Maybe the calendar says that fall is still a few weeks away. But there’s only 60 days until Halloween, so for horror fans, it’s pretty fall. After something of a quiet end to the summer movie season for horror with The Last Voyage of the Demeter sinking at the box office. As the days get […]
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When Rob Zombie followed up his Halloween movies with The Lords of Salem, his most unique directing effort. It marked the possibility that the director might be expanding and building on his style. Four years passed before Zombie got back in the director’s chair. And his next effort, a crowd-sourced project that streamed exclusively on […]
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Maybe AMC layoffs have impacts its output, but Shudder hasn’t been quite as prolific in 2023 as compared to previous years. Of course, the horror streaming platform continues to make offbeat and unique horror offerings available to wide audiences. Following on Bad Girl Boogey and Attachment, Shudder’s latest release, Bad Things, marks another entry for […]
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Onward with the second half of 2023 and Shudder unveils Colombian survival horror, Quicksand. Shudder announced this one earlier in the year, so it comes with a bit of buzz. Regardless this one’s working with a tricky plot device – maintaining dread and audience investment while characters are trapped in a single location. Some movies, […]
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Yes, we’re already halfway through 2023. To date, it’s been another successful year for horror. Just in the first month alone, M3gan dispelled the notion that January serves as a dumping ground for movies that studios would rather forget. In February, the micro-budged Skinamarink became a genuine viral hit while Knock at the Cabin continued […]
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Maybe Shudder hasn’t been quite as prolific for platforming new releases in 2023 as in past years. But it’s quality, not quantity, that matters. To date, Huesera: The Bone Woman, Kids vs. Aliens, Influencer, and Attachment have all found their way onto Shudder. Not surprisingly, some of these movies will make their way into ‘Best […]
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Another month, another new entry to the rapidly growing social media horror subgenre. Just over the last year or so, we’ve seen Deadstream, Sissy, Shook, Followers, and We’re All Going to the World’s Fair pop and click ‘Unlike’ on influencers and other aspects of our social media culture. Now as May comes to a close, […]
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In horror movies, deals with the Devil almost invariably end poorly for all involved. Wishmaster. Ready or Not. Devil’s Advocate. Dracula Untold. And it doesn’t matter if it’s just a demon – say, like Hellraiser – evil rarely keeps the promise as you intended or hoped. Nevertheless, ‘what if’ premises remain popular in horror, fantasy, […]
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