2020 is an interesting time to be any age. The generational divides seem more like yawning chasms every day. Boomers hate millennials, millennials hate boomers. Gen Xers are too ironic… Continue reading "The Blank Generation: Boomer Vs. Millennial Slasher Flick ‘Killer Instinct’ Falls Flat"
The year is 1992. Madonna’s A League of Their Own and Brendan Fraser’s Encino Man dominate movie theatres across America. Hardcore is the reigning sub-cultural soundtrack. There are cinemas run… Continue reading "Below The Bible Belt: Does Horror Sex-Comedy ‘Porno’ Rise to The Occasion?"
Originally commissioned by Hulu, DC Vertigo graphic novel Sweet Tooth now seems set for a debut on Netflix. With eight one-hour episodes on the cards, this show about religious cults… Continue reading "Human-Animal Hybrids Will Battle Deranged Cultists in Netflix’s ‘Sweet Tooth’"
A modern retelling of H.P. Lovecraft‘s iconic story Herbert West Reanimator, Reanimator Incorporated is a graphic novel that combines a classic horror tale with an exploration of existence itself. Featuring artwork from Lyndon… Continue reading "Writer Andy Perry on Modernising Lovecraft’s Exploration of the Soul in ‘Reanimator Incorporated’"
‘Be careful what you wish for’ has been a tried and tested moral in horror for as long as we have been trying to scare each other. Penned by Final… Continue reading "‘Final Destination’ Meets ‘The Monkey’s Paw’ in: ‘The Final Wish’"
The true appeal of zombie stories is the limitless possibilities that they afford to their tellers. Society has broken down, all previous rhythms have been disrupted and it’s up to… Continue reading "Horror Without Reservation: ‘Blood Quantum’ Packs A Serious Bite"
Readers may remember that the Squid interviewed Matt Shaw at the premiere of his first feature flick, Monster, back in 2018. Two years later, the director and his co-producer Justin… Continue reading "Neighbours From Hell: Matt Shaw’s Latest Feature Shows Us What Goes on ‘Next Door’"
A local farmer flees for his life through the woods, shotgun in hand. His pursuer? An ancient evil clad in rubbery prosthetics who wants to suck on his neck like… Continue reading "Bloodsuckers and Gardening Tools: What Evil Lurks In ‘The Shed’?"
If the absurd gushing in our recent articles about the upcoming feature-length adaptation from Spyglass Media didn’t clue you in, we’re pretty fond of Hellraiser. Apparently the dark gods are… Continue reading "‘Hellraiser’ TV Series in Development at HBO"
We recently learned that the long-awaited Hellraiser reboot, first intimated by Clive Barker back in 2006, may finally be clawing its way out of a developmental quagmire. This time, the… Continue reading "Why We’re Excited For a ‘Hellraiser’ Reboot (And You Should Be Too!)"
Some good news to see us through the dismal Spring of 2020 comes as Stephen King treats us to a reading of the first chapter from his new book If… Continue reading "Stephen King Reads First Chapter of New Book ‘If It Bleeds’"
A maniacal killer slowly making their way through a camping party of teenagers is a timeless trope. Friday the 13th managed to build an entire franchise on this simple but… Continue reading "This One Time at Camp: Troublesome Teens Menaced By The Living Dead in ‘What’s Eating Todd?’"
In the 1980s, Satan lurked around every corner. He was behind your kid’s D&D game, their heavy metal records and their insistence on not being generally boring. In this new… Continue reading "The Devil’s Tunes: Heinous Murder and Heavy Metal in ‘We Summon The Darkness’"
There are few fans as passionate as wrestling fans, and it’s this passion that the story of the Indiegogo-funded Powerbomb homes in on. Focusing on the notoriously gruelling independent wrestling… Continue reading "Indie Wrestlers Grapple With Horror: ‘Powerbomb’ Fails to Get Over"
As if 2020 wasn’t bad enough, we now have to suffer the loss of the remarkable Dieter Laser who sadly left us on 29th February 2020. German born Laser embarked… Continue reading "Tributes Paid to ‘Human Centipede’ Star and Horror Icon Dieter Laser"