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How Rude! Bad Manners in Horror Movies
There is no accounting for other people’s manners. Don’t be so disgusting is what my mum used to say at the dinner table while we were eating our stew and talking about a friend who coul...
Five Horror Films from 1974 That Helped Define the Genre
The 1970’s witnessed a massive change in the landscape of horror cinema. This was horror for a post-Vietnam world. The atomic age horrors were gone. Ancient ruined castles and Gothic chillers si...
How Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 Set itself Apart from the Original And Why it Worked
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is one of the most notorious horror movies ever made. People see whatever they want to see in it. Whether it be a commentary on Vietnam or an allegory about the meat indus...
Frightfest 2017 Spotlight: Leatherface
It’s finally August, which means the countdown to Frightfest 2017 is on. In the weeks leading up to the festival, Joey Keogh will be taking a look at some of the most anticipated movies on this...
Five Moments from Licensed Horror Comics You Have to See to Believe
Once a horror movie becomes a franchise, it opens itself up to a brand new world of merchandising possibilities. Fans will be able to wear all manner of apparel, from T-shirts down to shoes. The more ...
Leatherface Gets Grimy And Bloody In Latest On-Set Images
Over the past few weeks, the cast and crew of Leatherface have been consistently, and rather helpfully, dropping juicy, on-set pics from the upcoming Texas Chainsaw offshoot, on their respective Insta...
Cult Corner: Mortuary (2005)
Welcome to Cult Corner where we dive through the bargain bins to determine if a movie is trash or treasure. Today’s pick… Tobe Hooper’s Mortuary. For being such an important and ico...
How Modern Audiences Respond to the Classics (And What it Means for the Future)
This is something that’s been weighing on my mind for a little while now. It’s hard to say exactly what kind of movie will be remembered as a classic. It’s tough to say what will ...
Serial Killers Turned Movie Stars
It’s just a movie, they said. It isn’t real, they said. Oh, except the instances below. Arguably the most interesting cinematic serial killers are those who are based on real life pe...