Horror Chick: Why Do We Like Scary Movies?
Melissa Lafsky is a friend of mine, but she's always seemed strange to me for one reason: She loves horror movies. Loves them. Thrillers, slashers, cr...
Melissa Lafsky is a friend of mine, but she's always seemed strange to me for one reason: She loves horror movies. Loves them. Thrillers, slashers, cr...
Jamie Lee Curtis | Posted 10.31.2009 | Media
Halloween is a breeding ground for a seemingly unending gruesome gore fest. Being a mother I've had to make the hard choices of what scary images my young children digested.
Nick Carr | Posted 10.30.2009 | New York
Just in time for Halloween, Scouting NY put together a list of the best horror movies that take place in New York City.
Nick Carr | Posted 10.28.2009 | New York
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.
Nick Carr | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York
Polanski brilliantly uses the city to induce a heavy sense of claustrophobia: despite being in such a teeming metropolis, Rosemary is trapped for most of the film in the her dusty old apartment.
Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 10.21.2009 | Entertainment
Movie-talking has gone from the occasional annoyance to the expected norm. I can't always identify the Joe Wilson of my cinema experience beforehand, but it's now inevitable that someone will fill that role.
Chris Willman | Posted 09.20.2009 | Entertainment
Based on a scream-filled screening I caught at the Telluride Film Festival, Paramount's faith may not be misplaced, though it's anyone's guess whether lightning (or pesky demons) can strike the same public fancy twice.
Meredith Lopez | Posted 08.29.2009 | Living
I'm sure that most parents with small children, and babies in particular, think that their kids are possessed by demons at least once.
Dan Persons | Posted 08.21.2009 | Entertainment
Deadgirl is about two teenagers who, while exploring an abandoned hospital, find a naked woman chained to a table and barricaded away in the deepest, darkest regions of the building.
Dan Persons | Posted 08.02.2009 | Entertainment
Los Bastardos is a spare and brutal survey of the suburban wasteland.
Marshall Fine | Posted 07.24.2009 | Entertainment
When David Lynch tells you you've gone too far, it's hard to know whether it's a badge of honor or a sign that the bottom has fallen out.
Eric Lurio | Posted 06.29.2009 | World
Recently, I saw a film called Yodok Stories, about a concentration camp in North Korea. It's at once one of the most heartbreaking and weirdest films I've seen in quite a while.
John Feffer | Posted 06.26.2009 | World
If Wes Craven decided to make a horror movie out of the last year of U.S. politics, he would definitely cast Dick Cheney as the monster that can't be silenced.
Scott Mendelson | Posted 04.12.2009 | Entertainment
What's that you say? No one cares about the story, characters, or acting? They just came to see 3D slasher killings and R-rated blood and gore? Well, fair enough.
Scott Mendelson | Posted 01.05.2009 | Media
The official streaming version is at Yahoo. It seems like they're pretty much ditching the whole concept of a working summer camp amidst the carnage....
One For The Table | Posted 12.05.2008 | Living
After you've seen one severed head you've seen them all. I prefer to be scared with style... and Hitchcock was the master. If you don't believe me, you should see my electric bill.
Ken Levine | Posted 12.01.2008 | Entertainment
My idea is to hire Gordon from SESAME STREET as the psychopath. Can you imagine how disturbing THAT would be to anyone who grew up with that show?
John Farr | Posted 11.28.2008 | Entertainment
As October moves inexorably to its close, my thoughts turn to Halloween and all things scary, not counting Sarah Palin and Wall Street.
John W. Whitehead | Posted 11.24.2008 | Entertainment
Often missed by those seeking a good scare, Carpenter's films are infused with a strong anti-authoritarian, laconic bent.
Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.05.2009 | Entertainment