There’s a severe lack of female horror authors in popular media today. Or rather, there’s a lack of exposure for them. I can assure you that the list is much longer than this; there are authors waiting to be discovered and authors that have already achieved much deserved recognition. I invite you to look beyond … Continue reading
Music is the backbone of horror films. The scoring of any horror film is what incites emotion within the viewer, when paired with the right imagery. In some cases, it is the calculated use of no sound or the exaggerated addition of volume that gets the most response. A proper soundtrack is key in order … Continue reading
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Warm weather and teenage slaughter seem to pair perfectly, like ice cream and sprinkles. The shining rays act as the innocent bystander to the dark and violent passerby of psycho killers. Here’s the breakdown on the elements that make summer slashers the first word in horror cinema and why they make for a more terrible … Continue reading
The history of masks dates back 9,000 years and for a variety of uses: be it ceremonial and sacred, theatrical and entertaining, or medicinal and macabre. Regardless of how one is used, it has one ultimate purpose- to hide the wearer’s own face and features from others that view them. But what does the wearer … Continue reading
Red hearts, pink candies, bloody movies. It’s Valentine’s week! Oh, I do love the splashes of color for V-Day. Stuffed animals and roses aren’t all that bad, right? As long as the… Source: The Best Romances in Horror Continue reading
For years, decades, even half of centuries, there has been a traditional and standard set of monsters used in horror: vampires, werewolves, zombies, witches, and mutated creatures. These things of nightmares have been in countless amounts of movies, books, and television shows, and they never seem to tire of the attention (nor do viewers.) They … Continue reading
