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As far as effective outer space horror movies go, they tend to be few and far between if you’re looking for anything of quality. That’s why Pandorum seemed as if it might be something of a shot in the dark, despite boasting veteran astronaut actor Dennis Quaid. Considering that the entire movie takes place aboard [...]

Most long time horror fans are intimately familiar with the world famous horror franchise Halloween. This set of absolutely iconic horror films showcases masked psychopath Michael Meyers, chasing after Jamie Lee Curtis and stabbing most everyone else who he chances upon. The genius of John Carpenter was applied to the original movies back in the [...]

Given the popularity of the vampire genre and the separate but equally popular Asian horror style, it was inevitable that these two worlds would collide. If what you have in mind is the mind-numbingly popular Twilight as directed by Takashi Shimizu (Ju-On / The Grudge) then you may want to adjust your sights. South Korean [...]

In terms of popular slasher movies, My Bloody Valentine is not at the top of the heap. This 3D version of the film is a remake of the Canadian original that few horror fans will be familiar with. You are more likely to have heard of the Irish shoegazing band of the same name. Despite [...]

In the 80’s you had Chucky, Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees. In the 90’s more of the same with Candyman and The Leprechaun thrown in for some variety. The fact is, horror fans – perhaps more than fans of any other genre – adore a good franchise. We will buy tickets, t-shirts, posters and all the [...]

Disturbances in home and family life have been staple fodder for horror for as long as it’s been a genre and even murderous child tales are nothing terribly new, but when they’re done right they can be some of the scariest films because the whole concept of the ultimately innocent among us being raving lunatics [...]

By now you probably know all about the new thriller Paranormal Activity and how it’s seeking to become the ‘first ever major film release decided by you’ as the site points out. If it gets a million votes through the film’s website, Paramount will release the movie in far more theaters than what is planned [...]

In case you are not familiar with the Final Destination horror franchise, the plots are all along a basic frame work that operates like this: a teen sees a flash back of a way that they and their friends will end up dying if they do not avoid a certain situation, the group avoids the [...]

While there are plenty of movies out there about demons, curses and other things of nasty supernatural ilk, many of these movies don’t quite have the budget to pull off the story in a believable way. It’s always going to take a little extra pizzazz on the part of a film crew to make the [...]

When it comes to fun horror movies, especially of the blackly comic variety, you can never go wrong by using virgin sacrifices to Satan that go wholly awry because the girl is not actually a virgin. In Jennifer’s Body, as in all horror movies today, there are no virgins because as anyone in Hollywood can [...]