“We are all red inside” is the tagline of the film, The Welder, which explores the horrors of racism and racial division. Co-written and directed by David Liz, the indie horror … Continue reading The Welder Review: An Insane Doctor Lets the Blood Flow.
What is it about evil dolls that makes us so afraid or intrigued? Why have these terrifying little nightmares maintained such a strong hold in popular culture? In honor of … Continue reading Podcast: Evil Dolls & Why We Find Them So Scary
The Final Girl Support Group is a horror novel written by Grady Hendrix (My Best Friend’s Exorcism, The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires) following the life of Lynette … Continue reading The Final Girl Support Group: Book Review
The horror genre is a battlefield, and the Final Girls, killers, and victims who find themselves participating in this brutal game of cat-and-mouse are usually guaranteed one thing: Death. Only the … Continue reading Saddest Deaths from Horror Movies and Television Shows
The Final Girl Trope and the women of horror who best embody it is something I’ve written about many times and I never am bored of it. With Halloween several … Continue reading My Favorite Final Girls of All Time
Resurrection, starring Rebecca Hall and written and directed by Andrew Semans, is a psychological thriller film about a professional woman getting her life together when her abusive ex-boyfriend begins stalking … Continue reading Resurrection 2022 Film Review:
It makes sense that if I enjoy watching found footage films, I need to watch the film that sparked my interest in this medium. The Blair Witch Project perfectly takes … Continue reading Halloween Binge Guide: The Blair Witch Project
When Monster House released in 2006, I was upset about the lack of films based on R.L Stine’s beloved Goosebumps books. The tv specials were fine and all, but a … Continue reading Halloween Binge Guide: Monster House (2006)
“Bitten,” the fourth episode of Supernatural Season 8, has been on my mind for many years. With Halloween right around the corner and the episode celebrating its tenth anniversary, I … Continue reading Halloween Binge Guide: Supernatural Season 8: “Bitten”
It’s October 1st, which means it’s officially spooky season! This is the time of year horror fanatics live for; the candy flows freely, pumpkin spice is all the rage, and … Continue reading Five Horror Movies for Scaredy Cats
Four months ago I wrote a post titled: Final girls who should return for a sequel. True to the nature of the horror genre and the current renaissance of horror remakes … Continue reading Final Girls Who Should Return for a Sequel part 2
Vampyr is a 2018 action role-playing video game developed by Dontnod Entertainment. Players assume the role of the recently turned vampire and prominent blood transfusion specialist, Dr. Jonathan Reid, as he traverses London … Continue reading Vampyr Video Game: Tips and Tricks to Owning the Night
An unsuspecting couple fears for their lives after accepting a rideshare from an unhinged driver with a lust for murder and a twisted sense of justice. In Dawn, from director Nicholas … Continue reading Buckle Your Seatbelts and Say a Prayer: Dawn Horror Film Review
The latest blood-soaked entry in the Pretty Little Liars franchise, based on the series of books by Sara Shepard, was released on HBO Max and delivered plenty of scares and … Continue reading The Past Never Dies: Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin Review
The horror genre is in a renaissance of remakes and sequels (for better or worse) which means iconic horror movie villains like Michael Myers, Chucky, and Ghostface have another chance to … Continue reading Horror Movie Villains Who Should Return for Another Film
“The evil that men do lives after them,” Robert Burns repeats the quote from Julius Caesar in the documentary Rondo and Bob as he struggles to imitate the emotions of Marc Antony in a … Continue reading Rondo and Bob: Horror Documentary Review
This post contains minor spoilers for The Night House and conversations about grief, loss, depression, and suicide. Sometimes we think we intimately know the people who populate our inner circles … Continue reading Underrated Horror Movies: The Night House
The recent releases of horror remakes and sequels like Halloween, Scream and Texas Chainsaw Massacre ushered in the re-emergence of iconic final girls like Laurie Strode, Sydney Prescott, Gale Weathers, and Sally Hardesty. Their respective returns … Continue reading Final Girls Who Should Return for a Sequel
Join me in my first article for 1428 Elm as I rank all four of the major killers from the horror anthology series Slasher. Created by Aaron Martin, each season … Continue reading Ranking the Villains from the Canadian Horror Anthology Series “Slasher”
When you get down to it, most of the iconic killers in the horror genre are male, besides a few exceptions. This isn’t to say female villains aren’t iconic or … Continue reading Five Underrated Female Villains in the Horror Genre
By Guest Writer Alan Holmes *Potential spoilers for all major Star Wars properties. You’ve been warned. May the Force be with you. It’s often said that life is a balancing … Continue reading Star Wars: Sith- Into the Depths of the Dark Side
I became aware of The Mist thanks to actor, musician, and part-time Sith Sam Witwer in 2008, which was a great year for Witwer since he played Davis Bloome, aka Doomsday, in … Continue reading The Mist 2007 Film Review: A Page from Stephen King’s Pandora’s Box
By Guest Writer Alan Holmes “Three Mothers, lost to time, predating all Christian invention. Pre-God, pre-Devil; Mother Tenebrarum, Mother Lachrymarum, and Mother Suspiriorum: tears, darkness, and sighs.” Such are the … Continue reading Volktales – A Tale of Two Suspirias
The final trailer for Halloween Kills was recently released, and throughout its intense 2-minute run-time, it revealed the bloody fate of a character audiences met in the original Halloween film … Continue reading Halloween Kills Final Trailer Reveals Fate of Marion Chambers
I have to tip my hat to Jordan Peele (Key and Peele), who starred in iconic comedic shows with an explosive fan base. But he has my eternal admiration for … Continue reading Get Out: As Art Reflects Life
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