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TBR Wing: Winter Wake is a strong entry from Rick Hautala

Winter Wake is a strong entry from Rick Hautala, rich in chilly gray atmosphere and astute in its depiction of an isolated portion of Maine.

Bela Tarr's 1994 arthouse classic Satantango *might* be a low-key horror movie ...

IS IT HORROR? Satantango (1994)

Bela Tarr's seven-hour-long Satantango is widely hailed as a '90s arthouse classic. But at its heart, is it *just* a regular old horror movie?

1980's Mother's Day is one of the most brutal slasher-revenge hybrids of the entire decade.

Mother’s Day (1980) Deserves Its Props

1980's Mother's Day is one of the sickest, trashiest and most surprisingly satirical slasher/revenge hybrids you'll ever witness!

The 2013 slasher spoof Cinco De Mayo DEFINITELY delivers the genre goods.

Yes, there IS a Cinco De Mayo Slasher Movie

2013’s Cinco De Mayo is unexpectedly solid stuff — and probably the best movie you'll ever see about people getting killed with weed-whackers.

Walpurgis Night (1935) is an underrated thriller that feels weirdly relevant today.

Walpurgis Night (1935) Was WAY Ahead of its Time

"Walpurgis Night" from 1935 is a Swedish thriller that feels WAY ahead of its time.

"Jaws" attacked the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987.

The Joys of Jaws on the NES!

Revisiting the not-so-classic Jaws video game from 1987! Jaws *seems* like the perfect property for a late ‘80s video game. By then, you already had four movies to work from and the concept sou...

The slithery antagonist of 1991's "Alligator II: The Mutation."

Alligator II is Essential Earth Day Horror!

The unsung Alligator II: The Mutation is a surprisingly strong sequel Alligator II: The Mutation is one of those horror sequels that’s easy to forget about. It came out in 1991 (when mainstream ...

The 1972 exploitation flick Blood Freak probably won't be getting a Criterion edition anytime soon.

Blood Freak is the PERFECT 4/20 Horror Movie

Blood Freak is hysterical in ALL the best possible ways Blood Freak is a movie that absolutely defies description. The 1972 cult classic is so many contradictory things at once that its existence almo...

Abadox was one of the goriest games ever on the NES!

Abadox Brought Body Horror to the NES

Abadox gave gamers a gruesome 8-bit experience Abadox is a game that never really developed a cult following — despite the fact it’s easily one of the grossest and most disturbing titles ...