great horror movies

Halloween came and went, but do we need another October to watch horrors? As John Carpenter – who also has a film on the list (yes, even Carpenter has underrated movies) – put it, “horror movies will live on forever” and here we will look at some of the great, or at least entertaining horror […]

Sometimes talking about big ideas is difficult. Often times having a message in a film can lead to feelings that the audience is being pandered to. Social commentary is an especially difficult topic to broach. But when used allegorically through the lens of horror movies, lots of societal issues can be discussed without the added […]

Movies, particularly horror, have the potential to shock audiences through their content. For a few of these effective movies, audiences found something too difficult to handle and responded with boos or, at times, walking out altogether. The following ten movies were subjected to such a response upon their premiere. Whether due to content or complexities, […]

Often when watching horror, the less we know about something, the darker and more unsettling the experience. Fear and anxiety, no matter what for can often be traced back to one simple fundamental element; the fear of the unknown. As soon as something is explained it loses its mystique and especially when it comes to […]

From Halloween to Alien, the horror genre is all-encompassing and forever expanding. With devout followings and dedicated audiences any horror fan worth their weight will have seen the genre greats. Year after year we get a steady flow of new horror to digest and obsess over… but what about the films that fall between the […]

With horror being maybe the single broadest genre for film, it can be a challenge to try to keep up with it. With so many different sub genres, directors and classics to see, films can easily slide under the radar for one reason for another. Hopefully, this list can serve as a reminder of some […]