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While there are numerous filmmakers (writer/directors) who have brought amazing works to the horror genre of film, the past several years has seen incredible contributions from Mike Flanagan, who is gaining attention not just from the horror community of fans, but from some of horror’s most famed creators. https://youtu.be/rxZuop1d3hc Flanagan got his start with the … Continue reading The New King of Horror
Very few horror fans become horror fans without, at some point, experiencing the masterful works of one of the greatest writers in American Literature, Edgar Allan Poe. Now, another master of Horror, writer/director Mike Flanigan (Haunting of Hillhouse, Midnight Mass), is taking on a project to revive the nostalgia of the weird macabre that is … Continue reading Mike Flanagan Breathing Life Into Works Of Poe
Horror Franchises have been around as long as the horror genre has. With the first installments of Frankenstein and Dracula in 1931, followed by the Mummy and The Wolfman, horror movies spawned sequels and follow up movies creating franchises for each character or story. Hammer Films was masterful at creating these, producing nine Dracula films … Continue reading Top 30 Definitive Stephen King Adaptations
As if the release of Halloween Ends in October isn’t exciting enough, horror fans may get their a chilling prep in September eight the announced theatrical release of Salem’s Lot, a reboot of the 1979 mini series based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name. With an outstanding cast working on the film in … Continue reading James Wan Reboot Of Stephen King Classic Novel Set for Release
Stephen King’s novels and stories adapted to film is an entire horror franchise in itself. As with all adaptations, there are some really good ones and some really bad ones. We have to go back to 1976 for the first, Carrie, to see how well King’s works would translate to film. Here is my list … Continue reading Stephen King’s Best Films
I’m always excited when I hear about a new horror movie that has created a “buzz” in the horror community. So you can understand how anxious I was to finally get to see Ti West’s “X” after reading a few reviews. Now that I’ve spent 106 minutes of my life watching this movie, I sit … Continue reading Movie Review: X
Good horror movies are not difficult to find. There are so many that grab you out of your seat and take you through a ride of terror, making you leave with that feeling of excitement and exhilaration. Good Horror franchises, on the other hand, are much more difficult to find because sustaining that level of … Continue reading Horror’s Best Franchises
While it’s not exactly a sub-genre of “horror”, crime/serial killer movies/series do have an element that can stir the same emotions of terror and fear snd I like a good movie like that. Serial killers are a fascinating study in psychology and are enjoyable, though often disturbing. As recently as 2017, it was estimated by … Continue reading Cinema’s Best Serial Killer Movies
Decades of horror series/mini-series have given us some great shows for us to get addicted to! Here is my list of Horror’s Best Series. 1. The Walking Dead (2010-2022) it’s difficult to argue that TWD has brought horror to mainstream America, capturing not only horror fans, but casual horror fans as well. 2. American Horror … Continue reading Horror’s Best Series
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