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Avoid These Movies: The 100 Worst Horror Films
So far this year, we've brought you plenty of lists of horror films you can add to your October playlist or get for your friendly neighborhood Halloween film festival, depending on what kind of movies you are looking for. You might also glean suggestions from genre lists or the array of what's available to rent. Maybe your friends gave you some suggestions, too. But unless you've already seen a movie, you might not know whether it's any good. Most horror films have something going for them even if they aren't masterpieces. But as in any collection, there are a lot of stinkers still existing at the bottom. To ensure quality, you'll want to cross-reference your curated horror list now to avoid the 100 Worst Horror Films of All Time. Some suffer from bad scripts or bad acting or both. A lot of them are third or fourth sequels to a franchise that ran out of ideas. A few are just too predictable to produce any payoff. A few feature poor special effects that aren't good enough to be plausible, and not bad enough to make you laugh. And some just forgot to be scary. Are they really all that bad? No one is telling you that you can't spend a couple of hours finding out, but it's your time, and you can't get it back. #horror #movie #badmovie
16 Werewolves You Should Get to Know
Disney+ unveiled their werewolf show Werewolf by Night this week. The one-off TV special is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and has received good reviews. But it's only one hour, and may leave you wanting to see more werewolves. Oh, there is plenty of media featuring humans who turn into bloodthirsty wolves under the full moon, but not all of them are worth watching. How about some suggestions from movies and TV that you can look up on streaming and home video?
A List of the 11 Best Gothic Horror Movies
As you are planning your Halloween movie marathon or just setting up a season of spooky cinematic offerings, don't forget the classic gothic horror genre. Gothic horror is the literary genre that brought us Frankenstein and Dracula, but an all-encompassing definition is difficult. Wikipedia has an extensive article just to describe it. It can be defined as an aesthetic: a dark, eerily romantic setting and a plot filled with dread, guilt, introspection, and other feelings that modern slasher films don't bother to explore. Gothic horror is one of those things that you know when you see it, if you've seen enough of it. But there's always room for more.Den of Geek gives us a list of gothic horror flicks ranging from 1940 to 1994 that stand the test of time. Each comes with a description and recommendation, but they are not ranked. Rather, the are presented in alphabetical order. Any of them would be a fine addition to a personal Halloween film festival.#horror #gothichorror #movie
A 1906 Horror Film: La Maison Ensorcelée
Here's a fun throwback to the early days of cinema, when horror was all about showing off special effects to make the supernatural look real -to the audience of the day, at any rate. La Maison Ensorcelée (The House of Ghosts) from French director Segundo de Chomón may well be the earliest haunted house movie. A group of explorers, or home invaders, find a house full of paranormal activity in the form of moving objects, apparitions, and other unexplained shenanigans. The people do not flee in terror, and inexplicably trust the haunting spirits to serve them a formal meal. They even attempt to sleep over, which is another mistake. Take a hint: get out! Of course, the original film wasn't in color. That was added to make it more enjoyable for us 115 years later. You can imagine how a theater audience who'd never seen stop motion or double exposure effects would have reacted. #horror #vintage #specialeffects #stopmotion #hauntedhouse #movie
The 25 Best Vampire Movies Ever
Okay, we are halfway through August, and it's time to check out some movies to make up your October horror playlist, or to include in your at-home Halloween film festival. The list of the 25 best vampire movies from IGN may be another movie list you can argue over, but it's more than just that. You know a vampire movie list that ranks the 1931 Dracula at number ten is wide-ranging. This list includes plenty of films made outside of Hollywood -all over the world, in fact- and probably includes some you've never seen, or even heard of. They aren't judged on any scale except quality, because it includes blockbusters, art films, experimental films, quiet psychological dramas, and a comedy or two. There's at least a Western! These movies range from violent (From Dusk Till Dawn) to trendy (The Lost Boys) to erotic (The Hunger) to ridiculous (Norway) to whatever floats your boat. So I wouldn't worry too much about the rankings; this list is better used as a portal to vampire stories you have yet to see. As for your Halloween film festival, some of them may take you a bit of time to round up for viewing. -via Digg #vampire #movie #horror #film
Hocus Pocus 2 is on the Way!
In 1993, three witches played by Bette Midler, Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy were accidentally resurrected in the movie Hocus Pocus. The Disney Halloween comedy was a theatrical flop and lost the studio millions. But since then, a couple of generations of children have regularly seen Hocus Pocus during the Halloween season and grew up loving it. Now, 29 years later, the Sanderson sisters get resurrected again in Hocus Pocus 2! The three actresses may look a little older, but certainly not all that much older. The sequel will star the three original witches, plus Hannah Waddingham, Tony Hale, Sam Richardson, Doug Jones, Whitney Peak, and more. Hocus Pocus 2 will begin streaming on Disney+ September 30. -via Digg#witch #movie #HocusPocus #HocusPocus2 #trailer
The Cinema was Made for Horror: A History of Horror
So you've watched every horror film available and are waiting patiently for the next one to come around, and you can't wait for October when every channel stages a horror film festival. That means you have time to learn more about the classic horror films you've seen, and maybe discover some you haven't.Mark Gatiss, who has worn all the hats in both film and television, produced an extensive documentary for the BBC in 2010 that explores almost a century of horror movies. A History of Horror aired in the UK in three installments in October of 2010. Now you, too, can see it at your leisure. You don't have to watch it all at once, just bookmark this link and come back to it to see more. Part one is titled "Frankenstein Goes to Hollywood." It covers early horror movies, from the 1925 silent film The Phantom of the Opera to the rise of the Universal monster pictures. The Golden Age, as it were.
A List of the Greatest Horror Comedies
A horror film uses suspense, shock, and/or terror to stimulate your adrenaline and unleash your fight or flight response. While that chemical response can be debilitating when it's constant, we love that feeling in a temporary rush, which is why we ride roller coasters and why we watch horror films. However, if you add comedy to the terror, you've got a double whammy of emotion. A good joke gives you a rush as well, but also alleviates the terror, so a good horror comedy film is quite like riding a roller coaster. There are several ways to combine horror and comedy. The most common is the horror film that's unintentionally made so badly that we can't help but laugh at the lame plot or special effects. You won't find those films in a list of the best horror comedies. Other methods include:- Poking fun at the absurdities of a classic horror film structure, like the parodies The Return of the Living Dead or Scream. - Subverting stereotypes, like making sweet old ladies into serial killers as in Arsenic and Old Lace, or making the inbred rednecks into completely innocent bystanders, as in Tucker and Dale vs Evil.- Taking a classic horror story and adding nonstop sight gags and puns, as in Young Frankenstein. - Throwing way too many classic horror elements into the mix until you have a farce like Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.- Taking a basic comedy and adding horror tropes to hang the jokes on, like An American Werewolf in London or Elvira: Mistress of the Dark.- Making the protagonists so dumb that we cannot help but laugh, like Tremors. - Creating a premise that's too silly for our suspension of disbelief, as in Hausu (House).When you want a horror film that also leaves you laughing, you'll want to consider watching one from The 25 Greatest Horror Comedies of All Time listed at Mental Floss. #horror #comedy #movie #Frankenstein #Scream #werewolf
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