Happy Halloween everybody! We’ve had a great time sharing our thoughts on some of the greatest spooky flicks ever made this month, and now that the big night is finally here we find ourselves wondering what we will watch in…
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What Movie-Related Pop Song from the Second Half of the 1980s Is Your Favorite?
Last week you had your say on what the best movie songs from the first half of the 1980s were, and now you can vote on your favorite from the last part of the decade!
Read more →Create-A-Caption: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
You know the drill. Below is a picture from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre with Chris’ caption. You can leave your own goofy captions in the comments section below. This is what happens when home repair store workers have too much…
Read more →A Marathon History of Cult Horror Films for Halloween
The blog post you are about to read is so terrifying, it might just kill you. If you have a heart condition or a fragile psychological state of being, please do not read any further. I implore you to step…
Read more →Open Thread: Let’s Do The Time Warp Again And Talk Rocky Horror
Listen closely (not for very much longer), but I think “The Time Warp” from The Rocky Horror Picture Show is one of the greatest movie musical songs ever. By now, the film’s transformation from box office bomb to global cult…
Read more →Dracula’s Daughter: The Reluctant Vampire
Five years after Bela Lugosi’s bloodsucking count got staked, Universal brought in Gloria Holden as his undead offspring. Guest writer Rick29 offers a look at the rarely-seen 1936 chiller Dracula’s Daughter, co-starring Edward Van Sloan and Otto Kruger.
Read more →Karloff & Lugosi: A Friendship Between Rivals
They were two of the biggest boogeymen who ever lived: Boris Karloff and Béla Lugosi. They terrified millions with their signature roles as Frankenstein’s monster and Count Dracula. Even today, few horror stars have the name recognition that these two…
Read more →And Now, A Musical Tribute to George Romero
Attention all shoppers! This indie rock song from the group Sprites called “George Romero” pays tribute to the popular zombie filmmaker, as well as other horror icons like Stuart Gordon, Dario Argento, Tom Savini, and Sam Raimi. Consider this one…
Read more →Lights Out And Other DVD & Blu-ray New Releases
Fittingly, a scary movie leads off this week’s DVD & Blu-ray new releases. But what else is now available? Let’s take a look! Lights Out Troubled Rebecca (Teresa Palmer) felt obliged to wrest custody of her kid brother Martin (Gabriel…
Read more →Edmond O’Brien Solves His Own Murder in “D.O.A.”
Guest blogger Rick Armstrong writes: As a man crosses the street into a police station, huge 3-D letters fill the screen with the film’s foreboding title. The camera follows along behind the man as he staggers down a hallway to…
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