Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan’

Once in a blood moon, a franchise will come along that redefines a subgenre and takes it to the next

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Film Review: ‘A Nightmare Wakes’ Nearly Induces Sleep

One of the first exposures to a sci-fi/horror story we all share is Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818). If

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13 Part VII: The New Blood’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives’

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Review: Does Horror Genre Mashup ‘Anything For Jackson’ Deliver?

Considering how long storytelling has been around, it’s quite tricky to find a wholly original tale at this point. However,

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13th Part V: A New Beginning’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13th: Part III’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13th: Part 2’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13th’ (1980)

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Film Review: Danzig Proves Misfit For Filmmaking With ‘Verotika’

The music of Glenn Danzig has always been rooted in the horror genre. Heck, during his time in The Misfits,

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David Cronenberg’s Debut Film ‘Shivers’ Gets Collector’s Edition Treatment

I’d wager most movie fans know the name of writer/director David Cronenberg, and odds are you’ve seen at least one

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Lulling About With ‘The Lodge’

Back in early February, shortly before the closure of movie theaters, the independent horror film The Lodge received a limited

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Horror Gets Animated With ‘To Your Last Death’

After forays with features like Fritz the Cat (1972), Heavy Metal (1981), and Cool World (1994), adult-oriented animated films became

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Child’s Play Remake Is No Buddi Of Mine

Once or twice a year, I’ll take a stroll down the toy aisle. Since there’s currently a 90s renascence occurring,

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Zombies And Sharks Ventures Into Horror In Forests Filled With Witches, Corpses, Outlaw Werewolves, And Slashers, Plus A Truly Surreal Nightmare!

Hey Comicon-ers! It’s ML Miller again with another gaggle of the good, the bad, and the futt-bugly in horror from

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The Amityville Murders Tackles The True-Crime That Inspired The Horror

Around 3:00 A.M. on Wednesday, November 13, 1974, six distinct rifle shots rang out inside a family home. Inside this

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Zombies And Sharks Chills To Age-Old Curses, Resurrected Witches, Homicidal Zealots, A Devil At The Downstairs Door, Plus Michael Vs. Jason?!?!

Hey Comicon-ers! It’s ML Miller again with another batch of the good, the bad, and the futt-bugly in horror from

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Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Taps Into The Horror Of Humanity

It’s not news to anyone that comedy and horror have long-been genres that compliment one another. They both evoke extreme

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‘The Final Wish’ Is An Empty One

Everyone knows that old horror trope of The Monkey’s Paw. Be careful what you wish for because it might change

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A Horrific Weekend At The 2019 Mad Monster Party: Carolina

I’ve been attending horror conventions since 2011 when I traveled to Kentucky to meet legendary writer-director-composer John Carpenter. As a

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Halloween’ (2018)

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): Rob Zombie’s ‘Halloween II’ (2009)

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): Rob Zombie’s ‘Halloween’ (2007)

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion) – ‘Halloween: Resurrection’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion) — ‘Halloween H20: 20 Years Later’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion) — ‘Halloween 6: The Curse Of Michael Myers’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion) — ‘Halloween 5: The Revenge Of Michael Myers’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion) — ‘Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion) — ‘Halloween III: Season Of The Witch’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Halloween II’ (1981)

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