Horror

I’m a child of the ‘80s who grew up on a steady diet of Hanna-Barbera cartoons. I love The Jetsons, The Flintstones, The Snorks, Jonny Quest, The Smurfs, and of course, Scooby-Doo. The original incarnation, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, featured a simple setup that recycled the same basic plot for each episode. But I first experienced the show at the right age

Is there a need to watch Hereditary more than once? I’m still reeling from my inaugural viewing and I’m not sure I want to revisit the flick just yet. However, not everyone feels that way. I recognize that some of you are gluttons for punishment and enjoy experiencing feelings of total devastation on repeat. If

Love it or hate it, content creators have become an essential part of internet culture over the last few years. Whether you turn to a blog for recipes, learn new skills from TikTok, or have a favorite vlogger who dives deep into your favorite topics, consuming media that fits under this umbrella is almost part

Philip Noyce’s Dead Calm is one of the last century’s best thrillers. Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman, and Billy Zane are a heavenly trio, and the high-seas tension is some of the sweetest around. Last year’s Netflix hit Nowhere, in which a woman was trapped inside a floating cargo container, culled considerable suspense from its high-concept premise. There should

Just securing a ‘certified fresh’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes is a major accomplishment in and of itself. Achieving that distinction and cracking the platform’s list of the top 200 horror movies of all time is an honor bestowed on only a select few. Writer/director Leigh Whannell is among the elite filmmakers who have achieved both

The thoughtful folks at Rotten Tomatoes have worked tirelessly to compile an exhaustive list of the top 200 horror films of all time. The ranking is based on critical reception, audience score, total number of reviews, and the film’s year of release. The list represents some truly influential efforts across a variety of sub-genres. As

Guillermo del Toro is one of my favorite filmmakers working today. Not to mention, Nicolas Cage is an actor I openly idolize. So, getting the chance to report that del Toro previously championed an artistically rendered nightmare of a horror film starring Cage is what you might call a plum assignment for yours truly. A

Am I alone in thinking that influencer culture is super weird? The idea that people invest in the comings and goings of perfect strangers who live seemingly perfect lives on social media gives me the creeps. No one is actually that perfect. No one. It seems filmmaker Kurtis David Harder (Spiral 2019) agrees with my

Clint Eastwood has a proven track record of delivering feature films that yield impressive returns at the box office. With that in mind, it’s strange to think that his latest effort, Juror #2, almost went direct-to-streaming. Warner Brothers eventually agreed to play the picture in a whopping 35 US theaters before debuting the project on

I don’t know about you, but I spent a lot of time playing the original Until Dawn to see all the different endings and how they changed the game’s outcome. Now, we’re about to get David F. Sandberg’s take on the iconic game with the official Until Dawn movie adaptation! And from the official trailer,

Courtesy of Lionsgate/Saban Rob Zombie previously enjoyed success as the frontman of White Zombie, broke out as a solo artist, and then transitioned into filmmaking. He’s a versatile creator and a jack of all trades. But there’s one trade to which this jack won’t soon return. I’m talking about television. Zombie tried his hand at

Coming this March from Blumhouse and director Jaume Collet-Serra is The Woman In The Yard. And if the chilling new trailer is to be believed, it’s going to be a weird and terrifying ride. In the film: Ramona is a woman crippled by grief after she survives a car accident that takes her husband. Seriously

Disaster movies used to be all the rage. Back in the 1990s, movie theaters were chock full of one disaster epic after another. Armageddon was a sensation, Independence Day remains an annual watch for many, and both Tommy Lee Jones and Pierce Brosnan duked it out with killer volcanoes in Volcano and Dante’s Peak respectively. Disaster movies used to be the juggernauts for

Welcome to The Overlooked Motel, a place where under-seen and unappreciated films get their moment in the spotlight. I hope you enjoy your stay here and find the accommodations suitable. Now, please take a seat and make yourself comfortable. I have some misbehaving guests to ‘correct.’  Watch the latest episode: The queer horror landscape was pretty desolate in

Written and directed by Leslie Stevens, 1966’s Incubus is a weird piece of horror history. It’s atmospheric, even meditative at times. It’s gothic, it’s a fairy tale, it’s folk horror and it’s a morality play. It reaches toward Bergman, though it doesn’t quite get there. Still, it’s easy to get lulled into the dreamscape of

My name is Sharai, and I love werewolves. I am painfully aware that not all werewolf films are created equal. Regardless, these movies still bring me an indescribable level of joy. Whether it’s classics like The Beast Must Die, 90s campy fare like Cursed, funny mysteries like Werewolves Within, or whatever Silver Bullet was doing,

In 2024, we saw an incredible year of both indie and mainstream horror alike, showing off both a festering rage and a growing sense of playfulness in the face of that rage. And that trend doesn’t show any signs of stopping in 2025. This year’s release calendar is already shaping up to be an incredible

Dating in the 2020s isn’t easy, to put it mildly. It’s a digital horrorshow with ghouls around every corner. Such a horrorshow is bursting with material for horror filmmakers to tell stories about the dangers of finding love in the modern age. Director Mark Gantt‘s new film Soul Mates is one such tale, though with

Nicole Kidman is one of the most fearless performers of her generation. I used to reject “fearless,” not quite sure what it meant at best, pretty convinced it was misogynistic at worst (see how regularly fearless is applied to older women). In Kidman’s case, fearless is a positive, because few performers take quite as many risks. Babygirl (not

Courtesy of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS Who enjoys a good post-apocalyptic thriller? Stephen King enjoys a good post-apocalyptic thriller. How do I know? I know because the Misery author named The Road one of his top 10 films of 2009. That’s right, dear reader. Mr. King gave the Viggo Mortensen flick

Did you know that Oscar-nominated star Florence Pugh starred in a horror movie before her big breakout role (not that one, but we’ll get to that). Malevolent, which I regularly mistake for Malignant, is currently streaming on Netflix. Pugh stars as a plucky ghostbuster and skeptic whose work draws her into a haunting more personal than she could have expected.

Boutique production company and distributor Neon has been on a winning streak since its inception in 2017. With films like Pig, Longlegs, and Cuckoo, the outfit has been giving A24 some competition in the elevated genre fare space. I’m always eager to check out their latest offering. Speaking of their latest offering, a recent Neon

Stephen King, 1995, (c)Laurel Entertainment Inc./courtesy Everett Collection Stephen King’s contributions to literature are undeniable. The writer remains the most recognizable face of this generation’s horror genre—arguably ever. Seriously, even the most horror-averse audiences out there know of Stephen King. There’s a solid chance they even like some of his work. Decades of novels, stories,

Above all else, Netflix subscribers love themselves some good popcorn entertainment. Don’t believe me? Check the stats, dear reader. The numbers never lie. Case in point: The newly released action thriller Carry-On is currently dominating the charts. It has consistently ranked in the top ten since landing on the platform. The film currently stands as

Hollywood is a magical place. But there exists a dark, seedy underbelly beneath the glitz and glamour. We’ve seen the curtain pulled back since brave survivors came to the forefront to tell their stories with the #MeToo movement. Of course, the presence of abuse has likely been around as long as the industry itself. So,

If you’ve been itching to see Rachel Kempf and Nick Toti’s found footage nightmare It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This, you may just have your chance this Friday! Alamo Drafthouse is bringing the new horror film to ten cities around the U.S. on January 10, 2025, to give viewers a chance to see a

Quentin Tarantino, on set, 2009. Ph: Francois Duhamel/©Weinstein Company/Courtesy Everett Collection I love Dario Argento’s cinematic oeuvre. The auteur Italian director’s films are surreal, graphic, intense, and visually striking. Argento’s early career output left a profound impact on the horror genre. In fact, countless contemporary filmmakers have taken cues from his work. One contemporary creator

Started in 2017, the Renegade Film Festival has been dedicated to embracing diverse filmmakers, honoring their vision, and elevating their voices to bring balance to independent cinema. And they’re continuing that tradition with their 2025 festival slate, including their feature film programming, which was just recently announced! Renegade Film Festival will screen the following features

Dread Central is seeking pitches from Black genre fans as part of our annual Black History Month programming! We’re accepting pitches now through Friday, January 24, 2025. If your idea specifically references Black History Month, please include that in the initial pitch so we know it has to run in February and not later in

This year, Rotten Tomatoes launched a contentious new feature. The new Verified Hot audience label will pair with the Certified Fresh critics label. Certified Fresh films must achieve a Tomatometer score of 75% or higher, with five Top Critic reviews, and a minimum of 80 total reviews. Broadly, the designation indicates a film that has