★★ out of ★★★★★
Apparently, the woods are full of chatty rednecks and a pervy Bigfoot.
Mike’s Review: The New York Ripper (1982)
★★★out of ★★★★★ Oh Lucio Fulci is there anything you can’t do? Between the hacking, the slashing, the stabbing, the cutting, […]
Eric’s Review: Cooties (2014)
★★ 1/2 out of ★★★★★
Directed by Jonathon Milott and Cary Murnion
The zombie-pocalypse begins in an elementary school playground, and the kids turn on the teachers. Bloody (occasionally) and goofy (sometimes) mayhem (almost) ensues. Shrugs all around.
The Scariest Things Podcast: Episode XXIII The Best Horror Remakes
CAN’T. BE. DONE. That film is sacrosanct! It’s untouchable. It’s pure perfection and should never be subject to the sleazy […]
Mike’s Review: The Blackcoat’s Daughter (2015)
★★.5 out of ★★★★★ Hmmm…this one’s a real puzzler. Playing with time, space, roles, and well, the fundamental tenets of horror. […]
Movie Posters We Love: The Skull (1965)
Hot damn! This one’s a winner. Peter Cushing + Skulls + the Marquis De Sade = a perfect pile of […]
Horror Movie News: It Chapter 2 Casting News!
5.24.18 UPDATE! Jay Ryan will be playing Ben Hanscom. Ever heard of Jay? Me neither! But he looks like a bad hombre.
The adult cast for the second It movie is rounding out. Andy Bean has joint to play Stanley Uris, and James Ransone has been added to play Eddie Kaspbrak.
The Scariest Things Podcast: Episode XXII Defining the Golden Age of Horror Part 1: the 1920s
Get in that way back machine. No not that one. That way, way, way back machine. Because we’re going back in time before mankind knew of color or sound.
Robert’s Review: Gehenna: Where Death Lives (2016)
★★★ out of ★★★★★
Consider it Death’s first apartment.
Eric’s Review: Ghost Stories (2018)
★★★★ out of ★★★★★
Directed by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman
A tense and twisty semi-anthology of paranormal de-bunking whose fateful ending makes you rewind the the events of the film when you’re walking out of the theater in this clever British offering.
Movie Posters We Love: Mother’s Day (1980)
“I’m So proud of my boys they never forget their mama.” Kinda says it all…doesn’t it. Happy Mother’s Day from […]
Horror Shorts: The Armoire (2017)
This short film may make you reconsider the value of free furniture that has been abandoned.
Horror Movie News: The Predator Trailer Released
So… a new Predator movie is heading our way. It’s got a great cast… can it deliver a great story and good scares?
Robert’s Review: The Sound (2017)
★★ out of ★★★★★
Pick a plot, any plot! It’s a regular story line buffet!
Scariest Things Podcast Episode XXI: Horror Films We’re ASHAMED We Haven’t Seen
Shame. Guilt. Dishonor. Dereliction. Sin. Or, maybe we were just busy that weekend.
Eric’s Review: Under the Shadow (2016)
★★★★ out of ★★★★★
About a 10 out of 25 on the Scary Meter.
Directed by Babak Anvari
An exotic spin on a familiar tale. It’s a Persian Poltergeist! This genie is not here to grant any wishes.
Mike’s Review: Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
★★ out of ★★★★★
Pazuzu? Seriously you can’t come up with a scarier demon name?
Movie Posters We Love: Demon Wind (1990)
Uh…not sure what’s going on here. Or, for that matter, what the exact translation of Tanz Der Damonen is, but…this […]
Horror Film News: Get Ready for the Portland Horror Film Festival
Keep Portland Weird! And Scary! The Portland Horror Film Festival is going to take off in two stages… May 21, and then later from June 13-16. The Scariest Things will be there!
Eric’s Review: Grabbers (2012)
★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
Directed by Jon Wright
Probably a 10 on the Scary Meter.
A boozy and cheeky creature feature that, a bit like alcohol consumption, is a lot of fun at the beginning and doesn’t sit so well the longer you consume it.
Robert’s Review: The Executioners (2018)
★ out of ★★★★★
Sometimes a twist ending is just annoying.
Horror TV: Castle Rock has a Release Date! (And a new trailer)
Doom comes to your TV Set! The Stephen King TV-verse will premiere on July 25.
Horror Infographics: The Stephen King Universe UPDATED!
Revisiting the first piece of Infographics on The Scariest Things website, this fantastic graphic will get you ready for the TV series Castle Rock, which just got a release date of July 25!
Horror Movie News: Alexandre Aja and Sam Raimi are teaming up for “Crawl”.
Hurricanes! Florida wildlife gone wild! The blood and guts promise of Aja! Let’s do this, Paramount!
Scariest Things Podcast Episode XX: Scariest Horror Soundtracks
Can music make a film? Break a film? Raise the hairs on the back of your head? You bet your bottom dollar!
Movie Posters We Love: Frogs (1972)
1/2★ out of ★★★★★
A poster that promises so much for a film that gives so little. The movie sucks. The poster rocks! Hats off to MGM for a marketing effort on a movie this lousy.
Horror Shorts: One Please (2018)
I scream, you scream we all scream for… a good little horror short!
Eric’s Review: The Endless (2018)
★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
Scariest Things Scary Meter 8 out of 25
A Heady tale of brotherly bonds strained by the allure and menace of surviving a UFO death cult.
Horror Movie News: Hereditary Trailer is Accidentally Shown Before Peter Rabbit
Families in Perth were treated to a trailer for the scariest movie of the generation. Shock, Awe, and a lot of crying were involved!
Movie Posters We Love: Frightmare (1983)
Wow. Just wow. Haven’t seen this flic, but the posters is a whole bag of cool. I try not to […]