When I think of Gothic horror, I typically imagine haunted and decaying castles, ghosts from the past, and arguments of morality. The colors are usually dark,...
While there are many, many runners-up on this list, and I’m certain there are just as many that I missed, in general I have focused on...
After the success of Freidkin’s exorcism film, other studios, and filmmakers were eager to ride the wave of the emerging subgenre of religious horror. The Exorcist’s...
The film opens with Jess Bradford (Olivia Hussey) confronting her boyfriend Peter (Keir Dullea) with the news of her pregnancy, and her plans to have an...
On October 5th, 2020, my best friend Jonny and I started a podcast, ¡Uy Que Horror! A Latinx Horror Movie Podcast. It focused on the expansive world of...
When Creature from the Black Lagoon splashed onto screens in 1954, it gave birth to a very specific kind of horror lineage. The Gill-man became shorthand...
Shudder is making February a little more frightening with this month of programming. The streamer is adding indie horror that has been stuck in festival purgatory...
It’s officially Halloween season, and a great time to remind everyone that the word “spook” is a slur. Like many words and phrases in the English...
If I ever needed more proof that Brooklyn Horror Film Festival was the place to be in October, my experience at this year’s live screening of...
I don’t know about you, but it feels like I stepped out of the theater after seeing Wolf Man, blinked, and suddenly it was September. It’s...
When Creature from the Black Lagoon splashed onto screens in 1954, it gave birth to a very specific kind of...
Henry Selick’s return to the director’s chair after Coraline, represents righteousness, anti-authoritarianism, and the subtle art of not giving a...
Black horror is still a relatively new genre. Its earliest films date back to 1941, but its presence weakened over...
David Cronenberg’s films do not delve too deeply into organized religion, but they provide an interesting lens into how a...
I learned early on that I was not supposed to make it to the end of a horror movie. As...
There is a huge difference between a movie being remembered for being good and a movie being remembered because it’s...
Tim Burton was not always my nemesis. In the not-too-distant past, I was a child who just wanted to watch...
My first feature film, Death Drop Gorgeous, was often described as its own disturbed piece of queer cult cinema due...
Most of my early happy memories are of being released by my mother, free to wander the video store. I...
Horror Press’ exploration of catharsis this month lends itself naturally to the topic of satisfying horror movie deaths. While murdering...