if such a thing exists. TCM is a benchmark in the wide spectrum of food industry horror. There’s so much horror al...
They Live Is Still Just as Relevant 35-Years Later
Socioeconomic disparity, unemployment, oppressive government and police violence. No, I am not talking about the world today. I am talking about John Carpenters seminal classic They Live. Celebr...
Lukewarm Heart: The Charming Absurdity of My Boyfriend’s Back
In the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, something amazing started to happen. The teenage-themed horror movies of the ‘50s were basically getting reimagined and rebranded as teen comedies...
How ‘Aliens’ Perfected Action-Horror (And Why it’s So Hard to Get Right)
Aliens is a classic. Whether you consider it part of the horror, science fiction, or action genre, that fact is pretty much undisputed. To this day, fans continue to debate as to whether or not the fi...
Why ‘Amityville II’ is the Most Effective of the Franchise
The Amityville Horror may be the most infamous haunted house movie ever made. It’s tied to a supposedly true story that may never be lived down. There are new documentaries and specials airing ...
Why Fulci’s Zombie is the Distilled Essence of Zombie Cinema
It’s a movie of many, many titles. Over thirty years, it’s been known as Zombi 2, Zombie Flesh Eaters, Zombie Dawn of the Dead and more, but the American title Zombie—while the mo...