Horror Films

Unfairly Maligned Monsters: Why Horror Matters

Michael Varrati | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Jamie Lee Curtis, The Cabin in the Woods, Film Commentary, Film Criticism, John Carpenter, Drew Goddard, Horror Films, Joss Whedon, Genre Films, Horror Movies, Horror, Entertainment News
Michael Varrati

Horror routinely gets passed over for award nominations, and Stephen King, though decorated and honored, has had to face venomous criticism from crusty academics his whole writing career. We monster kids routinely get looked down upon by the "real" artists.

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Movie Review: The Cabin in the Woods

Marshall Fine | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Cabin in the Woods Review, Cabin in the Woods, Horror Films, Cabin in the Woods Movie, The Cabin in the Woods, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

If you think you've seen The Cabin in the Woods before, well, you're half-right. You've definitely seen movies along the same lines. But I'd also wager that you've never seen anything like it.

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Movie Review: Frighteningly Flat Intruders

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Movie Reviews, Ghosts, Intruders Movie Review, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Horror, Clive Owen, Movies, Horror Films, Intruders Review, Intruders, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

Intruders barely intrudes on the consciousness, even while you're watching it. Which you are most vigorously advised not to do.

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Elizabeth Olsen, Star of 'Silent House', is an Actor's Actor

Turnstyle | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Horror Films, Cinema, Film, Elizabeth Olsen, Silent House, Movies, Entertainment News
Turnstyle

By Noah Nelson Elizabeth Olsen, younger sister of the famed "Olsen Twins" Mary Kate and Ashley, is quickly emerging as not just a rising star, but an...

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Latinos Love Horror Films

Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: La Pata Sola, Cultura, Video, Elizabeth Olsen, Horror Films, La Llorona, La Casa Muda, The Silent House, Latino Voices News

According to this video, created by the American Entertainment Marketing (AEM), Latinos are scaredy cats. But we like to think of ourselves as self-pr...

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WATCH: Top 10 Creepiest Bad Guys In Hollywood Movies

Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Top 10 Creepiest Villians, Bad Guys, Scary Movies, Top 10 Scariest, Horror Movies, Video, Horror Films, Top Horror Movie Bad Guys, Culture News

Some movie villains seem to haunt film-goers more than others. These guys are the stuff of nightmares: the characters who give us skin crawling flashb...

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Fresh Meat: Horror Ingenues

Tribeca Film | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Horror Movies, The Innkeepers, Ti West, Horror, Horror Films, Actresses, New Actors, Young Actresses, New Actresses, Horror Actresses, Actors, Video, Entertainment News
Tribeca Film

In honor of Sara Paxton's compelling genre work, here are our picks for up-and-coming horror ingénues that are well on their way to becoming new age scream queens.

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The Reelist: Frightful Noise

Tribeca Film | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Horror Movies, Horror Films, Horror Film List, Entertainment Music Film, Music Fright Films, Music Horro Movies, Music Horror Films, Video, Entertainment News
Tribeca Film

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WATCH: Black Faces In Scary Places: Celebrities Who Appeared In Horror Flicks

The Huffington Post | Brennan Williams | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Halloween Movie, Halloween, Video, Halloween 2011, Halloween Costumes, Horror Films, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Black Faces in Scary Places, Horror Movies, Halloween Movies, Bv-Video, Black Voices News

With Halloween less than a week away, HuffPost BlackVoices thought it would be an appropriate time to take a look at some of our favorite celebrity a...

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Niles Essanay in Fremont Goes Goth

Thomas Gladysz | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Niles, Horror Movies, Dracula, Silent Film, Horror Films, Horror, Nosferatu, Halloween, Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum, San Francisco Around Town, San Francisco News
Thomas Gladysz

Just in time for Halloween, the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum will screen a handful of spooky films sure to make the dark hearts of horror film lovers skip a beat (should they still be beating at all).

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Meet The Horror Movie Godfather

Moviefone | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Mel Brooks, Moviefone, David Lynch, The Elephant Man, Horror Movies, The Fly, Horror Films, David Cronenberg, Interview, Second Career, Fifty News

Horror fans are a passionate and loyal fanbase. They know their movie history and they love to champion new voices who breathe life into the thrilling...

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Lucas Kavner

'Catfish' Director Talks 'Paranormal Activity 3,' Filming Himself

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Fake Documentary, Social Media, Video, Henry Joost, Horror Films, Catfish Fake?, Catfish, Paranormal Activity 3, Paranormal Activity, Diy, Social Networking Film, Documentary Film, Ariel Schulman, Sundance, Handheld Cameras, Culture News

Directors Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost were first introduced to Hollywood after their documentary, "Catfish," made a splash at Sundance last year. ...

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Both Nutzoid and Thrilling: Almodovar's The Skin I Live In

Erica Abeel | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Horror Films, Frankenstein, Elena Anaya, Film Society, New York Film Festival, The Skin I Live In, Pedro Almodovar, Antonio Banderas, Entertainment News
Erica Abeel

Drawing on tropes from horror flicks about mad scientists -- think an Ibero Frankenstein -- The Skin I Live In is a macabre trip.

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Joseph Erbentraut

Bucket O' Blood Owner On Horror, Gore And Gentrification

HuffingtonPost.com | Joseph Erbentraut | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Chicago Used Bookstores, Marc Ruvolo, Halloween, Chicago Shopping, Horror Films, Chicago Small Businesses, Halloween Chicago, My Chicago, Chicago Bookstores, Horror, Matt Mogk, Bucket O' Blood Chicago, Logan Square Chicago, Used Bookstores, Bucket O' Blood, Logan Square, John Everson, Chicago Around Town, Sci-Fi, Horror Books, Chicago News

For the vast majority of Chicagoans, summer serves as the city's saving grace, arriving on the heels of months of cooler temperatures and precipitatio...

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Lucas Kavner

New Horror Flick 'Creature' Breaks Box Office Records (UPDATE)

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Creature, Bad Horror Movies, Creature 2011, B Movies, Video, Creature Movie, Horror Films, Creature Film, New Releases, Horror Movies, Fred Andrews, Film, Bubble Factory, Spielberg, Sheinberg, Culture News

This post has been updated to include Sidney Sheinberg's comments to The Huffington Post. If a movie opens, and nobody is around to see it, does it...

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The Most Psychotic Villains Of All Time (PHOTOS)

Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Bad Guys, Halloween, Best Villains All Time, Horror Films, noad_mid_article, Horror Movies, Bslide-Sony-Pictures, Slasher Film, Movie Villains, Psychotic Villains, Sony, Entertainment News

Villains come in all shapes, sizes and spirits. They can be gigantic, tiny, tangible, apparitions, evil, ugly, aggressive and often times, humorous. Y...

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Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: John Carpenter's The Ward & Zookeeper

Dan Persons | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Zookeeper, John Carpenter, Kevin James, John Carpenter's the Ward, Adam Sandler, Horror Films, Indie Films, Zookeeper Movie, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

How does a show handle the situation where two, exciting films are released on the same weekend? We don't know, but this weekend we saw John Carpenter's The Ward and Zookeeper, so we decided to cover both of those instead.

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Sacramental Horror Stories: Shining Light Into The Darkness Of The Human Heart

Rev. Jonathan Weyer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scary Stories, Naturalism, Scary Books, Horror, Christianity and Death, Holiness of Horror, Horror Films, Christianity and Horror, Faith and Death, Christian Horror, Halloween Origins, Religion News
Rev. Jonathan Weyer

Many Christians find it it odd that I have an interest in scary things. They are completely weirded out when they find out I have written and just published a horror novel.

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The Calicoon -- Diary of a Novice Film Maker -- Part Two

Pamela Glasner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Deborah Louise Robinson, Horror, Writing, Screenwriting, Calicoon, Ghosts, Horror Films, Catskill Mountains, Entertainment News, Film Making, Author, Pamela Glasner, Entertainment News
Pamela Glasner

A light snow was falling as my producers and I drove 3 ½ hours to an abandoned hotel in an aging, one-horse town which put me in mind of a 1950's Sea...

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The Calicoon, Diary of a Novice Film Maker: Part One

Pamela Glasner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Deborah Louise Robinson, Horror, Screenwriting, Writing, Ghosts, Horror Films, Catskill Mountains, Film Making, Author, Pamela Glasner, Calicoon, Entertainment News
Pamela Glasner

On September 11th, 2010, I was vegging out in my living room for a few minutes, taking a break from the sad memories of the day and the intensity of m...

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Is Hollywood Ready for a Gay Male Adult Actor in Mainstream Roles?

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pornography, Brent Corrigan, Gay-Hollywood, Adult Films, Horror Films, Jenna Jameson, Tim Sullivan, Sasha Grey, Ron Jeremy, Porn, Hollywood, Gay Porn Stars, Gay Actors, Adult Film Stars, Entertainment News
Lee Stranahan

Sasha Gray has done it, Tracy Lords and Ron Jeremy have been doing it for years and Jenna Jameson wants to do it on Broadway. Adult film actors are making the transition to traditional entertainment work.

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Pope Urges Condom Use for Tea Party, Morning Zoo DJ's, Darren Aronofsky

James Napoli | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Natalie Portman, Morning Radio, Tea Party, Darren Aronofksy, Horror Films, Black Swan, Vatican City, Pope Condoms, Condoms, Pope Benedict XVI, Sarah Palin, Comedy News
James Napoli

Pope Benedict XVI has further modified his stance on condoms by recommending them in extreme cases. He went on to say "these teabaggers are geisteskrank (insane)."

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Unrated Horror Film Hatchet 2 Pulled From Theaters; Does The MPAA Have Too Much Power?

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mpaa, Horror Films, Adam Green, Hatchet 2, Film Ratings, Horror Movies, Horror, Kevin Smith, Film, Censorship, Entertainment News
Lee Stranahan

When writer / director's Adam Green's debut feature Hatchet opened in theaters in 2006, the experience was both a dream come true...and a nightmare. G...

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The Top 10 Horror Inspirations of Seth Grahame-Smith, author of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Jason Pinter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Zombies, Horror Films, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Vampires, Books, Abraham Lincoln, Horror Movies, New Books, Horror, Books News
Jason Pinter

With the release of his new book, Seth Grahame-Smith took some time to offer his Top 10 Horror Inspirations--the movies, music and books that set him down this dark literary path.

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Halloween in New York: Bleecker Street

Nick Carr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Costumes, Skeletons, Horror Movies, West Village, Mannequins, Horror Films, Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren, New York News
Nick Carr

Halloween is the only time of the year that I actually pay attention to store window displays, and I'm always impressed by the offerings on Bleecker Street in the West Village.

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