In no other film genre is the musical score as important as it is in a horror or suspense drama. The score sets the mood (usually dark, creepy or mysterious), leads the audience down blind alleys, and then springs the jump scare on the hapless viewers when they least expect it. That’s the way it’s supposed to work, anyway. Some …
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Top 10 Underrated Horror Films
It’s that time of the year again kids, Samhain is fast upon us and the thin veil between our world and the realm of spirits is slipping away. The leaves are on the ground and the air is getting cooler. It’s the perfect time to start digging through that old horror film collection of yours and maybe even consider adding …
Read More »The Most Horrifying Opening Scenes (You Should Totally See!)
Stabbings. Stranglings. Ghastly dolls. Anxiety-fueled phone calls. Bludgeonings. Chases. Unseen terrors. There’s no single recipe to cook up a horrifying opening scene. Some tease you with scares before blasting you with the horror. Others gut punch you with the horror right away. The greatest opening scenes do have one thing in common. They make a promise to the viewer. This …
Read More »10 Great Horror Movies Filmed At Authentic Locations
Film makers have always used stand-ins for locations and props to save money, time. and labor. Some film makers, though, like to aim for authenticity above all, and this was especially true in the days before CGI, and also before cheaper, non-union states started to become the preferred choice for shoots. Of all the anecdotes I researched for this article, …
Read More »Film Review: It Follows (2014)
SYNOPSIS: After a young girl gets involved in a sexual confrontation, she is followed by an unknown force. REVIEW: It’s become something of a regular occurrence for those of us who watch horror films. Every so often, there’s a new one that has the critics falling down over themselves to declare it the scariest new film in decades, or the …
Read More »Top 10 Must See Horror Movies from Film Festivals 2014
Throughout the year, dozens of horror films – possibly hundreds – are introduced to movie audiences within the confines of Horror Film Festivals both domestic and abroad. Many highly regarded and positively reviewed films grab mega buzz on horror sites and in fright film circles but never get a wide theatrical release or much press surrounding their DVD, VOD and …
Read More »Interview: Olivia Luccardi (It Follows)
Actress Olivia Luccardi is one of the stars in the film IT FOLLOWS. Olivia has guest starred on such television shows as HOUSE OF CARDS and ORANGE is the NEW BLACK in which she played Jennifer (and we truly hope #OITNB “Orange is the New Black” will bring her character back, she was a great attribute to the series) I …
Read More »IT FOLLOWS Brings the Terror home in Bluray Release
“The best horror movie in over a decade.” ~ Boing Boing“The very incarnation of paranoia.” ~ The New York Times
Read More »First full UK trailer for Shocker IT FOLLOWS
David Robert Mitchell’s acclaimed It Follows will be released in the UK and Ireland on 27 February 2015 and we are delighted to bring you the first full UK trailer for this strikingly original and terrifying film. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/embed/zoNa1WH3GR8[/youtube] IT FOLLOWS will be released in the UK and Ireland on 27 February 2015
Read More »Podcast: Horror News Radio – Eps 103 – It Follows – SXSW
The Grue-crew dive into the most talked about horror film of the past few months, IT FOLLOWS. The film, garnering huge buzz by making impressive bank with a limited release, is going wide and deserves to be seen in the theater, in a crowd. Writer-Director David Robert Mitchell works hard to scare the crap out of you. Maika Monroe, from The Guest, …
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