Cannibal Cabin Bites Off More Than It Can Chew in Derivative Hillbilly Horror

If you’re a fan of the kind of horror that defined The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Wrong Turn, the latest addition to rural or hillbilly horror has arrived on VOD platforms. Courtesy of Lionsgate Films, British hillbilly horror Cannibal Cabin looks to join the likes of Eden Lake as hip, young ‘city folk’ take a […]

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Saw: The Horror Movie That Kick-started a Uniquely 2000’s Horror Subgenre

Fourteen years ago, Lionsgate Films released a small independent horror film by two unknown filmmakers. The filmmakers were James Wan and Leigh Whannell. Yes, the same James Wan responsible for The Conjuring and Insidious franchises. He’s also directing a little movie called Aquaman. And Leigh Whannell just directed one of 2018’s better genre films, Upgrade. […]

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Hell Fest Kicks Off the Halloween Movie Season

Escape rooms and haunted attractions are arguably at peak popularity right now. Horror filmmakers haven’t missed this trend either. In the last few years, we’ve seen The Houses That October Built and Hell House LLC, with their respective sequels, cash in on the craze. Now this week Lionsgate and CBS Films release their Halloween park […]

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Children of the Corn: Runaway Surprisingly Better Than Expected

Truth be told, the original Children of the Corn is a mixed bag. Based on a Stephen King short story, the movie deviated significantly from its source material. Still there are some genuinely creepy moments and a few jumps. Throw in a bit of nostalgia and Children of the Corn deserves some guilty pleasure status. […]

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Day of the Dead: Bloodline Should Have Stayed Dead

Two months into 2018 and we’re getting our second remake of a classic horror film. First, we got the insipid re-telling of French horror film Inside. Now Lionsgate Films has released another remake of George A. Romero’s Day of the Dead. Romero’s original ‘Dead’ trilogy has proven to be a treasure chest for studios looking to […]

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Cabin Fever: The Remake You Didn’t Know Existed

While scrolling through Netflix recently for a late-night horror fix I discovered the Cabin Fever (2016) remake. It’s a film that flew completely under my radar. Rather than watching the remake first I decided to pull out my copy of the original Cabin Fever. It’s been sixteen years since Eli Roth emerged on the horror scene. His […]

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