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A blood-caked vampire wreaks havoc in 2024's Abigail.

Vampires: From Gothic to Gory Subgenres!

Vampires have become a genre of their own for horror. You may be wondering where to start. This article dives deep into vampire films.

The first and only season of Spicy City debuted on HBO in 1997.

Spicy City: HBO’s Forgotten Horror Anthology!

Spicy City was practically Tales From The Crypt ... only with a softcore sci-fi/cyberpunk bent and 100 percent animated!

Remakes are NEVER contentious in the horror community, right?

Four Overhated Horror Remakes!

Revisiting a quartet of universally reviled remakes worthy of reevaluation, from 1999's Carrie requel to 2019's Black Christmas do-over!

Altered Beast, the arcade game that made werewolves and loose interpretation of Greek mythology cool again.

An All-Star Tribute To Altered Beast!

Paying tribute to Sega's "Altered Beast," a late '80s arcade staple that gave us werewolves and exploding zombies GALORE.

1980's Cannibal Holocaust remains one of the most controversial (and despised) horror movies ever made.

In Defense Of: Cannibal Holocaust (1980)

1980's Cannibal Holocaust remains one of the most controversial horror films ever made. But does it actually have SOME genuine artistic merit?

The 1976 cult classic Island of Death STILL feels shocking all these years later!

Island of Death (1976) is MESSED UP

We pay tribute to Nico Mastoraki's cult shocker Island of Death — an infamous 1976 flick that STILL feels ahead of its time today!

The Lure is a horror-musical-social-satire-allegory unlike ANYTHING you've seen before.

An Ode to The Lure: A Bloody Mermaid Love Story!

Guest columnist Lilly Cheung revisits 2015's horror-musical cult classic The Lure — you'll never see "The Little Mermaid" the same way again!

TBR WING - Let's Kill Uncle

TBR Wing: Let’s Kill Uncle offers dark humor with texture

Let’s Kill Uncle by Rohan O’Grady (1963) is the lesser-known literary inspiration for a cult classic William Castle film from 1966.

LeeAnne Baker stars in the underrated 1986 horror comedy "Necropolis."

Necropolis is ‘80s Sleaze DEFINED!

Necropolis is an obscure 1986 horror comedy that's every kind of sleazy and trashy you can think of ... and we mean that as a compliment!