Like any good horror villain the Season of the Witch comes back for one final episode. It’s día de los muertos so let’s celebrate by talking about Mexican horror!
Happy Halloween! Let’s celebrate by talking about the most influential voice in modern horror (in my opinion) and definitely the most influential person in my personal love for all things horror.
Horror continues to soar and escalate through a tough decade in America.
Anything can kill us even our beloved children & what does that say about us?
One of the most prolific subgenres of horror with hundreds of entries. So let’s focus on the late-70s to the mid-80s.
America collectively loses its shit after the 2000 election, 9/11 and the Iraq War leading to a resurgence of horror.
Argento is one of the most unique voices in horror.
It’s not just the Ring and the Grudge when it comes to horror from Japan.
Horror wore out it’s welcome by the first half of the decade before climbing back; but this led to some interesting movies.
Hammer Studios introduced a new generation to classic movie monsters with more sex, more violence, more Christopher Lee and more Peter Cushing.
Ghost stories have been around long before movies. The haunted house story allows for many different points of view.
My favorite movie decade brings it when it comes to horror! Let’s scratch the surface of the insanity that was 80s movie horror.
Jaws not only created the blockbuster it also led to a ton of imitators. Sharks may be misunderstood in real life but in the movies they’re just trying to bite your face off.
We’re not talking Romero’s zombie’s here this is the weirder and more off-kilter side of the undead.
Horror continues to be more varied as we get more prestigious horror movies while cheap, exploitative horror becomes more common.
No one can escape death; not even this franchise that has some of the most inventive/convoluted movie kills of all time.
What’s better than a horror story? Multiple ones! These movies are the equivalent of short story collections.
Horror continues to grow as new genres and voices emerge. Plus international horror makes a comeback.
I may be the only person who ever wondered how to introduce horror movies to my kids without traumatizing them or putting them off of horror for life. Well here’s some suggestions.
In 2013 James Wan introduced the world to Ed and Lorraine Warren in the Conjuring leading to the creation of one of the most expansive horror cinematic universes.