Jeepers, creepers, where’d ya get those peepers? Yeah, that song still triggers my fight or flight too, being one of the first horror films to truly keep me awake at night as a kid. Gina Phillips was an instrumental part in that, playing the main character Trish in the first movie. With the recent resurgence of her on-screen brother Justin Long in Barbarian, where is Trish at these days?
Horror is one of the most popular genres in America, bringing droves to theaters and watching on streaming like the zombies it can depict. Audiences only sticking with horror in the English language are missing out though, because some of the scariest films to exist come from outside our borders.
These films will require subtitles, but damn are they worth it. Extreme horror, paranoia, curses, zombies, and more populate the world of horror outside the Americas, giving twists on old legends and new stories alike from their native countries. Branch out, turn on the subtitles, and pray nothing is watching while you check out these non-English horror films.
Is it any secret that older Hollywood directors (and some recent ones) are abusive to cast and crew? Not really, and it was even more rampant than today back in the late decades of the 20th century. An especially notable offender? William Friedkin, director of The Exorcist and The French Connection.
When you hear the word “Halloween” do you automatically see the blank, white mask of Michael Myers? The empty eyes staring you down against the pale white of the rest of his face? Ever wondered how someone got that terrifying look that became a horror icon? Star Trek’s Captain James Tiberius Kirk is the answer to everything.
Hell has been a concept dating back thousands of years, persisting throughout human civilization in some form or another to taunt humanity about the afterlife. Damnation, torture, torment, lakes of fire, punishment for misdeeds or blasphemy… there’s always one of those things involved somewhere. Movies have taken the idea into a whole new dimension of weird though, showcasing every type of Hell imaginable from the mundane to the bizarre.
Do movies about zombies running around on trains peak your curiosity? What about demon possession mysteries? Maybe you like moody meditations on despair, suffering, and revenge . . . plus vampires and ghosts! If so, the Korean horror genre might be right for you!
Every genre has cliches, there’s no way around them at this point. Not many genres have enough stupid cliches that will immediately turn viewers off as horror does, though.
Any horror movie fan will recognize the iconic line, “They’re coming to get you, Barbra!” It’s the warning that unleashes bloody mayhem in George Romero’s 1968 classic Night of the Living Dead.
M3GAN just hit theaters on January 6th and the horror-comedy is delivering chills and thrills to critics and audiences alike (batteries not included). It shares theaters with the less popular but equally enjoyable grindhouse feature Candy Land. (Does every premise/title have to be an attack on our childhood?)
The pair kicks off an exciting year of horror movies. 2022 was a mostly successful year for the genre, with movies like Barbarian, Hellbender, and Pearl leading the charge.
Will 2023 be even better? Here’s a list of movies to look out for.
Wes Craven’s Scream series redefined the slasher genre with self-aware, genre-blending thrills. The iconic mix of comedy and horror (along with the Ghostface mask) helped define the 90s.
With a successful outing early last year and another film in the works, the Scream franchise is back in the cultural zeitgeist. That makes this the perfect time to rank each Scream movie from worst to best. With multiple quality installments, it’s no easy task to pick favorites.
Horror has such a long and varied history at this point it’s hard to feel shocked or scared by a movie anymore, especially from a single line of dialogue. Some movies though can take that one line and chill audiences to the bone. The moments where a reveal makes you say “Oh **insert choice of expletive here**” and flips the entire script. Lines that truly establish a character as a legitimate threat, or a sudden, unexpected danger.
In 2012 I was sitting in a British Literature class during my senior year of high school when my teacher asked if I had heard about the new Evil Dead remake coming out.
We had spoken about the movies before, I was a massive fan of Army of Darkness and had written an essay on it earlier that year. I responded as almost any fan of the series did at the time- “Why would they need a remake?”