Tag: WIB
Explosive Cruelty in THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1977)
“The first monster that must frighten you is the filmmaker himself”
—Wes Craven
In the earliest days of my horror movie explorations, there were a handful...
Facing the Darkness in NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
Every movie-lover, at their core, has a small collective of films and viewing experiences that define them. Films that forever altered their path in...
The Horror of ‘the Curse’ in GINGER SNAPS (2000)
Werewolf movies are often defined by their transformation sequences. They can live and die in those handful of seconds when the human form is...
Don’t Disrespect Halloween Tradition in TRICK ‘R TREAT (2007)
By the time I finally sat down and watched Trick ‘r Treat (2007), I had been living in hyped anticipation for it for close to two years....
HALLOWEEN 3 (1982) and the Appeal of the Standalone Sequel
The first time my young, horror adverse mind even considered the Halloween franchise was over a decade before I would ever see even a...
Michael Myers Loses His Head in HALLOWEEN H20 (1998)
The young woman at the ticket counter smiled politely as my mom handed over the money for the tickets. She didn’t ask questions— she didn’t...
The Hunted Challenges the Hunter in PREDATOR (1987)
The teenager at the register gave my friends and I a decidedly inquisitive look as he held the clear box containing the R-rated cassette...
The Queen Attacks in THE FACULTY (1998)
As a high school student in the late 90s and early 2000s who was only peripherally aware of horror, even I knew the name...
Facing Our Fears in YOU’RE NEXT (2011)
I was a nervous kid. I had a knack for finding ways of being afraid. If I rode a bike, I could fall off....