Shudder Is Transforming the Scary Movie
Craig Engler says these are boom times for horror. Then again, he would say that. Engler is the general manager of Shudder, a streaming service that is focused on the…
The 12 Best Horror Shows to Binge for Halloween
It used to be that horror on television was tame. It was PG-ish stuff like Scooby-Doo and The Twilight Zone. Good fare, but these shows all held horror at arm’s…
Daytime Horror Returns with the ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ Game
My heart races and palms drip with sweat as I mash my mechanical keyboard in an effort to escape the house. When a piercing chain saw roars nearby, minutes of…
14 of the Best Horror Movies for Couples
THE LOVE WITCH Trailer (2016) There’s no nudity here, but The Love Witch is porn for couples who get off on visual ingenuity—it’s so cool-looking, it’s hard to believe it…
‘Nope’ Rightly Challenges Our Love of Spectacle
Fame eats. It’s a monster. In fact, it’s the ultimate monster in Nope, Jordan Peele’s full-throttle third feature, a sci-fi western about a mysterious UFO haunting the skies of a…
‘The Quarry’ and ‘Evil Dead: The Game’ Lure You Into a Scary Movie
Both games, in their own way, ask players to suspend their disbelief enough to believe that they’re guiding the outcome of cinema-inspired horror scenes, whether that’s by pressing a single…
‘The Quarry’ Blurs the Line Between Video Games and Cinema
When the new teaser trailer for Avatar: The Way of Water—the next entry in James Cameron’s CGI-heavy film franchise—came out, many viewers opined that the footage resembles a video game.…
17 of the Most Disturbing Films Ever Made
Like a list of the “funniest” or the “anything-est” movies, a list of the most disturbing films is going to be subjective. Everyone says Requiem for a Dream is super…
‘The Quarry’ Lets You Experience What’s Great About Slasher Films
The Quarry is a carefully threaded tapestry of horror cliché. The camp itself is the kind of place where you might take the scenic route—an area is literally called “scenic…
‘Men’ Is an Excellent Movie and I Have No Idea Who It’s For
Ever since 2017’s Colossal came out, I’ve been trying to find people to share it with. I’ve run into a wall. The people for whom the story might resonate are…