Instantly recognizable mask and costume? Tragic backstory? Iconic gimmick? All of these attributes describe some of cinema’s greatest slashers, folks like Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and,...
If you’re not a comic book reader, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the climax of The Suicide Squad is just more James Gunn silliness. After...
Werewolves Within begins in darkness, as the sounds of howling wind and menacing strings accompany a black screen. Slowly, white text fades into view, each line...
Most readers of Bloody Disgusting already know about Val Lewton, the producer whose low-budget films for RKO practically invented the cinematic language of atmospheric horror. Working...
Warning: This essay contains spoilers for all Saw movies, including Spiral. Like most reviewing Saw when it was released in October 2004, critic David Edelstein found...
I’m not one to often pull the “book was better” card, but I have to admit that I get a little bit snobby when people express...
When the trailer dropped for James Gunn’s upcoming film The Suicide Squad, we got a look at many DC Comics weirdos, including David Dastmalchian as Polka-Dot...
After much ado, the vaunted Snyder Cut of Justice League (read Noah Levine’s review) debuts on HBO Max today, March 18th. While superhero fans are divided...
After nine twisty episodes, the TV series WandaVision left Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) sitting in a cabin in the mountains, studying a book that Agatha Harkness...
Although each episode takes on the tone and setting of a different classic sitcom, one thing has remained constant throughout the Disney+ series WandaVision: Kathryn Hahn’s...
“You think water moves fast? You should see ice. It moves like it has a mind. Like it knows it killed the world once and got...
Like most superhero fans, I rarely thought about the Ghost Rider movies over the years. I knew about them and had an affection for the character,...
Currently, there are eight Nightmare on Elm Street films, eleven Friday the 13th movies, and one movie shared between the two series. Thanks to recent reboots,...
After more than two years, it looks like The New Mutants are finally coming to theaters. Comic fans have been dying to see the movie since...
“Is he man or monster… or is he both?” So asks the cover of 1962’s The Incredible Hulk #1, written by Stan Lee and drawn by...
As we celebrate 40 years of Friday the 13th, it’s hard to not feel a little sorry for Jason Voorhees, perhaps the most mistreated horror icon. Ignored...
In the many remembrances admirers have written for the late director Stuart Gordon, the words “kind” and “generous” are repeated again and again. Nearly everyone who...
As a movie about the criminal underworld of Gotham City, Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) stays street-level. Yes, it’s an insane...
Let’s face it, Santa Claus is a superhero. He has superpowers, he has animal and humanoid sidekicks, he has an ever-changing origin story, and he has...
At its core, The Terminator is just a simple chase movie about an unstoppable robot, the woman it wants to kill, and the soldier trying to...
When you think of the great Universal horror icons, who springs to mind? Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, and the Wolf Man, to be sure. Probably the Invisible...
Like many horror fans, you’re probably a bit disappointed with the early cancellation of the DCU streaming service’s Swamp Thing television show. But I have some...
On the surface, nothing should be easier than making a killer doll story. After all, you’re taking something so innocent, so comforting that we give it...
Despite the mixed reception to Godzilla: King of the Monsters, there’s one thing all kaiju fans can agree upon: Godzilla is awesome and we want to...
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