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How ‘Rawhead Rex’ Explored Celtic Horror in Unexpcted Ways

Clive Barker has had a lot of success on the screen. But then, of course, there are the movies that came early in his career. Barker was so disappointed with his early work in film as a screenwriter t...

CHUD 1984

Why C.H.U.D. is a Shockingly Environmentally Conscious Monster Movie

As a horror fan, you go into something like C.H.U.D. with certain expectations. There are always the films we know have something to say and watch with a deeper understanding of the themes and cultura...

Curse of the Puppet Master

Overlooked Horror Franchises That Need More Love

Most horror fans discover the genre through the major monsters. If it’s not the likes of Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Leatherface or Chucky then it will be the classic monsters like ...

The Funhouse - Six Memorable Monsters from Unmemorable Movies

Six Memorable Monsters from Unmemorable Movies

Unfortunately, not every horror movie is a winner. There’s a lot of good out there, but there’s also a lot of bad and a whole lot that falls somewhere in the middle. Sometimes, these less than memorab...

Four Terrible Movies from Great Horror Directors

The masters of horror are incredibly talented individuals. We all know who they are and are familiar with their many accomplishments. They’ve given great things to the genre. But in a director’s caree...

Mosquito

Mosquito is a Shameless, Goofy Good Time

If there’s one low budget monster movie that people my age tend to remember, even if they’re not necessarily horror fans, it’s Mosquito. I can’t really fathom why that is, but I always have friends co...

Lake Placid - Paul's Doro's Top Five Movies to Watch on Halloween

What a Croc: Revisiting Lake Placid

While killer animal movies are among the most popular and prevalent horror offerings being produced today, very few are actually remembered as classics. Really, there’s Jaws and that’s about it. Most ...

The Legend of Boggy Creek Bigfoot

Spotlighting One of Horror’s Most Overlooked Sub-Genres: Bigfoot

Bigfoot is one of those legends that keeps prevailing throughout all advances in science and technology. Speculations about the creature have never faltered. Given that, it’s a little surprising that ...

Monster Movies

Fantastic Beasts (And Where Not to Find Them): Monster Movies That Are Pretty Light on the Monster

Audiences are spoiled these days. We like to see what we want to see, when we want to see it. With a resurgence of monster movies of late, I thought it would be interesting to look back through the ge...

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