★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
Trench warfare in World War I was an ugly scene. It just got uglier in the worm-infested zombie-ish horror flick Trench 11.
TV Terror: 10 Terrifying Shows From Europe & the UK
Look kids! Big Ben, Parliament, and, oh yes, ghosts! Take a European vacation from your couch with the Top 10 Horror TV Shows from Europe and the UK!
Horror TV News: Creepshow coming to Shudder
Walking Dead director and effects wizard, Greg Nicotero, is picking up the baton from George Romero and Stephen King, bringing a new Creepshow anthology show to Shudder! (Trailer linked here!)
Trailer Alert: Zombieland: Double Tap
We’re getting the band back together! The madness continues all the way to the White House in the horror comedy’s return to the big screen.
Top 25 Horror Films with Disabled Characters
That deaf, dumb, blind kid sure knows how to kick some monster ass! We celebrate the 29th anniversary of the ADA with a look at 25 impactful movies featuring characters with disabilities.
Scariest Interview: Sitting down with The Wretched’s Brett Pierce
A great Q&A with Brett Pierce, one of The Pierce Brothers who brought us the fantastic new movie, The Wretched.
Rutger Hauer 1944-2019
The Hitcher has passed away at age 75. One of the great character actors, and best screen villains of his generation, has died following a short battle with illness.
The Scariest Things Podcast Episode LXIX: Cannibal Horror
What’s for dinner? How about a roast leg of YOUR NEIGHBOR! With a side helping of your mom’s eyeballs! Yes, we are talking about Cannibal horror this week, and Eric is already turning green just thinking about it. Beware, bad puns await.
Scariest Interview: A Chat with writer/director John McLoughlin
Chatting with the writer/director of Underwood, John McLoughlin!
Eric’s Fantasia 2019 Review: Sator (2019)
★★★ out of ★★★★★
Still Life, with horror and dread. Sator is both an artistic triumph but also a difficult movie to get into. The film is elegant, quiet, and cold to the point of aloofness, but there is some very potent material if you are patient.
Ten Films to Catch at the Popcorn Frights Festival
The Horror Festival is in full swing, and on August 8-16 (An EIGHT DAY festival) our friends at Popcorn Frights are presenting a bevy of great films for you to catch. Some we’ve seen, some we’ll screen, but our recommendation? Go to the festival and have your own little… SCREAM! (Rhymes! YES!)
Robert’s Fantasia 2019 Review: The Wretched (2019)
★★★★ out of ★★★★★
Reminding us that witches are supposed to be scary.
Movie News: Momo gets her own Momovie
Momo is dead; long live Momo!
Joseph’s Review: Luz
★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★ This artistic, sometimes surreal approach to a movie about demonic possession may alienate some viewers with […]
Eric’s Review: Crawl (2019)
🐊🐊🐊🐊1/2 out of 🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊
CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP! Crawl is a superb summertime survival horror flick, with characters who you really root for, with an adrenaline-packed plot full of aggressive alligators. CHOMP!
The Scariest Things Podcast Episode LXVIII: Killer Dolls
So ya like playing with dolls still, do ya? Well, these films will make you think twice about playing with those creepy little automatons.
Horror Shorts: Living with Jigsaw & Working with Jigsaw (2013,2016)
Project Greenlight alum Chris Capel wants to play a game with one of the biggest horror franchises around!
Joseph’s Cinepocalypse Review: The Mute
★★★★ out of ★★★★★ Two Christian knights find themselves at odds against each other when they try to convert pagans […]
Mike’s Review: Midsommar (2019)
🌸🌸🌸 out of 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 This is the true story, of nine strangers, picked to participate in weirdo cult hapennings, work together, and have their lives destroyed. Find out what happens, when people stop being polite, and start getting real…its a world of real cults!
Horror Shorts: The Beaning (2017)
Damned Yankees indeed! This quasi-documentary short film chronicles the last death that happened on the field in Major League Baseball and indicts the New York Yankees as being a satanic cult hit job that used pitcher Carl Mays to kill Cleveland Indian star Ray Chapman with a beanball, forever changing the fortunes of both franchises.
The Portland Horror Film Festival Recap
The 2019 Portland Horror Film Festival is now in the Scariest rear view mirror, and it was an absolute blast to attend. It is a Mecca for great horror shorts and a true fan festival of the first order.
Robert’s Review: What The Waters Left Behind (2017)
★1/2 out of ★★★★★
A giant pile of poorly executed clichés makes a crappy movie in any language.
Mike’s Review: Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
★★ out of ★★★★★
Now with 30 percent less jump scares!
Robert’s Review: Underwood (2019)
★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
A micro-budget haunted murder mystery thriller with zombies!
Podcast Extra: An interview with Horror Legend Mick Garris
Eric and Mike got a wonderful opportunity to host an on-stage conversation with genre icon, Mick Garris, live at the Hollywood Theater for the Portland Horror Film Festival! Listen up all’s y’all!
Mike’s Review: Friday the 13th Part VIII (1989)
★★.5 out of ★★★★★ Is this really too good to be true? Too bad to be believed? So ridiculous we all laugh with it? Or so horrible we curl up in a cringe-worthy ball of shame? Answer: All of ‘em.
Joseph’s Review: The 16th Episode (2019)
★★★ out of ★★★★★ This possession shocker is as all over the map as its three globetrotting vlogger protagonists, which […]
Liz’s Book Report: Growing Things and Other Stories
Whether you’re a new fan or have read all his novels, grab a copy and get tangled up in Growing Things by Paul Tremblay.
Amy’s Review: Child’s Play (2019)
★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
Chucky is back! Well, sorta.
Joseph’s Cinepocalypse Reviews: “Kindred Spirits” and “The Last to See Them”
Kindred Spirits ★★★ out of ★★★★★ This thriller about an unhinged woman who craves revisiting adolescence feels watered down compared […]