I've probably said it before on here, but the first horror vhs I rented, when I was finally allowed to rent one, was Friday The 13th. It was a long awaited event, and I was no stranger to horror film titles, as I spent years perusing the horror section, waiting for the day my somehow... Continue Reading →
Horror News: Blumhouse drops an early Christmas present down our chimneys with surprise announcement of Black Christmas.
In a sudden Instagram post earlier today, Blumhouse shared a picture of a candy cane, sharpened and dripping with blood with the words “Black Christmas” and “Friday the 13th of December” written below. After a quick search, here’s what else we know. Sophia Takal, who directed one of Blumhouse’s Into The Dark episodes, New Year,... Continue Reading →
Afraid of the Dark: A look at why horror is so misunderstood.
“Horror movies are like boot camp for the psyche. In real life, human beings are packaged in the flimsiest of packages, threatened by real and sometimes horrifying dangers, events like Columbine. But the narrative form puts these fears into a manageable series of events. It gives us a way of thinking rationally about our fears.“... Continue Reading →
Blumhouse delivers a double dose of deathly goodness with Happy Death Day 2 U
*light spoilers ahead* Happy Death Day 2 U, this year’s follow up to the 2017 thriller Happy Death Day, somehow manages to be the sequel we didn’t see coming. The original, dubbed the “Groundhog Day of Horror” by some fans, was better than it both could have and should have been. This time around, Writer and... Continue Reading →
So Bad, it’s Good: “How Awful About Allan (Allen)”
When I first got into horror, I was especially drawn to movies that had that cringeworthy factor. The cheesey to the max writing, the bad decisions made by bad actors that led to ultimately bad lines that made you go “What??” and hit rewind. I feel like as I’ve gotten older, my love for the... Continue Reading →
