We thought the eighth movie of the Saw (2004) collection was the last we’d ever see of Jigsaw’s games. But this year we got to experience yet another gore filled story with a plot twist in Spiral (2021), a continuation into the Saw (2004) world.
Almost two years after the last season of American Horror Story (TV Series, 2007) “Apocalypse” was released, the famous horror anthology TV series has returned and with full force without skipping a beat. Jumping right back into the horror, gore, and sex that so many of the show’s fans love, American Horror Story “Double Feature” is shaping up to be one of the best seasons the show has released yet.
Scott Derrickson, who directs, The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005), takes a common horror plot and refocuses the lens. While the story of possession remains like many others in its subgenre, this film shines a spotlight on the victim’s sacrifice.
During the opening scenes of John Carpenter’s 1982 horror classic The Thing, we follow a two man crew of Norwegians chasing a dog across the Antarctic tundra by way of helicopter. The Norwegians land near an American base camp, getting killed due to mental errors and a language barrier that prevents them from conveying the danger that will follow the Americans if the dog lives.
Despite the name, The Creeping Flesh (1973) is a British Horror film that focuses more on the meaty details. According to Professor Emmanuel Hildern, his trouble began once he came upon a giant skeleton during an expedition in Papua New Guinea, 1894. After transporting it back to his in-house laboratory, he discovered that it grew flesh where the skeleton had direct contact with water.
Zombeavers (2014) is a horror movie directed by Jordan Rubin. This is a film that takes place during the present day. It focuses on a toxic waste outbreak that affects the cities beaver population.
What qualifies as horror is a question that tends to result in a lot of conflict. Tears are shed. Punches are thrown. Wars are started. Families are torn apart.
Just like several horror films and stories, the film Black Christmas (1974) utilizes subtle symbols and messages throughout the story to emphasize specific emotions within the audience. Many times these emotions are fears that society as a whole is experiencing due to traumatic experiences or history changing events.
Everyone loves a good werewolf story, with the gory details and the sad, isolated lives of those who have been cursed with lycanthropy. The 1941 film produced by Universal Studios, The Wolfman was one of the first ever on screen appearances of a werewolf and their lore.
There is more to Call of Duty Zombies than you think; read the backstory behind the iconic zombie mode. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombies (2020) follows the events of Tag der Toten from Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2018).
