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Movie reviews for horror fans; from gruesome bone-chillers to dark horror thrillers, a showcase for frightful films that seek to entertain and to terrify.

When Hair Met Latex: The Practical Magic of The Howling (1981)
Before CGI became the default language of movie magic, horror was built with sweat, latex, air pumps, and imagination. Joe Dante’s The Howling (1981) wasn’t just another monster movie — it was a statement. A howl of creative defiance from an era when filmmakers had to make nightmares real using their hands, not computers.
By Movies of the 80s3 months ago in Horror
The Spaces Between Us: How Modern Life Quietly Pulls Families Apart. AI-Generated.
The Thompsons weren’t unhappy. At least, that’s what they told themselves. They had a good house, good jobs, good kids. Everything looked fine—tidy, functioning, modern.
By HAADI3 months ago in Horror
Frankenstein Movies: Ranked From Worst to Best. AI-Generated.
The legacy of Frankenstein in cinema spans nearly a century, with numerous adaptations and interpretations of Mary Shelley’s iconic tale. Below is a ranked list of notable Frankenstein-centric horror films, including Guillermo del Toro's recent adaptation, highlighting the strengths of each.
By Ninfa Galeano3 months ago in Horror
Commodus is One of the Most Sadistic Villains in Film History
I have seen my fair share of villains in plenty of movies throughout the years. Many of them have stayed with me when it comes to their incredible personalities, and there are some that honestly scare the hell out of me.
By Emy Quinn3 months ago in Horror
Night of the Ghouls
Ed Wood was an angora-wearing cross-dresser who sank to the very bottom of the Hollywood shitpile back in the days when you could churn out cheap rubber-monster movies and still possess a certain cachet. Corman did it (a lot). Castle did it. But poor Ed — Ed just couldn’t make a go of it, what with the alcoholism, nutbaggery, and general dissipation. He ended up directing “monster nudie films,” and then outright porno flicks. Movies like Necromania.
By Tom Baker3 months ago in Horror
10 Horror Novels That Deserve Film Adaptations
Horror literature is rich with gems that have yet to be adapted into films. Here are ten horror novels that deserve a cinematic treatment, as they offer unique narratives and themes that could translate beautifully to the screen.
By Ninfa Galeano3 months ago in Horror
The Blood Harvest Festival
The sign at the edge of Darlow Village was painted in cheerful red letters: “Welcome to Darlow – Home of the Blood Harvest Festival!”
By Modhilraj3 months ago in Horror
The Strangers Never Needed a Horror Franchise
The Strangers is one of the best horror invasion films ever made. I remember how this movie haunted me the first time I had watched it. We followed the story of a couple that was having a rough patch, after a proposal rejection. They had attended a friend's wedding, and had gone to a nice vacation home to spend their weekend together.
By Emy Quinn3 months ago in Horror
10 Horror Movie Franchises That Have Most Influenced the Industry. AI-Generated.
The horror genre has been shaped by numerous film franchises that have left a lasting impact on both audiences and the industry.
By Ninfa Galeano3 months ago in Horror
Review of 'Frankenstein' 2025. Top Story - November 2025.
I just watched Guillermo del Toro’s 2025 two-and-a-half hour take on Mary Shelley’s 1818 Frankenstein on Netflix. This year has been a great one for movies, and del Toro’s Frankenstein continues that trend.
By Paul Levinson4 months ago in Horror
AI After Midnight
When Lydia first built ECHO, she didn’t intend to create life. She just wanted company. The apartment was too quiet after Daniel died—her younger brother, the only person who truly understood her code and her silence. His absence was the first thing she noticed every morning, like a missing semicolon that broke the whole program of her life.
By Modhilraj4 months ago in Horror
The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds
The delirium induced by moonshine may very well have been an impetus for the creation of The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds, a 1965 deep dive into the whirlpool of repressed sexuality, implied familial degeneracy (which always means incest), and just plain Southern sleaze. It's the kind of movie Sandra Bernhard would host in an abridged form on her classic USA Network show "Reel Wild Cinema," back when I was a boy in the ungreat Nineteen-Nineties.
By Tom Baker4 months ago in Horror