Comedy Horror Films – More than Just a Scary Clown Does placing the word comedy in front of the word horror make sense? It does if you’re making a killer comedy horror film! Comedy horror is one of the best oxymorons! Indeed, it ranks at the top! Among such greats … Continue reading
The Perfect Recipe for Gore Horror! Horror films cover many genres. Within each genre, there should be plenty of scares, buckets of blood, or both, and of course, the completely unexpected moments that startle the pants off the audience. But what about the best gore horror movies? Films featuring limbs … Continue reading
The Infamous Slashers A handful of well-known names spring to mind when slasher horror films come up in conversation. It’s knives out! There’s fan-favorite Michael Meyers. The asylum-escapee ruins Halloween (1978) for the town of Haddonfield. Jason Voorhees, the boy everybody loved to tease. Chasing unlucky sexed-up camp counselors with a … Continue reading
The Invention of Body Horror Inventor Thomas Edison was a man of many talents. Most people don’t know he was also a movie producer. No surprise, his films were made using a motion picture camera he invented. Whether by accident or on purpose, he also became the inventor of body … Continue reading
The Revival of Found Footage At the turn of the 21st Century, a brilliantly simple low-budget film was made. Three student filmmakers, searching for clues to an urban legend. Wandering in the Black Hills of Maryland, the trio goes missing. After their equipment is discovered, the footage reveals a terrifying … Continue reading
The “Psycho” in Psychological Horror Movies What makes a “psycho” in a psychological horror film so memorable? We find psychotic characters so fascinating. Interestingly, a sociopath is groomed to be difficult and manipulative. Psychopaths are born. What seems like an innocent summer getaway to a village of the sun, flowers, … Continue reading
I love scary horror movies. As a kid, I was always instructed to go with a friend but had to be chaperoned by an older sibling. The narrative with my parents was that we were “going to see” a Muppets movie or Disney classic. Speaking to a G-rated film didn’t … Continue reading