There are a lot of elements that make a zombie film thrilling: characters and relationships we care deeply about, a true sense of survivalism, trendsetting cinematography and makeup, etc. Train to Busan, a South Korean film directed by Yeon Sang-ho, has all of these and more. In fact, Busan does so many things right that we…
When it comes to the modern horror anthology series, Trick ‘r Treat raised and reset the bar. It’s perhaps the champion of the genre, creating well-rounded characters whose stories overlap masterfully, while delivering all sorts of various scares and monsters in a mere 82 minutes. A Christmas Horror Story attempts to follow suit, instead taking…
In the last couple years, the big screen has seen some pretty great films. Oscar flair like Whiplash, Boyhood and Birdman were on fleek critically, while blockbusters like Jurassic World and Mad Max: Fury Road proved that they’ll forever dominate the summertime box office. But what about the highly criticized horror genre? What about the horror flicks that are…
If zombies are the new vampires, then perhaps their time, too, is limited. When the first Twilight film debuted in 2008, vampires exploded in the mainstream, earning a rightful, yet tiresome and melodramatic place in our world of pop culture. We couldn’t escape blood suckers if we tried. But once everyone finally latched on to…
If you’re on the prowl for some creepy, weird Halloween gadgets, look no further! Because what else could be cooler than a zombie arm wine bottle stopper!? (Nothing. Nothing is the answer.) The deets: Wine bottle cork or bottle stopper shaped like a zombie hand rising from the ground Exquisite level of gory details…
Hot damn – this blog is five years old! Happy Birthday, me! I’m not that much of a pompous douchebag, (well, maybe I am) but five years is a pretty big deal. It may not sound like such a great feat, but it’s a milestone worth celebrating. Here are the only things that I…
The Walking Dead premiered this week and from a ratings perspective, the outlook is good. Very good. The third season premiere attracted 10.9 million viewers (a mind-blowing number for cable!), defending its title as the most successful basic cable drama of all time in the adult demo. But dammit, it’s time to spit some truth…
I love my Wii, I do. But there are many things that I keep letting slide in order to remain loyal to my beloved Nintendo system. The graphics aren’t as good, the Internet/DLC capabilities suck, it doesn’t have a Kinect-like motion detector yet. The list keeps piling up like a bunch of dead zombie bodies.…
Have you ever wondered just how much supermodels compared to zombies? Now, for the first time ever (LIE!) delve into the eerie similarities of The Walking Diva and The Walking Dead. Thanks to Laughing Squid for the radness!
This British mini-series has everything you’d ever want to see in a TV show: pretty faces, a show-within-a-show layering, horror, intrigue…and zombies. Even better – zombies that eat Big Brother contestants! Granted, the UK’s Big Bro is vastly more popular than its U.S. sister-equivalent, the premise of The Dead Set is just too perfect to…