Revisiting 75+ Horror Movies Referenced in the ‘Scream’ Franchise

“Scream” has long been my favorite horror franchise. Ever since first seeing the original on VHS, I’ve been enamored with Kevin Williamson’s pithy dialog, the movie’s ceaseless barrage of references, and one of the genre’s most enduring Final Girls. Besides simply being one of the most influential franchises in horror, the “Scream” series also introduced

Latest “Conjuring” Film Loses Devil in the Details

“The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” commits the cardinal sin of simply being boring.It’s by no means a terrible film, but it’s nowhere near as haunting, as creative, or as horrific as its predecessors. “The Conjuring” franchise was always rife with laughable proselytizing, inane Christian-babble, and a willful ignorance of who and what

Top 10 Horror Films of 2020:

Yearend “Best-Of” lists are traditionally published in November and December, but 2020 has been anything but traditional, conventional, or predictable. While I certainly watched more films this past year than just about any in my lifetime, shifting release schedules and the absence of a theatrical experience ensured that procuring and viewing new films was notably

Streaming Holiday Horror in 2020

If 31 in 31 during October feels a little pedestrian– cliché even– consider transplanting the concept to December and focusing on the oft-overlooked subgenre of holiday horror. Whether you are in the mood for slasher classics, blood-soaked giallo, musicals, or hilarious schlock, there’s something on this list to jingle your bells and deck your halls.

Revisiting Ennio Morricone’s Best Horror Scores: A Sendoff to the Master

Ennio Morricone is largely unmatched as a film composer. Sure, John Williams may be more iconic and instantly recognizable, but he’s largely worked in a similar milieu his entire career. Danny Elfman is fine, but damned if all of his films scores don’t sound nearly identical. Hans Zimmer’s work is, likewise, incredible– as is the

50+ Horror Films Now on Tubi that put Netflix, Prime, Hulu, and Shudder to Shame

There’s never been a better time to be a horror fan. Horror was always a staple of late-night cable, but myriad streaming platforms have made a wider variety of films available to more viewers than ever before. Between Amazon Prime, Hulu, Netflix, Shudder, and others, it’s not an exaggeration to say that fans now have

Michael Gingold’s Ad Nauseam II is the Perfect Love Letter to 90s and 2000s Horror

Horror fans are many things: rabidly obsessive, immensely knowledgeable, and generally a little intense. We’re also often fervent collectors of genre ephemera. Whether it’s stacks of screen-printed art, movie one sheets, statues, action figures, masks, or the rare and obscure, nearly every horror fan I’ve ever met collects something. Usually a few different things. Longtime

Quarantine Theater: Week 9

More than two months into lockdown and I’m really beginning to feel like I watch too many movies– so much so that I think I broke one of my bluray players.I started writing about my viewing habits to maintain my sanity, but my viewing volume has slowed down as I’m trying to focus on pieces

“Satanic Panic” Fails to Give the Devil His Due

Two Stars (out of four) Chelsea Stardust’s “Satanic Panic” is a delightfully gory horror comedy that ultimately provides neither laughs nor scares, and that is its greatest sin. Hayley Griffith plays Sam, a pizza delivery driver who stumbles into a Satanic ritual during her first night on the job. While “Satanic Panic’s strength is its

Movies Don’t Make Psychos. Movies Make Psychos More Creative: Revisiting the “Scream” Franchise

The “Scream” franchise will always hold a special place in my heart. Released at a time when I wasn’t watching much horror, the original “Scream” was a film that reignited my love of slashers and, as a 14 year-old, instigated a journey into the archeology of the genre. In addition to simply being both a