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Movie reviews for horror fans; from gruesome bone-chillers to dark horror thrillers, a showcase for frightful films that seek to entertain and to terrify.

Night of the Ghouls
Ed Wood was an angora-wearing cross-dresser who sank to the very bottom of the Hollywood shitpile back in the days when you could churn out cheap rubber-monster movies and still possess a certain cachet. Corman did it (a lot). Castle did it. But poor Ed — Ed just couldn’t make a go of it, what with the alcoholism, nutbaggery, and general dissipation. He ended up directing “monster nudie films,” and then outright porno flicks. Movies like Necromania.
By Tom Baker3 months ago in Horror
10 Horror Novels That Deserve Film Adaptations
Horror literature is rich with gems that have yet to be adapted into films. Here are ten horror novels that deserve a cinematic treatment, as they offer unique narratives and themes that could translate beautifully to the screen.
By Ninfa Galeano3 months ago in Horror
The Blood Harvest Festival
The sign at the edge of Darlow Village was painted in cheerful red letters: “Welcome to Darlow – Home of the Blood Harvest Festival!”
By Modhilraj3 months ago in Horror
The Strangers Never Needed a Horror Franchise
The Strangers is one of the best horror invasion films ever made. I remember how this movie haunted me the first time I had watched it. We followed the story of a couple that was having a rough patch, after a proposal rejection. They had attended a friend's wedding, and had gone to a nice vacation home to spend their weekend together.
By Emy Quinn3 months ago in Horror
10 Horror Movie Franchises That Have Most Influenced the Industry. AI-Generated.
The horror genre has been shaped by numerous film franchises that have left a lasting impact on both audiences and the industry.
By Ninfa Galeano3 months ago in Horror
Review of 'Frankenstein' 2025. Top Story - November 2025.
I just watched Guillermo del Toro’s 2025 two-and-a-half hour take on Mary Shelley’s 1818 Frankenstein on Netflix. This year has been a great one for movies, and del Toro’s Frankenstein continues that trend.
By Paul Levinson3 months ago in Horror
AI After Midnight
When Lydia first built ECHO, she didn’t intend to create life. She just wanted company. The apartment was too quiet after Daniel died—her younger brother, the only person who truly understood her code and her silence. His absence was the first thing she noticed every morning, like a missing semicolon that broke the whole program of her life.
By Modhilraj3 months ago in Horror
The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds
The delirium induced by moonshine may very well have been an impetus for the creation of The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds, a 1965 deep dive into the whirlpool of repressed sexuality, implied familial degeneracy (which always means incest), and just plain Southern sleaze. It's the kind of movie Sandra Bernhard would host in an abridged form on her classic USA Network show "Reel Wild Cinema," back when I was a boy in the ungreat Nineteen-Nineties.
By Tom Baker3 months ago in Horror
10 horror movies with open endings that you should watch several times to understand them. AI-Generated.
A horror movie with an open ending typically leaves viewers with unresolved questions and a sense of ambiguity regarding the fate of its characters or the nature of the horror itself. This type of ending can evoke a range of emotions, from confusion to dread, as it often challenges the audience's expectations for closure.
By Ninfa Galeano4 months ago in Horror
The Door That Opens Only at 3:07
The first time I heard the door open, I thought it was part of the dream. It was a soft, deliberate sound — the slow turn of a handle, the whisper of wood against carpet. My eyes snapped open, my heart pounding, but the house was quiet. The clock on the nightstand glowed 3:07 AM.
By Modhilraj4 months ago in Horror
The Echoes of Blackthorn Manor
The trees surrounding Blackthorn Manor creaked and swayed in the wind, their branches like skeletal fingers grasping for the darkening sky. The once-grand estate loomed before Lucy Winters, its turrets and gargoyles reaching toward the heavens like macabre decorations. As a journalist, Lucy had a knack for sniffing out the most intriguing stories, and the legend of Blackthorn Manor was too enticing to ignore.
By Modhilraj4 months ago in Horror
The Black Phone 2 Finally Fixed the First Film's 2023 Stealth Sequel. Content Warning.
Now that The Black Phone 2 has been in theaters for a few weeks, it feels like the right time to do a spoiler-heavy deep dive into the film. Or rather, one very specific moment in the film that not only changes everything we know about the overarching narrative so far, but also dramatically alters what we already know is bound to happen thanks to the sleeper sequel that The Black Phone received back in 2023.
By John Dodge4 months ago in Horror