In 1976, Brian De Palma released the film “Carrie,” based on Stephen King's debut novel of the same name. King was only paid $2,500 for the film rights but is reported as saying he was incredibly fortunate...

The original Evil Dead film came out in 1981, under the title, “The Evil Dead”. It was directed by Sam Raimi and followed a group of friends whose trip into the woods goes terribly wrong when one of...

In November 2007, directors Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza released the Spanish found-footage horror film, “Rec”. “Rec” was met with immediate critical acclaim and commercial success and is now...

Italian film director Dario Argento has frequently been referred to as the “Master of the Thrill”, and though his long career features a litany of bloody and colorful displays of his undeniable talent,...

In 2007, Czech authorities were amazed and astounded by the case of Barbora Skrlová: a thirty-three-year-old woman who had just spent four months in Norway posing as a thirteen-year-old schoolboy called...

From “Child’s Play” to “Annabelle,” killer dolls never go out of style, and “M3GAN” is here to prove it. This polished take on a classic trope follows a woman, Gemma (Allison Williams),...

In the late 1970s, after the success of “Jaws”, a large Japanese film studio, Toho, approached director Nobuhiko Obayashi–who, before this, worked on experimental films and commercials that featured...

At 7:30, on a dark and stormy night in March 1950, 13-year-old Janett Christman arrived at an isolated home located on the outskirts of Columbia to babysit 3-year-old Greggory Romack. At 10:35 that...

For long time horror fans, a common problem is that most horror movies just aren’t scary enough. When you know the formulas, the cliches, the patterns–traditional horror movies can lose their touch....

Arguably Alfred Hitchcock’s most famous work, “Psycho” has been praised for its cinematography, soundtrack, writing, and acting since its wide release in September 1960. “Psycho” is based...

In 1951, Britain repealed a law from the 1700s that forbade the practice of witchcraft. Throughout the ‘60s, Britain experienced a cultural revolution that instilled the nation with renewed interest...

The ‘80s were a truly spectacular time for the horror genre. There were the classics, of course, well known horror movies like “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), “The Lost Boys” (1987), “Predator”...

James Wan entered the world of horror cinema in 2004, after the release of “Saw.” The movie immediately spawned numerous sequels, and provided other opportunities for Wan to direct, write, and produce...

"I will cast abominable filth upon you, make you vile, and make you a spectacle."   Since Jordan Peele’s directorial debut in 2017 with the critically acclaimed thriller, “Get Out,” Peele...