It Could Be All Of Us: Unearthing John Carpenter’s Apocalypse Trilogy

Posted by Richard Newby | Oct 23, 2017

Thor: Ragnarok is a Riotous Jack Kirby Fantasy

Posted by Diego Crespo | Oct 19, 2017

30 Days of Night: Surviving Will Cost Your Humanity

Posted by Brandi Blahnik | Oct 19, 2017

The Shape of Water Reminds Us Why Folklore Matters

Posted by Zac Fanni | Oct 18, 2017

Celebrating the Monstrous Love of Guillermo del Toro

Posted by David Hart | Oct 16, 2017

GHOSTWRITING: AE Staff and Readers Share Their Scary Stories

Posted by Samantha Sanders | Oct 16, 2017

Blade Runners: More Human Than Human

Posted by Diego Crespo | Oct 12, 2017

False Prophets and the Hatred of Red State

Posted by David Hart | Oct 12, 2017

The Skin I Live In & the Art of the Autobiography

Posted by Shawn Glinis | Oct 12, 2017

A Double-Billing of ’80s Pop Horror: Welcome to Fright Night

Posted by Diego Crespo | Oct 11, 2017

Why The World Needs A Miles Morales Spider-Man Movie

Posted by Christopher Aguiar | Oct 10, 2017

Blood, Hedonism, and Humanity in Near Dark 30 Years Later

Posted by Diego Crespo | Oct 10, 2017

Roundup

Only The Brave and the Hope of a Detoxified Masculinity

Only The Brave and the Hope of a Detoxified Masculinity

Oct 23, 2017

The Snowman Falls in A Hole and Never Recovers

The Snowman Falls in A Hole and Never Recovers

Oct 23, 2017

Marshall Sets a Precedent with a Powerhouse Performance

Marshall Sets a Precedent with a Powerhouse Performance

Oct 21, 2017

VIFF: Tragedy Girls is Destined for Sleepover Stardom

VIFF: Tragedy Girls is Destined for Sleepover Stardom

Oct 19, 2017

VIFF: Thelma Is a Striking Story of Self-Realization

VIFF: Thelma Is a Striking Story of Self-Realization

Oct 19, 2017

VIFF: Tiger Girl Goes Wild

VIFF: Tiger Girl Goes Wild

Oct 17, 2017

The Revolution Begins in New Black Panther Trailer

The Revolution Begins in New Black Panther Trailer

Oct 16, 2017

The Foreigner Disappoints With Stone-Faced Dad-Core

The Foreigner Disappoints With Stone-Faced Dad-Core

Oct 16, 2017

VIFF: Bitch is a Triumph for Bitches Everywhere

VIFF: Bitch is a Triumph for Bitches Everywhere

Oct 16, 2017

Happy Death Day Dies A Slow Death

Happy Death Day Dies A Slow Death

Oct 16, 2017

Leatherface is Exactly What You’d Expect

Leatherface is Exactly What You’d Expect

Oct 16, 2017

AMORES PERROS: Iñárritu’s Mexico (Video Essay)

AMORES PERROS: Iñárritu’s Mexico (Video Essay)

Oct 13, 2017

Nightmother

Lost Legends: William Castle

Lost Legends: William Castle

Oct 19, 2017

The Blair Witch Project Is So Perfect, It Can Only Happen Once

The Blair Witch Project Is So Perfect, It Can Only Happen Once

Oct 18, 2017

VIFF: The Crescent Only Wanes

VIFF: The Crescent Only Wanes

Oct 17, 2017

20 Great Horror Posters

20 Great Horror Posters

Oct 17, 2017

Lost Legends: George A. Romero

Lost Legends: George A. Romero

Oct 12, 2017

VIFF: The Endless is a Perfect Circle

VIFF: The Endless is a Perfect Circle

Oct 11, 2017

Poetry of the Steak: Reinterpreting The Fly 30 Years Later

Poetry of the Steak: Reinterpreting The Fly 30 Years Later

Oct 11, 2017

Cult of Chucky Brings New Toys to Madcap Seventh Entry

Cult of Chucky Brings New Toys to Madcap Seventh Entry

Oct 9, 2017

Now Available on Netflix Instant Streaming: Raw May Be the Year’s Best Horror Film

Now Available on Netflix Instant Streaming: Raw May Be the Year’...

Oct 6, 2017

Nightmother’s Unholy Matrimony, October 2017

Nightmother’s Unholy Matrimony, October 2017

Oct 6, 2017

Charismata is Unmissable Indie Horror

Charismata is Unmissable Indie Horror

Oct 6, 2017

A Sinister Mating Ritual: Hellraiser and the Sublime

A Sinister Mating Ritual: Hellraiser and the Sublime

Oct 5, 2017

Lost Legends: Wes Craven

Lost Legends: Wes Craven

Oct 5, 2017

Nightbreed and the Majesty of Monsters

Nightbreed and the Majesty of Monsters

Oct 5, 2017

22 Hispanic Horror Movies

22 Hispanic Horror Movies

Oct 3, 2017

Gerald’s Game: How Women Survive the Men Who Love Them

Gerald’s Game: How Women Survive the Men Who Love Them

Oct 3, 2017

Netflix Hidden Gem: Carnage Park

Netflix Hidden Gem: Carnage Park

Sep 21, 2017

Christine Returns in New John Carpenter Directed Music Video

Christine Returns in New John Carpenter Directed Music Video

Sep 13, 2017

IT Forces Us to Come to Terms With the Horror of Nostalgia

IT Forces Us to Come to Terms With the Horror of Nostalgia

Sep 8, 2017

Unlock the Trailer for Insidious: The Last Key

Unlock the Trailer for Insidious: The Last Key

Sep 6, 2017

Become Bound to the Trailer for Gerald’s Game

Become Bound to the Trailer for Gerald’s Game

Sep 6, 2017

Nightmother’s Unholy Matrimony, September 2017

Nightmother’s Unholy Matrimony, September 2017

Sep 6, 2017

In The Vault, Poor Creative Choices Add Up to a Weak Horror Film

In The Vault, Poor Creative Choices Add Up to a Weak Horror Film

Sep 5, 2017

Annabelle: Creation is Engaging and Spooky

Annabelle: Creation is Engaging and Spooky

Aug 14, 2017

New on Netflix Instant Streaming: The Transfiguration Explores Black Mental Illness Through Vampirism

New on Netflix Instant Streaming: The Transfiguration Explores Black M...

Aug 11, 2017

Nightmother’s Unholy Matrimony – August 2017

Nightmother’s Unholy Matrimony – August 2017

Aug 4, 2017

New on Netflix Instant Streaming: The Devil’s Candy Hits the Sweet Spot

New on Netflix Instant Streaming: The Devil’s Candy Hits the Swe...

Aug 1, 2017

Nightmother Unholy Matrimony, July 2017

Nightmother Unholy Matrimony, July 2017

Jul 7, 2017

47 Meters Down is the Horror Experience of the Summer

47 Meters Down is the Horror Experience of the Summer

Jun 15, 2017

New on Amazon Prime Instant Streaming: They Look Like People Offers Heartfelt Horror

New on Amazon Prime Instant Streaming: They Look Like People Offers He...

Jun 10, 2017

Nightmother’s Unholy Matrimony, June 2017

Nightmother’s Unholy Matrimony, June 2017

Jun 9, 2017

It Comes At Night, Emptyhanded

It Comes At Night, Emptyhanded

Jun 9, 2017

Seoul Station is Entertaining but Inessential

Seoul Station is Entertaining but Inessential

Jun 7, 2017

10 More Horror Shorts to Freak You Out

10 More Horror Shorts to Freak You Out

May 17, 2017

‘Hounds of Love’ Is Hard To Watch But Impossible To Look Away From

‘Hounds of Love’ Is Hard To Watch But Impossible To Look A...

May 16, 2017

10 Horror Shorts to Make You Afraid of the Dark

10 Horror Shorts to Make You Afraid of the Dark

May 10, 2017

“Horror: Where Metaphysics is Innate” An Interview with A Dark Song Director, Liam Gavin

“Horror: Where Metaphysics is Innate” An Interview with A Dark Song Di...

Apr 27, 2017

Shyamalan’s Split and Cycles of Suffering

Shyamalan’s Split and Cycles of Suffering

Apr 26, 2017

‘A Dark Song’ Sings with Brightly Burning Promise

‘A Dark Song’ Sings with Brightly Burning Promise

Apr 25, 2017

The Void is Deep, Dark, and Delirious

The Void is Deep, Dark, and Delirious

Apr 12, 2017

New on Netflix Instant: The Eyes of My Mother is Hauntingly Poignant Horror

New on Netflix Instant: The Eyes of My Mother is Hauntingly Poignant H...

Apr 7, 2017

The Blackcoat’s Daughter is Effective But Leaves Wanting for More

The Blackcoat’s Daughter is Effective But Leaves Wanting for More

Mar 31, 2017

Personal Shopper is a Thrilling Tour De Force

Personal Shopper is a Thrilling Tour De Force

Mar 27, 2017

Roman Polanski’s Apartment Trilogy & The Claustrophobic Architecture Of Self

Roman Polanski’s Apartment Trilogy & The Claustrophobic Arc...

Mar 14, 2017

Bette vs. Joan: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Bette vs. Joan: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Mar 9, 2017

Get Out: I Am The White Monster

Get Out: I Am The White Monster

Feb 27, 2017

Get Out Gets Into the Frightening Reality of the Black Experience

Get Out Gets Into the Frightening Reality of the Black Experience

Feb 25, 2017

A Cure For Wellness Pursues Radically Influenced Filmmaking

A Cure For Wellness Pursues Radically Influenced Filmmaking

Feb 16, 2017

Still Looking Out For Us: Shyamalan’s Split & Mental Illness

Still Looking Out For Us: Shyamalan’s Split & Mental Illnes...

Feb 6, 2017

The Controversies of Straw Dogs 30 Years Later

The Controversies of Straw Dogs 30 Years Later

Dec 29, 2016

The Best Horror of 2016

The Best Horror of 2016

Dec 28, 2016

Hysteria & Heartbreak: The Devil

Hysteria & Heartbreak: The Devil

Dec 16, 2016

Hysteria & Heartbreak: Possession Will Still Leave You Shaken

Hysteria & Heartbreak: Possession Will Still Leave You Shaken

Dec 13, 2016

Another 7 Chilling Real Life Stories That Should Be Horror Movies

Another 7 Chilling Real Life Stories That Should Be Horror Movies

Oct 28, 2016

A Horrortown Deconstruction: An Interview With Rodney Ascher, Director of The Nightmare and Room 237

A Horrortown Deconstruction: An Interview With Rodney Ascher, Director...

Oct 28, 2016

A Horrortown Humorist: An Interview with Jason Krawczyk, Director of He Never Died

A Horrortown Humorist: An Interview with Jason Krawczyk, Director of H...

Oct 27, 2016

Horrortown’s Haunted House Experts: Bobby Roe & Zack Andrews

Horrortown’s Haunted House Experts: Bobby Roe & Zack Andrew...

Oct 26, 2016

5 Board Games That Should Be Horror Movies

5 Board Games That Should Be Horror Movies

Oct 26, 2016

10 More Nightmare YouTube Videos Scarier Than Horror Films

10 More Nightmare YouTube Videos Scarier Than Horror Films

Oct 25, 2016

Ouija: Origin of Evil is a Hell of a Parlor Trick

Ouija: Origin of Evil is a Hell of a Parlor Trick

Oct 21, 2016

20 Horror Movies from 20 Countries

20 Horror Movies from 20 Countries

Oct 14, 2016

A Nightmare on Elm Street: Freddy Krueger’s Best Kills

A Nightmare on Elm Street: Freddy Krueger’s Best Kills

Oct 11, 2016

Under The Shadow: Wrapped Up in Layers of Fear

Under The Shadow: Wrapped Up in Layers of Fear

Oct 10, 2016

Blue Velvet 30th Anniversary Retrospective

Blue Velvet 30th Anniversary Retrospective

Sep 19, 2016

Blair Witch is a Worthy Examination of Folklore’s Evolution

Blair Witch is a Worthy Examination of Folklore’s Evolution

Sep 16, 2016

The 11 Scariest Women in Film and Television

The 11 Scariest Women in Film and Television

Aug 26, 2016

Don’t Breathe is a Crowd-Pleasing Societal Nightmare

Don’t Breathe is a Crowd-Pleasing Societal Nightmare

Aug 25, 2016

30 Years Later, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 Hasn’t Lost a Bit of Buzz

30 Years Later, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 Hasn’t Lost a Bit ...

Aug 22, 2016

Ten Years Ago, The Descent Turned American Horror Inside Out

Ten Years Ago, The Descent Turned American Horror Inside Out

Aug 4, 2016

Train To Busan is a Delightfully Pessimistic Ride

Train To Busan is a Delightfully Pessimistic Ride

Jul 26, 2016

The Purge: Election Year Delivers On a Twice-Broken Promise

The Purge: Election Year Delivers On a Twice-Broken Promise

Jul 1, 2016

It’s All For You: The Omen Turns 40

It’s All For You: The Omen Turns 40

Jun 6, 2016

Holidays Weighs Dated Feminine Expectations & Traditions

Holidays Weighs Dated Feminine Expectations & Traditions

Apr 26, 2016

The Invitation is Horror Through Emotional Vulnerability

The Invitation is Horror Through Emotional Vulnerability

Apr 13, 2016

Hush is Brutal and Nuanced

Hush is Brutal and Nuanced

Apr 12, 2016

Slither Turns Ten: Is It the Perfect 2000s Horror?

Slither Turns Ten: Is It the Perfect 2000s Horror?

Mar 31, 2016

Emelie Is Chilling In Its Commitment

Emelie Is Chilling In Its Commitment

Mar 14, 2016

The Witch is Sublime Horror

The Witch is Sublime Horror

Feb 22, 2016

Bone Tomahawk is the Year’s Best Romantic Horror/Western

Bone Tomahawk is the Year’s Best Romantic Horror/Western

Dec 11, 2015

Goodnight Mommy Pairs Two Kinds of Horror

Goodnight Mommy Pairs Two Kinds of Horror

Dec 4, 2015

7 More Chilling Real Life Stories That Should Be Horror Films

7 More Chilling Real Life Stories That Should Be Horror Films

Oct 30, 2015

A Horrortown Historian: Ted Geoghegan On We Are Still Here

A Horrortown Historian: Ted Geoghegan On We Are Still Here

Oct 29, 2015

A Look at Lynchian Horror

A Look at Lynchian Horror

Oct 28, 2015

The 100 Best Horror Movies of the 2000s (So Far)

The 100 Best Horror Movies of the 2000s (So Far)

Oct 27, 2015

Horrortown Down Under: Kiah Roache-Turner Talks Wyrmwood and the Horror Genre

Horrortown Down Under: Kiah Roache-Turner Talks Wyrmwood and the Horro...

Oct 22, 2015

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Its Progeny

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Its Progeny

Oct 20, 2015

Horrortown’s Last Great Magic Trick With Adam Robitel

Horrortown’s Last Great Magic Trick With Adam Robitel

Oct 15, 2015

Streaming Suggestions
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Now Available on HBO GO: John Wick: Chapter 2 is a High Art Action Film of Mythic Proportion

by Richard Newby | Oct 22, 2017 | Streaming Suggestions | 0 |

Originally published on February 8, 2017. John Wick 2 is now available on HBO GO’s streaming...

Now Available on Amazon Prime: Free Fire Sees Fear & Masculine Insecurity Beget Violence

by Christina Tucker | Oct 22, 2017 | Reviews, Streaming Suggestions | 0 |
New on Hulu: Phoenix Forgotten Almost Makes for a Memorable Experience

by David Shreve | Oct 21, 2017 | Streaming Suggestions | 0 |
FilmStruck Hidden Gem: Fallen Angels

by Chris Celletti | Oct 19, 2017 | FilmStruck Hidden Gems | 0
Now Available on Netflix Instant Streaming: Raw May Be the Year’s Best Horror Film

by Becky Belzile | Oct 6, 2017 | Nightmother, Streaming Suggestions | 0 |

Criterion Discovery: Sid and Nancy

by Nathanael Hood | Sep 29, 2017 | Criterion Discovery | 0 |

Background: After a long hiatus of being out of print, Alex Cox’s punk-rock cult hit Sid &...

Criterion Discovery – Certain Women

by Nathanael Hood | Sep 28, 2017 | Criterion Discovery | 0 |
Criterion Discovery: The Killing

by Christopher Aguiar | Sep 13, 2017 | Criterion Discovery | 0 |
Criterion Discovery: La Poison

by Nathanael Hood | Aug 25, 2017 | Criterion Discovery | 0 |
Criterion Discovery: Meantime

by Nathanael Hood | Aug 23, 2017 | Criterion Discovery | 0 |

20 Great Horror Posters

by Becky Belzile | Oct 17, 2017 | Lists, Nightmother | 0 |

Originally published October 26, 2016. The horror genre has some of the most striking and visually...

Hispanic Directors You Should Be Watching

by Christopher Aguiar | Oct 10, 2017 | Lists | 0
22 Hispanic Horror Movies

by Becky Belzile | Oct 3, 2017 | Lists, Nightmother | 0 |
Ranking Stephen King’s Film Adaptations

by Staff | Sep 29, 2017 | Lists | 3 |
How to Reference The King: Five Great References to Stephen King in Popular Culture

by Sean W. Fallon | Sep 13, 2017 | Lists | 0

These are the Good Old Days: ‘One October’ Looks at a Moment in New York

by Samantha Sanders | May 16, 2017 | Interviews | 0

One October tells the story of New York City in October of 2008 through the lens of filmmaker...

“Horror: Where Metaphysics is Innate” An Interview with A Dark Song Director, Liam Gavin

by Samantha Sanders | Apr 27, 2017 | Interviews, Nightmother | 0
Three Words That Will Stick With Matt Novack Forever

by Staley Sharples | Apr 6, 2017 | Interviews | 0
AE Book Club: An Interview with Ron Wimberly

by Sean W. Fallon | Feb 21, 2017 | Interviews | 0
Blaxploitation Corner: A Q&A with Josiah Howard

by Richard Newby | Feb 8, 2017 | Interviews | 0

GHOSTWRITING: AE Staff and Readers Share Their Scary Stories

by Samantha Sanders | Oct 20, 2017 | 0 |

Welcome back to Ghostwriting, Audiences Everywhere’s first community-driven collection of...

Blotter | Angels, Demons, Branded Women, and The Eleven

by Samantha Sanders | Oct 19, 2017 | 0

Hello again. I have a few more links to the latest in true crime for you today and a quick...

The Meyerowitz Stories is a Mostly Successful Look at Family Dysfunction

by Nathanael Hood | Oct 19, 2017 | 0 |

Overview: The emotionally stunted children of an old sculptor are forced to reconcile following...

VIFF: Housewife Leaves a Mess

by Becky Belzile | Oct 18, 2017 | 0 |

Vancouver International Film Festival runs from September 28 – October 13, 2017. Screening films...

BLOTTER | Halloween Costumes, Therapy, and Dirty John

by Samantha Sanders | Oct 17, 2017 | 0

Tuesday Hi again, pals. I’m here with a short roundup of all things true crime and true crime...

The Babysitter Goes All In on a Horror Staple

by Richard Newby | Oct 17, 2017 | 0 |

Overview: 12-year old Cole’s night takes a turn when he discovers his beloved babysitter is part...

With Mindhunter, David Fincher Gives Us a Thrilling Ten-Hour Movie

by Samantha Sanders | Oct 16, 2017 | 0 |

Overview: FBI agents Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany) interview...

The New Mutants Trailer Shows New Fears

by Diego Crespo | Oct 13, 2017 | 0 |

Josh Boone’s foray into the X-Men universe brings terror to the franchise.

VIFF: Sweet Virginia is a Smoldering Thriller

by Becky Belzile | Oct 12, 2017 | 0 |

Vancouver International Film Festival runs from September 28 – October 13, 2017. Screening...

Blotter: Lost at Sea, a Rehab Surprise, and Justice for Danny

by Samantha Sanders | Oct 12, 2017 | 0 |

Good morning! Tomorrow, our first-ever collection of AE ghost stories comes out just in time for...

VIFF: Caniba is a Thankless Endurance Test

by Becky Belzile | Oct 12, 2017 | 0 |

Overview: A quiet examination of the current life of Issei Sagawa, cannibal killer. Norte...

Rick and Morty Season Three is (Mostly) Its Darkest Season Yet

by Anton Reyes | Oct 11, 2017 | 0 |

Overview: Rick escapes the Galactic Federation and destroys the Citadel of Ricks, Beth and Jerry...

The Mountain Between Us Strays Off Course

by Samantha Sanders | Oct 10, 2017 | 0 |

Overview: Two strangers are thrown together in a dire life-or-death situation in this...

Blotter: Dirty John, Kim Wall, and a Request for Stories

by Samantha Sanders | Oct 10, 2017 | 0 |

Hello! I’ve been busy collecting ghost stories and interviewing people about their experiences...

Our Patience is Rewarded with New Trailer for The Last Jedi

by Richard Newby | Oct 9, 2017 | 0 |

Star Wars! And here’s the new poster! So this looks amazing! I don’t want to speculate...

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