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NERVE (2016) Reviews and overview

Nerve is a 2016 American techno-mystery thriller survival film directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman (Viral; Paranormal Activity 3 and 4) and written by Jessica Sharzer (American Horror Story), based on …

DEAD RISING: ENDGAME (2016) Reviews and overview

Dead Rising: Endgame is a 2016 American action horror zombie film directed by Pat Williams and written by co-producer Tim Carter and Michael Ferris for Crackle. It is a sequel …

THANKSKILLING 3 (2012) Reviews of terrible sequel

‘The first movie to skip its own sequel’ ThanksKilling 3 is a 2012 American comedy science fiction horror film directed by Jordan Downey (shorts: Critters: Bounty Hunter; Craw Lake; Hackjob) from …

RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER (2017) Reviews and overview

‘Evil comes home’ Resident Evil: The Final Chapter is 2017 science-fiction action-horror film co-produced, written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. It was the sixth and final instalment in …

DOWNHILL (2016) Reviews and overview

Downhill is a 2016 Chilean-Canadian-French action horror thriller film directed by Patricio Valladares (Hidden in the Woods; Nightworld; The Ghosts of Garip) from a screenplay co-written with Barry Keating (Killer Mermaid; The …

DEAD RISING: WATCHTOWER (2015) Reviews and overview

Dead Rising: Watchtower is a 2015 action horror zombie film directed by Zach Lipovsky (Tasmanian Devils; Leprechaun: Origins), from a screenplay by co-producer Tim Carter (Mortal Kombat: Legacy). The film is based on the video game …

Lego Dimensions Scooby-Doo! – video game, 2015

Lego Dimensions Scooby-Doo! is a 2015 video game that joins the already announced Marty McFly, Gandalf, Batman and Doctor Who in the Lego brand mashing adventure. The Scooby-Doo content is part …

CORPSE PARTY (2015) Japanese horror

Corpse Party is a 2015 Japanese horror film directed by Masafumi Yamada (Hitori Kakurenbo Gekijōban, Hontō ni Atta Kowai Hanashi) and starring Rina Ikoma, Ryōsuke Ikeoka and Nozomi Maeda. The film is …

H.P. Lovecraft – author

Howard Phillips Lovecraft aka H.P. Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Virtually unknown and only …

Ghosts ‘n Goblins – video game

Ghosts ‘n Goblins (魔界村; Makaimura; “Demon World Village“) is a 1985 side-scrolling platforming game developed by Tokuro Fujiwara at Capcom, initially for video arcades and has since been released on …

THE MESSENGERS (2007) Reviews and overview

The Messengers is a 2007 American supernatural horror film directed by the Pang Brothers (The Eye and sequels) and produced by Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead and sequels). The movie stars Kristen …

Kang and Kodos – animated aliens on The Simpsons

Kang and Kodos are a duo of recurring characters in the animated television series The Simpsons. Kang is voiced by Harry Shearer and Kodos by Dan Castellaneta. They are aliens from …

THEY LIVE (1988) Reviews and overview

“Obey” They Live is a 1988 American satirical science-fiction film written and directed by John Carpenter (Halloween; The Fog; The Thing). The film stars Roddy Piper, Keith David, and Meg …

The Addams Family: The cartoons, TV series, animated series, movies, musicals and merchandise – article

The Addams Family are fictional characters created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. The Addams Family characters include Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Lurch, Grandmama, Wednesday, Pugsley, Pubert Addams, Cousin Itt and Thing. …

Werewolf By Night – comic book

Werewolf by Night – birth name Jacob Russoff, legal name Jacob Russell, nicknamed Jack – is a fictional character, an anti-heroic werewolf in the Marvel Comics universe. The Werewolf by Night …

FRIDAY THE 13TH VIII: JASON TAKES MANHATTAN (1989) Reviews and overview

‘New York has a new problem.’ Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan is a 1989 American slasher horror film written and directed by Rob Hedden and starring Jensen …

FRANKENSTEIN VS. THE MUMMY (2015) Reviews and overview

‘The epic battle has begun’ Frankenstein vs. The Mummy is a 2015 American horror film written and directed by Damien Leone (Terrifier 2; Terrifier; All Hallows’ Eve) for producers Ruthless …

DARK HAUL aka MONSTER TRUCK (2014) Reviews and overview

‘Pray that it never arrives’ Dark Haul aka Monster Truck is a 2014 American made-for-TV horror film directed by Daniel Wise from a screenplay by Ben Crane for Synthetic Cinema International …

PUMPKINHEAD II: BLOOD WINGS (1994) Reviews and overview

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings is a 1994 American supernatural horror film directed by Jeff Burr and stars Andrew Robinson, Ami Dolenz,and Soleil Moon Frye. It was a direct-to-video sequel to the 1988 horror film …

HELLRAISER: HELLWORLD (2005) Reviews and overview

‘Evil goes online’ Hellraiser: Hellworld is a 2005 American horror film directed by Rick Bota (Hellraiser: Hellseaker; Hellraiser: Deader) for Dimension Pictures. It is the eighth instalment in the series. The …

FRIDAY THE 13TH: NO MAN’S LAND (2010) Fan film

Friday the 13th: No Man’s Land is a 2010 British unofficial fan film tribute to the American Friday the 13th slasher series written and directed by David Hastings (Wulf; Halloween: …

SWEET HOME (1989) Reviews and overview

‘Soul power… soul power… come to me!’ Sweet Home (スウィートホーム Suwīto hōmu) is a 1989 Japanese horror film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa and produced by Juzo Itami. It stars Nobuko …

DEVIL FETUS (1983) Reviews and overview

Devil Fetus – original title Mo Tai or 魔胎 – is a 1983 Hong Kong film directed by Lau Hung Chuen (cinematographer on We’re Going to Eat You) from a screenplay by Wen-hua …

H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos – article

Cthulhu is a fictional deity created by writer H.P. Lovecraft and first introduced in the short story “The Call of Cthulhu”, published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales in 1928. …

Death Rides a Horse: Horror Westerns – Overview by Kevin Grant

Horror films and westerns are two of cinema’s great mainstays, having established their distinct identities and sets of conventions in the earliest days of the medium. So distinct from each …

FRIDAY THE 13TH: A NEW BEGINNING (1985) Reviews and overview

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning is a 1985 American slasher horror film directed by Danny Steinmann (The Unseen; Savage Streets) from a screenplay co-written with David Cohen and Martin Kitrosser. The film …

GODZILLA: FINAL WARS (2004) Reviews and overview

Godzilla: Final Wars (ゴジラファイナルウォーズ Gojira: Fainaru Wōzu) is a 2004 Japanese science fiction Kaiju film directed by Ryuhei Kitamura (Versus), written by Wataru Mimura and Isao Kiriyama and produced by Shogo Tomiyama. It is the 28th installment in the Godzilla film series, and …

Splatterhouse – arcade game

Splatterhouse (スプラッターハウス Supurattāhausu) is a 1988 arcade game developed and published by Namco. It is also the title of the entire series of subsequent games released in home console and personal computer formats. Due to its violent nature as well as …

RAMPAGE (1986) Video game

Rampage is a 1986 arcade game created by Bally Midway. Players take control of gigantic monsters trying to survive against onslaughts of military forces. Each round is completed when a particular city is completely …

Fu Manchu – literary and film character

Doctor Fu Manchu is a fictional character introduced in a series of novels by British author Sax Rohmer during the first half of the 20th century. The character was also …

Kraken – folklore sea monsters

The Kraken is a legendary sea monster of giant proportions said to dwell off the coasts of Norway and Greenland. The legend may have originated from sightings of giant squid …

THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN (2003) Reviews and overview

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (or LXG on some publicity material) is a 2003 science fiction action film with horror elements, loosely based on the first volume of the comic book …

THE TRAP DOOR (1984) Animated TV series

The Trap Door is a claymation-style animated television series, originally shown in the United Kingdom in 1984. The plot revolves around both the daily lives and the misadventures of a group of monsters living in a castle. …

CASPER’S SCARE SCHOOL (2006) overview

Casper’s Scare School is a 3D computer animated TV film starring Casper the Friendly Ghost (Devon Werkheiser). It was directed by Mark Graves and concocted by four (!) scriptwriters: Kirk De Micco, Robert Mittenthal, Andrew …

CRYSTAL LAKE MEMORIES: THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF FRIDAY THE 13TH (2013) Overview

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th is a 2013 American documentary – based on the book of the same title by Peter M. Bracke – about …

The Hounds of the Baskervilles: Holmesian Horror in Film and TV – article

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories – and the ongoing industry spun off from them – have a curious connection to the horror genre. The image of the master …

“Ban the Sadist Videos!” The Furore and Moral Panic About So-Called Video Nasties – article

The film world in Britain during the early 80s was grim. Most of the grand cinema palaces of yesteryear were, if not already transformed into bingo halls, falling apart, offering …

Atic Atac – video game, 1983

Atic Atac is an orthographically-challenged ZX Spectrum video game, released by Ultimate in 1983. The action takes place across several floors of a castle, from the cavern-like basement to the …

VAN HELSING (2004) Reviews and overview

‘Adventure lives forever’ Van Helsing is a 2004 American action adventure horror film about a monster slayer sent to Transylvania to defeat Dracula. The movie was written and directed by …

Demons from Hell: Who’s Who in Satan’s Underworld – Article

From the earliest times, the existence of demons has formed part of most faiths and religions but it was Christianity that really grasped the thorny nettle wholeheartedly, with various hellbent …

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

Treehouse of Horror episodes are a series of episodes in the animated series The Simpsons. They are Halloween specials, each consisting of three separate, self-contained segments. These segments usually involve the Simpson family in some horror, science fiction, or supernatural setting. They …