Every film in chronological order, with the theology, the philosophy, and every question you have been Googling at midnight finally answered. You think this franchise is about a monster. Everyone does, the first time. Then you watch the prequels and find out it is actually a forty-seven-year argument Ridley Scott is having with God, and […]

Although the original Paranormal Activity (2009) has a few good jump scares, it’s not that kind of film. It uses mood, chemistry between its leads, and an invisible menace to draw the audience into the story, all with the help of camera footage. These layers helped make director Oren Peli a wealthy man. It also […]

Pluto TV looked at the calendar, noticed that Halloween is six months away, and decided that was not acceptable. So they built April Ghouls, a free, month-long horror destination that runs all of April with 13 dedicated channels and over 100 films and series. For free. No subscription. Just horror, sitting there waiting for you. […]

Jaws Goes to the Bahamas is the latest dive into the killer shark franchise that still makes fans afraid to go into the water. Jaws, directed by Steven Spielberg and based off of Peter Benchley’s novel, hit theaters in the summer of 1975. The blockbuster hit went on to spawn three sequels; Jaws 2 in […]

Before Scream told everyone about them, there were the rules to follow. Every culture developed systems for keeping evil at bay. Most of them are older than recorded history. Most involve blood or pee. A surprising number of them still show up in horror films, sometimes without the filmmakers even knowing why they work. They […]