Horror Fiction News

With the Holiday season fast on track, let’s take a time to look back at our personal favorite holiday, Halloween. If we ran the world, Halloween would come multiple times a year, so if you want to re-celebrate in order to get in the spirit of the season, here are a few recommendations for your horror viewing pleasure. These titles are sure to scare your date right into your arms and keep them wide awake looking for anything to do but fall asleep in the bewitching hour. Without further ado, here’s our list of top Halloween picks, you evil genius you

1. Halloween (1978) The Rob Zombie remake is a decent fill-in if the original is already checked out (likely in high demand this time of year), but there is simply to no way to top watching the original Halloween on any holiday. On the off chance neither is available, you could always try The Love Guru, as the real-life Mike Myers is so out of touch with comedy it’s become downright scary.
2. Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Set in the suburbs, Nightmare on Elm Street is very relatable for many young people in heavily traveled trick or treating neighborhoods. With the chance of dying in your dreams fresh on the mind, what are the odds you or your Halloween date will doze off just after the credits? Not to mention, the whole dying in your sleep thing actually has factual basis, inspired by a group of Cambodian refugees in the 70′s whose nightmares were so terrifying they refused to go so sleep, only to be found dead where they lay not long after. (more…)

In an era of mainstream pop-culture that has seen blood-sucking vampires dominate both the big and small screen, the most famous vampire story ever told has gone largely untouched until recently. With most directors and networks instead choosing to pander to adolescent audiences by fixating on high school drama more so than eternal damnation, most notably seen in the Twilight saga and The Vampire Diaries series, not to mention a host of spoofs and knockoffs like Vampires Suck, the classical vampire tale seems to be lost somewhere between the endless cycle of gossip and dollar signs. This could hopefully make a change in 2011, when our favorite fanged friend in finally scheduled to make his return to the screen. Not since 1992, when Francis Ford Coppola produced what has been the most critically acclaimed on-screen interpretation of Bram Stoker‘s story in recent years, has Count Dracula graced movie goers with a worthy representation in film form. Of course, that’s not to say the count hasn’t popped up from time to time across a selection of other related movies (i.e. Van Helsing). Coppola’s film Bram Stoker’s Dracula, starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins and Keanu Reeves, was faulted by some for being too drawn out, however, it is universally praised for its look, feel and close adherence to the original novel, winning 3 Academy Awards along the way. (more…)

While 2010 is well past its midway point, perhaps it’s time to reflect on the year 2009 and the gems it gave the horror genre. While traditionally the late fall/early winter season is when most horror, or even darker satire films for that matter, make their way into theaters, so far this year seems to be mostly rainbows, butterflies and smiles, greatly lacking in skin-piercing suspense. Without further ado, enjoy this brief trip down memory lane, counting down the best horror flicks last year had to offer.5. Jennifer’s Body Ok, perhaps Jennifer’s Body could never pass for an epic horror film in the classical sense, but when Megan Fox is cast as a flesh-hungry demon, at least for a certain target audience, it can be hard to get too nitpicky. Amanda Seyfried and Fox actually deliver strong performances in what is a very enjoyable movie assuming you go into it well-adjusted expectations. For viewers who don’t take themselves to seriously, enjoy a bit of gore and aren’t above watching a sexually charged man-eater devour her prey for an hour and a half or so, this is well worth the Redbox rental.4. Zombieland (more…)