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?’"
In 1996, Wes Craven’s Scream changed the landscape of mainstream horror. This change may not have lasted forever, but was certainly enough to give the films of the 1990s a… Continue reading "Copycat Killers: ‘Scream’ Versus ‘Halloween H20’"
There’s nothing more unsettling than the idea of someone being in your home, watching you. This uncanny sensation is just one of many things that psychological thriller from director Benjamin… Continue reading "The Man Behind The Mask: ‘Made Me Do It’ Is a Slasher With Depth"
School is over for the day, and you’re not sure what to do with your evening. Most teens in this scenario would play some sports, hang out with friends, maybe… Continue reading "FrightFest 2019: Extracurricular"
What’s clear from the outset on first viewing writer and director Tony D’Aquino’s film The Furies is that he is a child of the 80’s slasher boom. There’s no meta-commentary on… Continue reading "FrightFest 2019: The Furies"
Whilst 2018 was turbulent for certain genres, it did dish out out some tasty treats for horror fans. Netflix is killing it for consistent chills, and with some surprising hits last… Continue reading "Thrills and Chills: The Best of Netflix 2018"