Vincent Price’s smile is chilling. As he seals a critic’s fate with Shakespeare and an ominous narration, we want to scream out a warning, though it is far too late. “If I am a dog,” Price says, weaponizing The Merchant...
Ricou Browning, the amphibious stuntman and actor who starred as the Gill-man in Universal’s Creature from the Black Lagoon movies, has died. Browning was 93. Browning, as the so-called Gill-man, was the last surviving actor to portray a Universal classic...
Iconic horror director Tobe Hooper’s 80th birthday would have been Jan. 25. But since his passing in 2017, recognition of his contribution to the genre has only grown. His visual style remains influential to a slew of directors and his...
John Carpenter was making films before started high school. Now, on his 75th birthday, he’s an icon of the genre and several of his films have become classics. Halloween kicked the slasher genre into full gear in 1978, but The...
Some people think a lot about death. Actor Michael Nathanson is hosting a new podcast about it. But refreshingly, it’s actually about the art of death in film and TV. The new podcast Playing Dead originated from the ashes of Nathanson’s...
Dark Alley Productions’ Twisted Christmas returned to The Frida Cinema in Santa Ana, Calif. on Dec. 17, 2022 for a night of holiday horror movies, shopping and spooky characters adding fun to the movie experience. 1...
The horror classic Carrie is one of 25 titles joining the National Film Registry for 2022, the Library of Congress announced in December. Director Brian De Palma’s 1976 hit film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel is the latest horror film...
Christmas can be a bummer for those who love Halloween most. All the cheery, family-friendly programming and ugly sweaters probably. But for those who have been busy with Christmas haunts, dragging your feet or just haven’t found that darkly wonderful...
Actress and director Jodie Foster is a two-time Oscar winner with a career spanning various genres. But as she turns 60 on Nov. 19, I can’t help but think of how she’s cemented her status as a horror icon. Foster...
The 17th Door elicits many emotions in those who dare experience the horrors, pain and gross things woven into the complex circuitry, elaborate sets and vigorously enthusiastic scare actor talent making up this unique and intense Orange County haunt. But...