Fact – alligators and crocodiles are scary. Let’s face it, they’re basically modern dinosaurs. And horror movies have exploited their inherent creepiness to great effect. From Tobe Hooper’s Eaten Alive to 80s cult classic Alligator to horror-comedy Lake Placid, crocs and gators make for good horror antagonists. Now the latest straight-to-VOD thriller The Flood mixes […]
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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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Mixing bits of home invasion with pieces of the slasher subgenre, low-fi indie horror Hunt Her Kill Her premiered earlier in 2023 in select locations. Its writer and co-directing team, Greg Swinson and Ryan Thiessen, previously helmed the obscure found-footage, Five Across the Eyes. However, the less said about that vile effort, the better. Though […]
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If you’re not familiar with Tubi, it’s a free streaming platform featuring a pretty decent selection of movies and TV shows. While you’ll find some old big name movies, Tubi specializes in B-movies and cult classics – you just have to suffer through a few very short commercials while streaming. And Tubi has ramped up […]
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Belief can be a powerful – and frightening – thing. In part, belief is what makes cults both compelling and the kind of subject matter ripe for horror movies. The charming and manipulative cult leader, apocalyptic visions, and self-destructive tendencies that characterize cults have produced real-life atrocities that have made their way into dozens of […]
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Things are slowly returning to normal at the box office. Maybe it’s not completely ‘back to business’. But the current movie release schedule certainly look like mid- to late-August. If you need some proof look no further than Universal Pictures’ latest release, the Idris Elba-starring survival thriller, Beast. It’s another late summer round of ‘when […]
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Though re-quels – or soft reboot sequels – have been the biggest horror trends over the last few years, a few others have lurked in the background. Yes, Cabin in the Woods hit theaters over a decade ago. Nonetheless, meta-slashers haven’t completely gone out of style. The occasional Giallo-inspired thriller still turns up. And the […]
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Summer is still months away, but for some reason a blend of killer shark and survival horror-thriller has arrived on VOD platforms. After a small, uncredited appearance in the latest Scream, The Requin marks Alicia Silverstone’s first starring role vehicle in 2022. A mix of Open Water, The Reef, and The Shallows, The Requin marks […]
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