The 1980s are widely regarded as an instrumental decade in horror history. As they get further away, it’s becoming more common for filmmakers to look to them for inspiration. Vicious… Continue reading "Annihilator’s Anonymous: A Support Group for Killers Goes on the Rampage in ‘Vicious Fun’"
With its leering Nazi occultists and dieselpunk stylings, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the opening scene of Skull: The Mask had leapt straight from the pages of a Mike Mignola… Continue reading "Carnival of Gore: ‘Skull: The Mask’ Brings an Ancient Evil to the Streets of São Paulo"
With its blaring reference to the Simon & Garfunkel song in the title, Alex Noyer’s latest Finnish-American slasher Sound of Violence promises an intriguing mixture of brutality and musical expression. As… Continue reading "Murder Ballads: ‘Sound of Violence’ is a Synaesthesia Slasher with an Explosive Visual Style"
One of the most universal horrors is the daunting task of making new friends as an adult. It’s a feat that can fill even the most extroverted social butterfly with… Continue reading "Just a Little Off the Top: Slasher Film ‘The Stylist’ Turns Haircuts Deadly"
Starting in 2003, the Wrong Turn franchise has clocked up a respectable six outings. While it has its fans, for many it has always been seen as something of a guilty… Continue reading "Changing Direction: Is ‘Wrong Turn’ (2021) The Right Move for The Franchise?"
The masked and hooded spectres that haunt the slasher genre with blood-soaked implements of death always beg the question: how did they get to this point? While part of their… Continue reading "Falling Through the Cracks: Slasher ‘Killer Therapy’ Sees a Serial Killer Failed by the System"
As the nights grow long and the temperature drops, it has long been a tradition to sit around and tell each other scary stories. There’s something about the barren winter… Continue reading "Snowbound Scares: The 13 Best Winter Horror Movies"
With his shocking 1991 novel American Psycho, author Bret Easton Ellis established himself as the new enfant terrible of the literary world. While he’s more recently undercut that reputation by… Continue reading "Shallow Waters: ‘Smiley Face Killers’ Has Style But Lacks Substance"
Earlier this year, the eagerly awaited sequel Terrifier 2 fell victim to 2020 and experienced unavoidable delays in wrapping up. The indie horror, directed by Damien Leone, boasts a new… Continue reading "David Howard Thornton on Upcoming Slasher Sequel ‘Terrifier 2’, Playing Art the Clown and Surviving 2020"
What if you cross the wrong person today? What if a chance exchange were to be taken the wrong way? Perhaps you’ve had a trying day and some stranger ends… Continue reading "When the Devil Drives: ‘Tailgate’ Mixes Fragile Masculinity and Road Rage"
Adapted from Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti‘s one-shot graphic novel of the same name, Random Acts of Violence is a lurid story of violence both real and fictional. Throughout, the film hints at a conversation… Continue reading "Murder Most Foul: ‘Random Acts of Violence’ is Sure to Divide Audiences"
After a brief stint in prison for setting her boyfriend on fire, Mary (Vanessa Grasse) manages to land a sweet gig operating the till at a 24-hour petrol station. Her… Continue reading "Hammer Time: Trauma and Terror in Gas Station Horror ‘Open 24 Hours’"
If you imagine someone set I Know What You Did Last Summer in a nightclub and blasted the whole thing with a glitter cannon, you’ll have a fair idea of… Continue reading "Style Over Substance: ‘Killer Unicorn’ Gives the Standard Slasher a Glittery Makeover"
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"
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?’"