gremlins

Why Gremlins Remains One of the Greatest Christmas Horror Movies Ever Made

Every December, lists of “must watch Christmas movies” appear like clockwork. You know the drill. A bunch of sweet, wholesome titles that involve snowfalls, kisses under fake mistletoe, and a surprising amount of people quitting high paying jobs because they rediscovered the true meaning of Christmas by owning a bakery. And then there is Gremlins,…

harry stadling

Harry Stadling Slides Down the Chimney Into the Third Class Tier of the Hall of Killers

Christmas is a magical time of year. Families gather around the tree. Fairy lights glow softly. Hot chocolate warms the soul. And somewhere deep inside the Hall of Killers, a man in a red suit with an unstable grin is polishing his boots and muttering about the true meaning of Christmas while clutching a sack…

primal darkness

Primal Darkness Unleashes Its First Terrifying Teaser and Found Footage Fans Are Already Sweating

If your idea of a relaxing evening involves shaky cameras, missing hikers, mysterious growls in the dark, and at least one person insisting “I think we should split up,” then congratulations: the teaser trailer for Primal Darkness has arrived to make your day considerably worse. This indie nightmare is being touted as The Blair Witch…

kill screen

Kill Screen Levels Up: Wolf Creek Creator Returns With Meta Horror Madness

If you ever watched Wolf Creek and thought Greg McLean seems like the kind of man who would one day trap characters inside a murder video game, congratulations — your instincts were terrifyingly accurate. According to Deadline, the Wolf Creek creator’s next cinematic descent into madness is officially titled Kill Screen, and the cast just…

five nights at freddy's 2

Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 Gobbles Up the Box Office Like a Rabid Animatronic

Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 has arrived, and whether you came for Josh Hutcherson, the lore, or the uncomfortably buff animatronics, the sequel has smashed its way into cinemas with the subtlety of Foxy doing a speed run. Two years after the first film stunned Hollywood by raking in a jaw dropping $291 million worldwide,…

krampus

Krampus Turns Ten. Hide Your Cookies, Bolt Your Chimney, and Pray He Has Forgotten Your Naughty List Years

Somehow, against all laws of time, nature, and seasonal retail, Krampus has officially turned ten years old. Yes. A full decade has passed since Michael Dougherty unleashed the horned holiday menace onto cinemas, traumatised children, delighted horror fans, and confused grandparents who wandered into the screening thinking it was a new Hallmark special. Christmas has…

stripe

Stripe Runs Riot in the Second Class Tier and Honestly We Should Have Seen This Coming

Stripe, the malevolent mohawk sporting menace from Gremlins, has officially clawed, chewed and cannonballed his way into the Second Class tier of the Hall of Killers, proving that size does not matter when your personality is ninety percent evil and ten percent pure goblin energy. This is the mogul of mayhem, the sultan of sabotage,…

gillian flynn

Gillian Flynn and Darren Aronofsky Reignite the Erotic Thriller Boom

Deadline has dropped a tantalising little grenade into the cinematic world, and for once it has nothing to do with a sequel, prequel, requel, reboot or cinematic universe involving talking animals fighting crime. According to their report, Gillian Flynn, the mastermind behind Gone Girl and patron saint of domestic chaos, is teaming with Darren Aronofsky,…

black christmas

A Very Merry Nightmare: The Essential Horror Movies to Watch This Christmas

Christmas is a magical time. The lights twinkle. The snow falls. The carol singers appear out of nowhere like a cult who are absolutely convinced you want to hear O Come All Ye Faithful while you are still in your slippers. But most importantly, Christmas is the perfect time to terrify yourself silly. There is…