The Indie Monster Makers

The Beginnings of Indie Horror In August of 1972, an unknown filmmaker named Wes Craven released The Last House on the Left. The film ran 84 minutes, and was shot on a small $87,000 budget. It starred a group of first-time actors and was written by two men with little-to-no experience in film. It was the first true indie horror film, and it changed the genre forever. [WATCH: The making of Wes Craven's The Last House on the Left] Following the unprecedented and unexpected success of The Last House on the Left, other horror filmmakers began to release their own films without the help of big studios and a major budget. In 1974,...

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The Conjuring: Things That Go Bump In The Night

After the groundbreaking success of Saw and Insidious, there were no doubts about how director James Wan's newest fright-fest The Conjuring would terrify and amaze horror audiences around the world. Unsurprisingly, Wan didn't fail to deliver one of the scariest films in recent years...

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6 Must-See Body Horror Films

Body horror, sometimes called biological horror or venereal horror, is one of the many specialized sub-genres falling under the horror umbrella. Body horror films are described as movies including the destruction, mutilation, or mutation of the human body as a central plot idea. Destruction and mutilation may seem like an average occurrence in horror films, but body horror films tend to shy away from true antagonists, and instead pit the human body itself against the protagonist. While some of them may seem like simple gross-out films trying to get the audience to cringe, directors like David Cronenberg have...

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Prometheus: Engineering Mankind

Prometheus, which marks director Ridley Scott's first return to the universe he helped create with 1979's Alien, is a story about questioning the very creation and purpose of mankind on planet earth. A group of scientists, mercenaries, and explorers discover an ancient symbol which they believe will help lead them to the origin of man. They set off through space and discover a distant planet which matches up with their ancient star maps. Soon, they find themselves in a struggle with their environment, themselves, and something much more ancient. 1979's Alien is one of best horror sci-fi film ever made, but was unfortunately subject to...

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Vintage Horror Review: The Basement (1989)

The best of the wors...

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Cabin in the Woods: God Have Mercy

Where to even begin my review of Cabin in the Woods... Well, the film begins with a couple of very official looking men making small talk while walking through a seemingly bland office environment, but then BAM a very grindhouse-esque, red block letter title appears and we cut to the typical horror teenagers: the stoner, jock, cheerleader girlfriend, sensitive new guy and the daddy's girl virgin. We soon find out the group plan on staying in a (spoiler!) cabin in the woods. However, in an odd turn of events, our two office buddies from scene one return and we discover that they're controlling everything that goes on from a high-tech...

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Silent Night, Deadly Night Reboot in the Works

Anchor Bay has announced plans to remake the 80's santa-killer slasher Silent Night, Deadly Night this week, as horror fans around the country let out a heavy sigh of frustration...

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