What role do women have in a franchise about killer Santas? The famously male figure is known for delivering presents to children across the world, guiding a sleigh pulled by eight flying reindeer, and enjoying the occasional cookies and milk. He does have a long-term relationship with Mrs. Claus, but she never seems to pick […]
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The most successful horror film to hit theaters on November 9, 1984, was not Wes Craven’s masterpiece A Nightmare on Elm Street, but a low-budget slasher about Santa Claus. This auspicious day in cinema history is the birthday of two iconic killers, Freddy Kruger (Robert Englund) and Billy Claus, a traumatized teen who wanders through […]
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As temperatures drop and the scenery changes around the northern hemisphere, it’s only natural for folks to take a moment to contemplate the chilly beauty and cozy comforts brought on by Old Man Winter. A slasher villain, on the other hand, might look at this winter wonderland and see icy deathtraps perfect for murdering […]
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Horror movies often show characters becoming detectives in their own mysteries, particularly when the actual authorities don’t believe them. Yet, there are plenty of movies where real detectives come upon a case that’s totally out of the ordinary and requires their thinking outside the box. Skills and expertise don’t guarantee their own safety or yield […]
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WARNING: The Following contains major spoilers for It: Welcome to Derry episode six. As we near the first season finale of It: Welcome to Derry, classic references to Stephen King’s 1986 novel abound. Episode 6, “In the Name of the Father,” sees the 1962 version of the Losers’ Club begin to solidify, placing these likeable characters […]
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WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Stranger Things 5: Volume I. Stranger Things has always existed as a child of two worlds. Netflix’s nostalgic adventure series effortlessly straddles genre lines while referencing beloved sci-fi, horror, and fantasy texts. Emerging from a deft blend of 80s adventure films and vintage Stephen King novels, each installment […]
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‘Tis the season to be scary, and there’s no shortage of Christmas horror coming down the chimney this year. Here are 8 brand new Christmas horror movies and specials to watch in the final weeks of 2025… We’re So Dead – Out Now A killer Karen ruins Christmas in We’re So Dead, now available on […]
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In the late 1950s, two very different streams of British horror were simmering just below the surface. The more famous of these was a return to Gothic classics but with more blood and overt sexuality as championed by Hammer Studios and their seminal feature The Curse of Frankenstein (1957). That same year, however, a more […]
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Upon reflection, Poltergeist (2015) marks the whimpering deflation of multiple horror genre eras. The 2000s transitioned into the 2010s with a surge of high-profile remakes like Halloween, Friday the 13th, and A Nightmare on Elm Street, but by 2015, attention was shifting gears to the “Trauma Horror,” A24-ification phase à la The Babadook and The […]
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Lotfy Nathan’s The Carpenter’s Son has been marred in controversy for its depiction of a flawed Jesus. Starring Nicolas Cage as The Carpenter, the biblical horror film brings up questions about faith, truth, and humanity’s deeply weak state. The cast, which includes FKA twigs (as The Mother) and Noah Jupe (as The Boy), brings the […]
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Everyone has a different definition of a “perfect movie”, but regardless of your specific criteria for perfection, I think we can all agree that John McTiernan’s Predator is and forever will be a timeless classic. When faced with such a massive success, it’s only natural that Hollywood would want to turn this standalone story into […]
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WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Stranger Things seasons 1-4. Is Stranger Things horror or science fiction? Heavily indebted to Stephen King yet built on ’80s adventure films, Netflix’s popular throwback series manages to blur genre lines while remaining palatable for younger audiences. We first meet the series’ central Party immersed in a rousing […]
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With Thanksgiving arriving this week, it seems safe to assume that food, menus, and recipes are on everyone’s mind right now. We’re also giving thanks to horror’s ability to leave no corner unexplored when it comes to frights, and the genre has no shortage of films heavily themed around culinary delights and, especially, frights. When […]
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There are good reasons why 1980s horror remains so beloved. Not only were special effects more advanced than in the ’70s, but there are also just a lot more movies to choose from. Thanks to emerging trends and more fully formed subgenres, there was no shortage of horror back then. The wave was so huge […]
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Out of all the major holidays, horror movies tend to set themselves around Halloween or Christmas. Halloween works for obvious reasons, whereas Christmas is an easy target for subversion. So what about Thanksgiving? The number of times the genre observes Turkey Day is small, at least when compared to all the Halloween and Christmas horror […]
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