We all know how it goes. When a horror film becomes successful, it becomes a franchise. Once that happens sequels start to be churned out at amazing speed. Usually, when a studio forces a sequel ...
The heyday of video store was a great time for kids like me who—at that time, at least—weren’t overly worried about plot and production values and just wanted to see cool, interes...
Every director starts somewhere. Most do not start out directing their own feature. Usually, they have to begin somewhere else—whether it be making short films or working on someone else’...
A directing career is a volatile thing. Plum directing gigs are hard to come by. Yet there are always movies that get turned down, for whatever reason. Movies that turn out great on the screen do...
For a horror movie that may not have the biggest budget or the widest release, marketing can be everything. It can make or break a movie. It’s what makes people aware of the film. However ...
The late Wes Craven is widely regarded as a master of horror. Of all the modern horror directors, he may have become the most mainstream, being the creative force behind not only the Nightmare on Elm ...
Even with the world falling apart around us, 2021 was a stellar year for horror. For those of us who have been obsessed with the genre for much of our lives, that comes as no surprise, since horror ha...
We can all immediately bring to mind the classic horror movie scores, from John Carpenter’s score for Halloween, to Goblin’s Suspiria, to Philip Glass’s hauntingly beautiful music...
I feel weird reflecting on 2021 publicly, because I got one piece of horrible news that isn’t mine to share and two pieces of great news, one which I’ll share once the contract is signed...