Monsters That Munch

What would be the worst death you could meet by another person or even other animals?  Getting shot or stabbed? While gruesome, they’re also comparatively quicker than what could happen. What about being beaten? You’re … Read This Story

SLICED Pizza: Home of the Murder Pizza

As we wandered the neon-lit streets of Las Vegas, we at Horror Facts felt a foreboding sense of dread, which drew us to a place where only the bravest dare to dine. We decided to … Read This Story

Why Halloween Deserves To Become A Day Off

It’s the end of October. Trick or Treaters will be out and about soon. There are bars and parties to hit or maybe if you’re not into that, you can celebrate at home by watching … Read This Story

Tick Tock, Chop Chop! Revisiting the Terrifying Glory of Clock Tower on PlayStation

Well, well, my creepy kiddos! It seems Old Man Time has seen fit to rewind our clocks back to circa 1997, when the scissor-wielding survival horror of Clock Tower first sliced its way onto the … Read This Story

The Golden Age of Slice and Dice: Revisiting 80s Slasher Films

The 1980s were the definitive decade for slasher films, giving us some of the most iconic and influential horror villains of all time. As both a lifelong slasher fanatic and horror historian, I believe it’s … Read This Story

The Best and Bloodiest: Ranking the Top 10 Horror Movies of the 1990s

The 1990s were a landmark decade for horror, bridging the genre from the slasher-dominated 80s into more psychological and self-aware territory. Masterpieces like The Silence of the Lambs brought prestige to horror while Scream revitalized … Read This Story

Raising Hell: How the 90s Became Possessed by Religious Horror

As a horror-obsessed teen coming of age in the 1990s, I felt as though I was experiencing a profound religious reawakening vicariously through the decade’s startling resurgence of provocative occult cinema. I sought primal metaphors … Read This Story

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Where the Nightmare on Elm Street Remake Went Wrong: Miscasting a Horror Icon

As a devoted Nightmare on Elm Street fan, I eagerly anticipated the 2010 remake, hoping it could reinvigorate my favorite slasher franchise. But upon release, the reboot earned overwhelmingly negative reviews and fan backlash for … Read This Story

Will Evil Dead Rise Again? Director Lee Cronin Weighs In on Sequel Possibilities

With Evil Dead Rise slaying at the box office and earning acclaim from genre fans, speculation abounds regarding a follow-up to continue the Deadite chaos. Director Lee Cronin recently spoke with Variety about sequel ideas … Read This Story

Chernobyl Diaries

Re-Examining the Radioactive Horrors of Chernobyl Diaries

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 stands as one of the most chilling events of the 20th century. An uncontained reactor explosion leading to mass radiation poisoning seems ripe for hair-raising fiction. Yet it took … Read This Story

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Should It Return? Martin Mystery

How many people even remember this show? Well, I did. I remember seeing some episodes occasionally when I was younger, but I was never a hardcore fan. Still, some aspects stuck with me. I recalled … Read This Story

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John Carpenter’s Halloween and its Enduring Influence on the Slasher Genre

Few horror films have carved a legacy as enduring and influential as John Carpenter’s seminal 1978 slasher Halloween. With its minimalist suspense, moody aesthetic, and chilling piano score, Halloween established the template for the wave … Read This Story

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation and the Era of Weird 1990s Horror

In the vast slasher sequel landscape, there exists a strange breed of follow-ups that wildly diverge from their predecessors. While most recapitulate the formula that worked to diminishing returns, these oddball entries throw expectations out … Read This Story

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House on Haunted Hill (1999): A Textbook Case of Remake Failure

While horror remakes proved mostly creatively bankrupt amidst the 1990s glut, perhaps none fumbled as completely as the 1999 revamp of William Castle’s 1959 classic House on Haunted Hill. Geoffrey Rush gamely attempts to fill … Read This Story

Freddy Krueger

Freddy Krueger’s Fiendish Journey from Killer Concept to Horror Icon

Among horror’s rogues gallery of slasher killers, few rival Freddy Krueger for sheer icon status. His anarchic spirit, darkly comedic menace, and supernaturally-charged murders have haunted audiences for decades. But a memorable movie monster requires … Read This Story

Sister Marguerite

The Tragic Fate of Sister Marguerite: How Forbidden Love Led to Haunting 18th-Century Nova Scotia

The Legend of the Headless Nun Forbidden Passion and Punishment in a Remote Convent The tale of the Headless Nun of St. Margaret’s Bay has been frightening Nova Scotians for over 200 years with its … Read This Story

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Baptized in Blood: How 80s Horror Films Defined My Love of the Macabre

As a lifelong horror fanatic born in 1984, the bloody blockbusters of the late 70s and 80s baptized me in terror and left an indelible mark on my darker sensibilities. My earliest memories are huddling … Read This Story

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Baring Fangs Anew: How 90s Horror Resurrected the Vampire Genre

Like a drop of blood re-animating lifeless flesh, a startling resurgence of creative vampire films in the 1990s revitalized the subgenre after a decade of diminishing returns. Forward-thinking directors infused new blood into timeless mythology, … Read This Story

Danielle Harris

Danielle Harris – From Scream Queen to Horror Heroine

Among today’s scream queens, few carry the genre pedigree and passionate fanbase of Danielle Harris. Her legendary run playing Michael Myers’ niece Jamie Lloyd in Halloween 4 and 5 endeared her to audiences. While still … Read This Story

How Dumb Is Too Dumb? Horror Movies

How Dumb Is Too Dumb? In Horror Movies

“Why the hell would she run up the stairs?” you think as you see a movie with a knife-wielding burglar chasing a woman through her home. Then again, maybe it’s a survival group setting. Unnatural … Read This Story