Recently, Hollywood finally got around to adapting the popular video game series, Five Nights at Freddy’s. Yes, the video game is creepy and boasts somewhat of an interesting premise. But it’s hardly an original idea. Both The Banana Splits Movie and Willy’s Wonderland feature killer animatronic mascots. And killer robots have been popping up in […]
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So far we’ve counted down from Number 25 to Number 6 of the best horror movies of the 1990s. Undoubtedly, some favourite movies didn’t make the list, while there’s certain to be debates about the placement of those movies listed. Now, in Part III of Flannel and Horror, we’re counting down the five best genre […]
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Our countdown of the best horror movies of the 1990s continues with Numbers 15 to Six. Like all lists, there’s obviously a certain amount of subjectivity. That is, some of the movies included on these rankings, to some extent, reflect personal preference as opposed to purely objective consideration. Part II of our rankings includes some […]
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The 1970s represented a massive shift – and likely a creative zenith – in horror in cinema. While the 1980s lacked the creative synergy, it was the ‘Golden Age’ of the slasher and produced more than its share of classics. Following on the heels of the slasher, the 90s generally represented a downturn for the […]
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Sequels happen to the best of movies. In fact, sequels happen to some pretty underwhelming efforts, too. Take a look at the current movie landscape. Hollywood loves itself some reliable intellectual property to milk. Too bad not all sequels are created equally. For this April 2023 edition of The Chopping Block, we take a look […]
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Just one year removed from the Scream legacy sequel, and Scream VI has already hit the cineplexes. Aside from maybe Evil Dead Rise, the latest sequel is arguably this year’s most anticipated horror offering. Most franchises are running on fumes after their fourth entry. But writers James Vanderbilt and Gary Busick – taking over the […]
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Across Parts I to IV, we’ve counted the best slasher movies of all time from Number 50 to Number 11. Now it’s time to list the best of the best as we’ve finally made it to the Top 10. Not surprisingly, familiar classics make the grade with maybe one or two surprises. Wes Craven, Dario […]
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By the late 1980s, the slasher subgenre was long past its expiry date. At this point, most slasher movies were campy straight-to-video efforts that barely qualified as B-movies. Occasionally, a high concept slasher, like Child’s Play, still broke out and found success. But not even Wes Craven could really revive the slasher in 1989. He’d […]
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