So it’s official – we now have a new trend in horror movies. According to US copyright laws, character rights can be held for 95 years before they fall into the public domain. Last year Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood & Honey took advantage of this law and stunk up theatres en route to a Razzie award for […]
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As the year begins to pick up and more horror releases coming down the pipe – Immaculate and The First Omen are around the corner –Shudder drops Aussie indie horror You’ll Never Find Me. It’s a single-setting horror movie that marks the first feature-length movie from directors Josiah Allen and Indianna Bell. Though its premise […]
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At this point, there’s no stopping public domain horror. If the found-footage format offered horror filmmakers a cheap way get stuff out to audience, public domain properties offer an even cheaper and quicker turn around for directors and studios. Maybe Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood & Honey trolled audiences, earning a Razzie in the process. But critics have […]
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Hollywood likes to do things in pairs. In 1998, Tinseltown release two giant meteor movies – Deep Impact and Michael Bay’s Armageddon. Just one year earlier another pair of disaster movies – Volcano and Dante’s Peak – erupted into cineplexes. Both Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner took turns playing Wyatt Earp in the 1993 Tombstone […]
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Cryptozoology isn’t just some that popped up in the monster-of-the-week episodes in The X-Files. It’s a thriving pseudoscience followed by hundreds of adherents. For those who are unfamiliar with the terms, cryptozoology refers to the study of cryptids – animals that may exist but remain unconfirmed by science. This includes the Jersey Devil, Loch Ness […]
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As compared to vampires, werewolves, and zombie, witches and witchcraft have had a quieter run in horror. Yes, The Blair Witch Project, Suspiria, The Craft, and The Witch are horror classics. On the indie horror scene, you’ll a few more recent options including The Reckoning, Hellbender, The Autopsy of Jane Doe, and The Love Witch. […]
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We’re now three months into 2024 and a handful of major horror movies have made their way into theaters including Night Swim, Lisa Frankenstein, and Imaginary. Moreover, a handful of smaller movies have dropped onto streaming and VOD platforms. Overall, however, it’s largely been a quiet year for new releases in general, but that’s extended […]
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With a buzzy premise and modest budget, Imaginary looks exactly like the kind of horror movie Blumhouse Productions gets a lot of mileage at the box office. Earlier this year, Night Swim treaded water long enough to triple its production budget for Blumhouse. Maybe it was a bad sign when Universal Pictures passed on this […]
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