1. Dread (2009) This movie came and went under the radar with little fanfare notice save a few features in Fangoria. Although it’s no surprise no one’s seen this, because it was one of After Dark Horrorfest’s movies this past year. However, this movie is one that cannot be missed. It is the best Clive Barker adaptation ever. I will …
Read More »Annabelle: The Diabolic Doll – The Whole True Story
As a child of the 80’s, I didn’t grow up with the luxury of dolls being very friendly toys. Movies such as Child’s Play, Puppet Master, and Dolls overshadowed any enjoyment that I could find while playing American Girl Dolls with my friends. Instead, I was paranoid and always thought they would come to life and murder me in my …
Read More »Michael Myers Origins: A Look Back At The Boogeyman
Michael Myers: A Look Back At The Boogeyman Who Stabbed His Way Into Our Hearts Before the 1960’s, horror films tended to be gothic and romantic in nature. Monsters were mythical creatures who lived in faraway castles and dazzled us with dread within the comfort of our own homes knowing that we were safe from their wrath. It wasn’t until …
Read More »10 Reasons Why Pennywise the Dancing Clown of Stephen King’s IT Deserves Respect”
Greetings and salutations once again counts and countesses of the night, it’s time for another terrifying top ten list straight from me to you my little darlings. This week I’ll be giving you the top ten most terrifying things you should know about Pennywise from Stephen King’s IT, which as we are all aware is hitting theaters this fall. So …
Read More »What Nightmares Are Made Of – The Real-Life Inspiration Behind Freddy Krueger
Historical events directly impact what filmmakers create and monsters notoriously tend to reflect the perils of the times. Blending fact with fiction, film draws inspiration from folklore, various cultures and universal humanistic themes, to world events in order to create stories that allow audiences to escape reality for fun as well as fear. Common influences in horror films tend to …
Read More »List of Greek Mythological Creatures
Amphisbaena Argus Panoptes Athos Calydonian Boar Centaur Cerberus Ceryneian Hind Charon Charybdis (Kharybdis) Chimera Chiron (a centaur) Chrysaor Clytias (Klytias) Cretan Bull Cyclopes (Kyklopês) Echidna Empusa Enceladus (Enkelados) Erymanthian Boar Fates- see the Moirae Furies Geryon Euryale Delphi Demigod Immortals Medusa Stheno Graeae Griffins Gigantes Harpies Hippocampus Hydra Ladon Laelaps (see also Teumessian fox) Lamia Manticore Mares of Diomedes Minotaur …
Read More »List of Horror Movies – Fifties (1950 – 1959)
1950 Dungeon of Horror Got, Mentsh un Tayvl (God, Man and Devil) The Next Voice You Hear… 1951 Bride of the Gorilla Císaruv pekar a pekaruv císar (The Emperor and the Golem) 1952 The Black Castle 1953 Donovan’s Brain House of Wax 1954 La Bruja Gojira The Mad Magician
Read More »10 Reasons Why Suspiria is a Must See
Greetings ghouls and ghoulettes, we’ve come to that time of the week where I step into the dark to show you the path to horror film glory. This week I’m going to give you my top ten reasons for why the 1977 classic film Suspiria, is a film that an adoring fan of the horror genre will eat right up. …
Read More »The Films Of Bruce Lee
Not so much of a film star, more of a phenomenon, Bruce Lee (born Lee Jun-Fan 1940-1973) was the first great martial arts entertainer to successfully make the crossover from China to Hollywood. One of the most influential martial artists of all time, Lee is an icon of the 20th century, and helped change the way Asians were presented in …
Read More »TV Review: The Incredible Hulk (1978-1982)
Rate This Movie Before Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created The Fantastic Four and launched the Silver Age of comic book superheroes at Marvel, they created a handful of monsters with weird names like Rommbu, Fin-Fang-Foom, and Googam Son Of Goom, which appeared in Tales Of Suspense and Strange Tales magazines. The Hulk was the last of their monsters who, …
Read More »Terrifying Trailblazers
It’s a sad truth that the world’s true innovators are often forgotten by history. When you think of the telescope does the name Hans Lippershey jump to mind? That’s too bad, because he invented it. Does the name Tim Berners-Lee ring a bell? Well you’re using his invention right now— a little thing called the World Wide Web. In 1903 …
Read More »Top 20 Look-alike Similar Horror Poster Designs – Part 2
Ah, back for more I see! Well we couldn’t leaving ya hanging on to just 10, could we? Not with so many copycat, derivative poster designs to choose from. To be honest I probably could have taken this to 30, but 20 will have to do for now. As with the previous 10, some are blatant rip-offs while others and …
Read More »Top 20 Look-alike Similar Horror Poster Designs – Part 1
Never let it be said that horror posters don’t strike inspiration. Or maybe it’s “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”? You may have performed one of those double takes here and there for good reason. Poster art (and in this case horror poster art) has been recycled for ages in one form or another. While some of these are …
Read More »Top 10 Horror Movies That Need A Horror Reboot
Are you the type of movie goer who watched a film and then tells yourself that you could do it better? If you are, this article is custom fit just for you. We have compiled a list of horror movies that span the decades. It was almost impossible to limit this list to only ten movies, but through careful consideration, …
Read More »My Top 10 Favorite Troma Flicks
Welcome to Tromaville… This is Lloyd Kaufman’s home away from home. President of Troma he’s done a ton of his own films as well as has released many upon many of other people’s films. And I am going to give you my top 10. Now understand my top 10 may not be anywhere near your favorite but I will explain …
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