Before making incredible films such as Lord of the Rings and King Kong, Peter Jackson directed a widely underrated supernatural thriller/comedy called The Frighteners. In it, Michael J. Fox plays a man who, after witnessing the death of his wife, learns he has the ability to see ghosts, and exploits it. His interests change after [...]
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31 Days of Halloween: Day 10 – Saw
When Saw was released in 2004, audiences around the country had never seen such gore and gratuitous blood in a film. Although the cast and production level were direct-to-DVD, the film got such a positive response at Sundance (the version shown was actually NC-17), and the movie got a feature film release. Jigsaw’s traps and [...]
31 Days of Halloween: Day 9 – Alien
Alien was the first truly horrific sci-fi film to tackle the subject of aliens without giving them a loving/peaceful spirit or cheesy attitude. Director Ridley Scott was introduced to audiences with graphic scenes of murderous creatures stalking their victims both with ferocity and stealth. Audiences also were first introduced to Sigourney Weaver, who has gone [...]
31 Days of Halloween: Day 8 – The Exorcist
If adjusted for inflation, The Exorcist would be the highest grossing R rated film of all time. The Exorcist is a staple of the horror genre, playing on primal fears people have about the supernatural. Iconic images of young Regan’s head spinning around, the young priest and the old priest, and the phrase “The power [...]
31 Days of Halloween: Day 6 – The Thing
I am recommending this movie today because I would love for everyone who has not seen this film to watch it as soon as you can. The Thing is my favorite Sci-fi/horror flick, and still gives me the chills every time I watch it. John Carpenter’s classic movie still looks good after 27 years, and [...]
Fan Reaction: Paranormal Activity
“The scariest movie ever made.” This phrase has been applied again and again this summer in the promotional material for Paranormal Activity, a first feature for director Oren Peli. This past weekend I managed to make it to one of the 30-something midnight screenings in the nation, and can pretty much confirm that statement.
31 Days of Halloween: Day 4 – Frailty
Scary does not always mean some monster or ghostly apparition is wreaking havoc. It can be as simple as a psychopathic man thinking he’s doing God’s work. That is what makes Frailty such a great scary movie. Forget Leatherface or Jason Voorhees, the scariest killer is the one who might be living next door. With [...]
31 Days of Halloween: Day 2 – The Shining
No one writes horror like Stephen King, and next to no one directed like Stanley Kubrick. Adding both of these masters of their craft together, they made one of the most influential horror films of all time. With iconic images like Jack busting the door down with an ax, the bloodied twins Danny sees, and [...]
Don’t Fall Asleep: A Nightmare on Elm Street Teaser
Even though it will be hitting theaters next April, the teaser trailer for A Nightmare on Elm Street should get fans ready for Halloween. A lot of the footage from the teaser was shown at Comic-Con but there is some good horror gems in this sneak peek. The new Krueger, played by Jackie Earle Haley, [...]
Comic-Con: Nightmare on Elm Street is Back
Yesterday Warner Brothers put on a very impressive panel featuring many of their upcoming projects over the next year or so. One segment included the writers, director, and star of the upcoming horror movie reboot Nightmare on Elm Street. Freddy Krueger himself, Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen) answered questions from the fans and debuted the first [...]
Another New Trailer for Halloween 2
We have brought you numerous posts from this movie over the last few months, so here is yet another for you to check out. Although I don’t think this movie looks very good, I know there are many fans of Zombie as well as the Halloween franchise out there, so we will continue to cover [...]
Clip From Rob Zombie’s Halloween 2
For those horror fans out there who enjoyed Rob Zombie’s Halloween remake, we have good news for you. Zombie is back and directing a sequel titled H2. We have shown you the trailer, the poster, and a first look photo of Michael Myers. Now we have a video clip from the movie due in theaters [...]
Check Out: First Poster for Sam Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell
By Jeff Olson March 31, 2009 Source: ShockTillYouDrop Director Sam Raimi has stepped back into the horror movie genre with Drag Me to Hell, which is due in theaters May 29, 2009. Raimi, who is best known for directing the Spider-Man trilogy, has had experience with horror movies. Raimi has previously directed The Evil Dead [...]
First Trailer for Horror Flick Sorority Row
By Jeff Olson March 21, 2009 Source: Shock till you drop Shocktillyoudrop.com has debuted the first trailer for the slasher film Sorority Row. This movie looks like your typical horror movie, however it does have a lot of hot college girls in it – so how can you go wrong? This reminds me of I [...]
