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I am, and have always been, a great fan of satanic, occult and black magic themed horror. From The Devil Rides Out (1968) to Hereditary (2018), there’s just something about a story involving the dark forces that appeals to my specific penchant in horror. Crazy death cults, Satanic conspiracies, ritual sacrifice and evil spells being cast on people; I welcome …

Demon Profile: Beelzebub Ah, Beelzebub, a name most feared and used quite often in film and literature. His stance of power is a claim to being one of the 7 princes of Hell. While his name translates into the “lord of flies” or the prince of demons, Beelzebub is often associated or presented as being Satan himself. Certainly the flies …

Horror movies present intriguing hypothetical avenues for critical analysis. Whether an escapist or gritty film, audiences can look for themes within the subtext driving the story. Unless, of course, we are dealing with entirely disposable entertainment. The horror movie genre often roots itself in pure exploitation, with a distribution company-driven product designed to make fast money. Exploitation roots, however, don’t …

Every year more and more horror films are released, which means many of the disturbing and sickening movies are left behind without much recognition. However, just because they’re not constantly mentioned by every film site or on every list doesn’t mean they aren’t going to disturb you forever. We’ve compiled some of the sickest and most disturbing horror films that …

Greetings creatures of the night and denizens of the deep places. Welcome once again to another special presentation from Horrornews.net courtesy of yours truly. This week I am bringing you a top ten list of villains we’d like to see in a Horror film. This list is not limited to the realm of horror, but instead it’s comprised of villains …

Throughout the history of horror movies there is one monster that has remained the most real and most frightening of them all. Freddy, Jason, and Michael can’t touch the terror that strikes peoples when a shark is near. Jaws taught us to fear the water, and it’s tag “You’ll never go in the water again” struck a cord with movie …

More “Most Uncomfortable Horror Movie Scenes To Sit Thru” – More madness to scar your psyche! Human Centipede 2 – Centipede up the ass This film needs absolutely no introduction as its notoriety has ingrained itself forever within the film industry. It’s shocking to see how the original film actually gained such a rabid cult following, but two sequels came …

Night of the Living Dead is a staple in the history of horror, be it with its bold casting choices, casting Daune Jones (a black man) as the lead character, something unheard of in 1968, or helping to spawn the cannibalistic zombie genre (even though they don’t once use the word zombie in this film), and eventually putting the names …

Over the years we have been blessed with a variety of awesome horror films that have made us jump, scream and hide behind the couch. But some of these films have terrified us so much that we are unable to sleep due to the haunting images we have watched on-screen. It has been extremely difficult to narrow down hundreds of …

The horror genre, like virtually all genres, relies on many repetitive narrative constructs. Characters in horror movies tend to make the same errors in judgment time and time again, finding themselves unavoidably in trouble. Mad scientists famously never learn lessons by predecessors when trying to either play God or engage in garishly unethical experiments. Audiences famously never grow tired of …

Most people know that I love slasher flicks, but at the same time I am equally into werewolves. I’ve always thought that werewolves were the coolest horror-related monsters out there, but for some reason they just never really got the love that they deserved. There are a ton of awesome werewolf movies out there if you know where to look …

Both Werewolf by Night and Moon Knight are coming to Marvel’s live-action productions. The debut of Jack Russell, The Werewolf, comes after a lengthy delay. A film version of Werewolf by Night saw an official announcement in 2005, and promotional material even made its way to public buses. The project ended up shelved, though. Now, Marvel Studios wants to expand …

Who knows what fears and anxieties exist deep inside the human mind? Memories and coherent thought patterns aren’t always accessible, but the subconscious may bring forth fragments through dreams. While they might seem like short films playing out while we sleep, they don’t always follow a documentary structure. At times, they can prove mysterious or obvious, surreal or straightforward, experimental …

I wanted to do something special  to celebrate the women in Horror. I grew up watching horror movies and still I love Horror over most genres. I also found that some of the best onscreen heroines have been in horror films. It is 2020 and I do not want to get political but I know as a woman myself, I …

For all the glitz and glamour on display, the film industry isn’t all that different from the average person. They cling to foolish notions, develop bad habits, and leave more than a few goals unaccomplished. Regardless of the amount of stories there are detailing the successful journey from script to screen, there are just as many projects that are arbitrarily …