Editorials
Why Hannibal and Bates Motel Work So Well
At some point in almost every horror movie franchise, there is a film that attempts to tackle the origins of the killer. It makes sense, seeing as how we’ve often wondered just what set the...
How The Internet Could Do To Horror What it Did To The Music and Adult Film Industries
A few weeks back, I read an article about the effects the Internet has had on the music industry, and I was surprised. I knew that CD sales were down significantly, but the idea that they have al...
A Response to The New Republic: In Defense of Horror Fans
I’m writing this primarily as a fan. I have loved the genre as long as I can remember and it means the world to me. This article, which comes from The New Republic, points out all the dangerous...
Editorial: Why You Should Resolve to Stop Being a Troll in 2015
I am jumping on my soapbox for a minute to discuss something I can’t quite wrap my head around: The nasty tendencies brought out in people by the Internet. Gamergate bro...
From The Thing To The Deadly Spawn: Whatever Happened to Aliens as Movie Monsters?
Sure, aliens pretty much hold a corner on the market in the science fiction genre, but they have also been a mainstay of the horror genre since its inception. Of course, the biggest surge in movies ab...
Editorial – Why House (1977) is an Under Appreciated Classic
[soliloquy id=”12435″] When the conversation shifts to mind-bending, logic defying, grindhouse classics, House (1977) is the first film I think of. It is a fever dream ...
Editorial – How the Giallo Helped Shape the Face of the Modern Slasher
[soliloquy id=”11940″] I spent the entire weekend binging on some of my favorite Italian horror films and today felt inspired to put together a piece exploring the influence of the giallo ...
Why Argento’s Inferno is an Underrated and Intelligent Sequel
Dario Argento’s pseudo-sequel to Suspiria is a gem but it is often overlooked or outright dismissed when the conversation turns to the director’s classic works. Inferno ...
Editorial – Why Independent Film is the Future of the Horror Genre
[soliloquy id=”11276″] I’ve held the assertion that the future of horror cinema is in the hands of indie filmmakers for some time now. And I wanted to take a moment to sha...