Simon Sprackling’s ‘Funny Man’ Puts Freddy To Shame
February 1st, 2021 • Chris McMullen
Forget Freddy Krueger. The Funny Man is the wisecracking supernatural killer we need. Making a…
The Future of Horror Hinges on the ‘Friday the 13th’ Lawsuit
January 29th, 2021 • Lindsay Traves
Lawyer and horror journalist Lindsay Traves revisits her ‘Friday the 13th’ legal guide in light of the recent court decision.
Video Essay: The Art Of The Female Cannibal Movie
January 27th, 2021 • Jenny Nulf
One of horror’s most taboo subgenres is cannibalism. It was a subgenre for the exploitive, often…
Finding Strength in Illness With ‘The Silenced’
January 25th, 2021 • Valerie Ettenhofer
Here’s to the endless streaming menu scroll. Some nights, I choose to forgo critical consensus,…
How ‘Dark Ride’ Helped the Slasher Survive
January 22nd, 2021 • Brett Gallman
Recent releases like Happy Death Day, The Strangers: Prey at Night, and Hell Fest have…
Three Nights of Death: Folk Horror in Mosfilm’s ‘Viy’
January 13th, 2021 • Conor Small
The popularity of The Babadook, The VVitch, and Midsommar in the past five years tells us…
The Enduring Power of Beverly Marsh in ‘It’
January 11th, 2021 • Molly Henery
In a genre typically considered “for the guys,” it’s time to give a nod to…
‘The Final Girls’ Finds Acceptance in Slashers
January 5th, 2021 • Christine Makepeace
Summer camp slashers are a staple of the horror genre. From Friday the 13th to…
In Defense of the ‘Amityville Horror’ Sequels
January 3rd, 2021 • Eric Langberg
Once upon a time there was a house at 112 Ocean Avenue, in Amityville, New…
‘Vengeful Heart’ and the Rise of Vietnamese Horror
December 30th, 2020 • Nguyen Le
Whenever international horror has a backyard party, Vietnam misses out. There’s no restriction or bad…