What happens when you ignore that nagging little voice inside your head? The short film Conscience has the horrifying answer.
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Last year was such a bountiful one for horror fans that we could probably just keep reviewing 2016’s overlooked fright films ad infinitum. Alas, that would be unfair to 2017, which no doubt has terrors of its own to offer us, so perhaps it’s time to wrap things up. We’ve already discussed at length TheRead more
As promised, part three of our review of some of 2016’s overlooked horror films is going to cover a few of the foreign fright flicks that might be worth a few hours of your time. So, let’s get started. Shin Godzilla When a giant, unbelievably goofy looking creature surfaces in Tokyo Bay and slithers ontoRead more
After critics and audiences alike heaped love all over allegorical horrors such as The Babadook and It Follows, it was only natural that 2016 should see its own fair share of metaphorical monster movies. For part two of our review of some of the past year’s overlooked horror films, let’s take a look at someRead more
For every horror title that graced theater marquees, there were plenty that didn’t get much attention. Let’s review some of those housebound horror flicks beginning with a few that strike close to home.
No doubt there were many who hoped the conclusion of the 2016 presidential race would finally put an end to the fear and animosity generated by the competing campaigns and their willing accomplices in the media. Alas, it was not meant to be. Emotional distress over the election results have sent tens of thousands scurryingRead more
More than 300 Slasher Films were made in the 1980s. That’s a whole lot of maniacs killing teenagers, and it was all due to the success of one film; John Carpenter’s “Halloween.”
With The Shining making its way back into theaters this weekend, it’s as good a time as any to revisit Room 237, Rodney Ascher’s ode to the cult of film theorists surrounding Stanley Kubrick’s horror classic. Film theory, sometimes referred to as academic criticism, digs deeper than a general movie review so as to ferretRead more
In a 2004 paper published in the Journal of Media Psychology, Dr. Glenn Walters suggests there are three primary factors which make horror films so enticing to certain viewers; tension, relevance, and unreality. Well, whatever the specific attraction, October is a busy time for us horror fanatics. Armed with multiple cable channels and limited DVRRead more
City folk have always been a little leery of what lies beyond the suburbs, and after spending the early 70s watching Leatherface dance jigs with a chainsaw and Ned Beatty get forced to squeal like a pig, one might expect no self-respecting modern urbanite would be caught dead outside the city limits.
