When we speak about horror across both film and literature, there are two names we cannot ignore – Mary Shelley, the incredibly talented young writer who conceived of the subject of a mad scientist who decided that he would use all of his skills to bring his creation to life, and James Whale, who took…

The key to a truly successful horror film is to do something original but also not lose sight of the films that came before, since this is a genre that rewards innovation, but also depends on the artistic dialogue between works, especially when it comes to establishing a strong connection between concepts. Michael Dougherty is…

The majority of contemporary horror filmmakers may be consistently trying to overtake one another to create the most terrifying, unhinged works imaginable and earn the title of being the modern master of the genre, but there is very little doubt that the best horror films are those that were produced much earlier, when intrepid directors…

It seems that at least once a year, we find ourselves in a situation where a film is being sold under the deadliest five words any work can ever hope to have attached to it: “the scariest film ever made”, which is a term that is thrown around with such immense recklessness, it has essentially…

Death is inevitable, which is a fact that many of us try and avoid thinking about, whether it is our own demise or the passing of a loved one. However, sometimes it comes prematurely, and it can throw those left behind for a loop, especially when it comes to the harrowing experience of a parent…

There are many different motivations for making a horror film, and perhaps the most common comes in the form of those who aim to create films that reflect the darkest aspects of our psychological state, the nightmares that prevent us from falling asleep and haunt our daily lives – this doesn’t apply to every horror…

In recent years, Disney has been trying everything to scrounge up enough interest in their live-action films, which do tend to make a decent amount of money, but not nearly enough to be considered as radically successful as their past work, as well as their animated output, which has been the focus of much of…

One of the unfortunate realities that we all have to face when it comes to cinema is that some of the most ambitious ideas tend to be wasted on mediocre talents, or manifest in a way that is disappointing to say the least. One of the most recent examples of an exceptional concept not reaching…

The trope of the “cabin in the woods” horror (which focus on a group of characters that venture into some rural, isolated part of the world and find themselves confronted with sinister forces, whether tangible or supernatural) has become so taut and overworked, it seems impossible to fully comprehend where it started, if such a…

If you read any material that discusses the life and times of Val Lewton, you will come across one word that is perhaps most defining of him as an artist – “atavistic”. The word, which means that which relates to the antiquity or ancestral worlds, is something that remained one of the primary themes behind…