Ah Final Girls, it’s a trope that has been around since the beginning of the slasher genre yet coined by a woman Carol J. Clover in her novel, Men, Women and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film circa 1992 and since then, we have used the term for the “last standing” girl (or sometimes... Continue Reading →
Halloween is next week, as well as the full moon which… how cool and serendipitous is that? But since we still have time before the month ends and we enter November, I wanted to share some cool recommendations to explore if you’re looking for something new outside of AMC’s horror marathon or 31 Nights of... Continue Reading →
Overdue for a long, long time. The Nightmare on Elm Street franchise is my favorite franchise in the genre. There are only 9 films under its belt and a tv series Freddy’s Nightmares that will be excluded out of this list for the fact that it is a series. Finally, I am going to rank... Continue Reading →
Another day, another favorites post. Today however, is something that has been in the works or at least on my mind for the past few “favorites” and it’s time to talk about Stephen King and some of my top favorite adaptations of his works. His birthday was just last month and it’s spooky season where... Continue Reading →
A movie that I have “seen” but have not “seen”. A movie that since it’s release has really garnered a lot of critical and audience praise for being campy, fun and unique. We’re talking about the 2010 but 2011 released film The Cabin in the Woods and this is my official first time watching the... Continue Reading →
A movie that has sat on my shelf for years but remembered watched the 100 Scariest Movie Moments on Bravo and this film was discussed. I am sure that list is still available on youtube in some capacity but I don’t want to link it in fear of it being taken down so please look... Continue Reading →
Title: Blood and Black Lace Year: 1964 Director: Mario Bava Writer(s): Mario Bava, Marcello Fondato, Giusseppe Barilla Producer(s): Massimo Patrizi, Alfredo Mirabile Costume(s): Tina Grani Cinematography: Ubaldo Terzano Starring: Eva Bartok, Cameron Mitchell, Thomas Reiner, Claude Dantes and Dante Di Paolo One of the few Italian horror films I saw in a 100 Scariest Movie... Continue Reading →
un·der·rate /ˌəndə(r)ˈrāte verb past tense: underrated; past participle: underrated, underestimate the extent, value, or importance of (someone or something). “a very underrated film” Grease, Carousel, West Side Story, Hamilton, Newsies, Rocky Horror, Aida, Hairspray, Jesus Christ Superstar, Hair… these musicals (and others I haven’t named) have transcended time and become a part of musical history,... Continue Reading →
Title: Freddy vs JasonYear: 2003Director: Ronny YuWriter(s): Damien Shannon, Mark SwiftProducer(s): Sean S. CunninghamCostume(s): Gregory MahCinematography: Fred Murphy Starring: Monica Keena, Kelly Rowland, Jason Ritter, Robert England, Lochlyn Munro and Christ Marquette Oh Freddy vs. Jason… I love you and I dislike you at the same time. I’m trying to remember whether or not I... Continue Reading →
I’ve thought about this topic for a while. But I wasn’t sure how to approach this because I’m a fan of both and both have huge pros and cons working against them. I’ve talked about my top 10 favorite episodes of Are You Afraid of the Dark and a top 5 list about Goosebumps in... Continue Reading →
Shots of Horror 