By 1986, the Slasher craze was fizzling out, but that did not stop studios from going back to the almost barren well for material. That in mind, on November 14th of 1986, one of those beloved last ditch effort Slashers, Slaughter High, hit theaters. Starring Caroline...
This week in Horror movie history, back on July 31, 1992, Buffy the Vampire Slayer sank its teeth into theaters across the land. Initially attaining moderate box office success and mixed reviews, in the years to follow, it has become a cult classic that set...
This week in Horror movie history, back on June 27, 2003, England's adrenaline-packed 28 Days Later burst onto the US cinematic scene. Initially released in the United Kingdom seven months earlier in 2012, the Danny Boyle (Trainspotting 1996, Slumdog Millionaire 2008) directed film first was introduced to...
This week in Horror movie history, back on June 22, 2007, the psychological Horror film 1408 premiered in theaters across the USA. Based on a short story of the same name, by terror icon Stephen King (Carrie 1974, The Shining 1977), the adaptation was by...
This week in Horror movie history, back on May 25, 1979, Alien hit theaters just days prior to the unofficial start of summer. There are a handful of films that come to mind when asked what truly defines a genre, the now legendary film Alien...
On May 1st of 1981, Paramount Pictures delivered their sequel to the major success Horror film Friday the 13th. Coming a year after the original film's release, the follow-up project grossed one million dollars more than its predecessor opening weekend, and sparked the true identity...
The early 1980's saw not only a slew of Slasher films, but also a resurgence of the ravenous Werewolf in films like 1981's An American Werewolf in London and 1984's The Company of Wolves. One of the best films of the Werewolf subgenre is Joe Dante's 1986 The Howling, released on...
August of 2016 marks the 35th anniversary of the conclusion of Lucio Fulci's (City of the Living Dead 1980, The Beyond 1981) 'Gates of Hell' Trilogy, with The House by the Cemetery. Releases in Italy back in August of 1981, the film starred Catriona MacColl (City of the Living Dead 1980, The...
This week in Horror movie history, The Guardian was released on April 27, 1990 through Universal Pictures and Nanny Productions. Directed by The Exorcist's William Friedkin, the film follows a script written by Friedkin, Stephen Volk (Gothic 1986, The Awakening 2011), and Dan Greenburg (The Zack Files...
Writer/Director James Gunn knows a great movie homage when he sees one. He not only penned the screenplays for the Dawn of the Dead remake in 2004 and the live action Scooby Doo movie in 2002, but also wrote and directed 2010's Comic Book hero...
