Editorials
Where Are All the Modern Scream Queens?
The 1980s gave us so many horror icons. We got Jason, Freddy, Pinhead, and Chucky. Michael Myers got sequelized and proved he could play with the big boys, as did Leatherface. All of these characters ...
The Argument Over True Sentient Intelligence
Movies like Maximum Overdrive, Terminator, and I, Robot focus heavily on the concept of humans beings versus sentient intelligence. Sentient intelligence is different than artificial intelligence, a t...
Fear and Loathing: The Weird Evolution of Horror Icons in the 90s
The 1990s were an interesting time for horror. For a while, there was a need to make everything new. To make things fresh and different. This need eventually went away, but not before leaving a lastin...
Has The Shallows Ushered In A New Era Of Sharksploitation?
As difficult as it is to be a slasher fanatic (particularly nowadays–eek), it’s even harder being obsessed with sharksploitation. I mean, there are very few movies to which the l...
Macho Monster Hunters: Is John Carpenter’s Vampires a Sexist Movie?!
This is an extremely tough question for me to consider. Vampires came out at a time when I was only dimly aware of who John Carpenter was. It was the film that cemented him as a presence in my young m...
Is Child’s Play Actually the Most Competent Modern Horror Franchise?
This is a bold statement, so hear me out. I’m not saying Child’s Play is my favorite horror franchise, although I certainly don’t bash anyone who regards it as such. I’m no...
The Incredible Pseudoscience Of Cryptozoology
Monsters in our folklore typically stay within the confines of the tales in which they exist, but a lucky few manage to escape the world of myth and find new life as subjects ...
Why I’m Going to Have to Disagree With Corey Feldman on The Lost Girls
Original Lost Boys actor Corey Feldman made it known this past week that he does not think that franchise would benefit from an all-female reboot in the tradition of this week’s much talked abo...
Why The Zero Boys is Almost a Perfect 10
One of the best and most exciting things about being a horror fan to me is the act of discovery. The deeper you delve into the genre, the more you will find all those precious hidden gems sprinkl...