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I love vampires. Other than kaiju, they’re my favorite movie monsters of all time, and whenever I hear about a new vampire film, I always need to check it out. I particularly enjoy novel twists on vampire mythology and unique stories we haven’t seen before, so naturally, Alice and the Vampire Queen caught my attention…
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Blacula isn’t a scary movie. I just thought it’d be best to get that out in the open before I go any further. Blacula won’t have you hiding behind any sofa cushions, nor will it have you jumping out of your skin in fright, unless you’re about 12 years old. Blacula might be classed as…
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Being the silly, early-to-mid-2000s horror that they are, the Final Destination films don’t exactly have the best reputation. Sure, they’re not classed as good horror films, but they are some of the most entertaining. Personally, I’m a fan of this era of cheesy yet gritty horror; I thrive off the overly dramatic editing, the edgy…
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Recently I had the pleasure to sit down with Horror Archives staff members Bronson West, Sean Parker, Brendan Jesus, Robert Chipman and Justin Drabek to discuss the Friday the 13th franchise. This was a really fun, in-depth conversation where we talked about the best and worst films from the series, kills, how it compares to…
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2023 was kind of a weird year for movies. If you only go out to see the big blockbusters, you might’ve been disappointed with 2023’s slate. Sure, there were some real winners last year, but a seemingly disproportionate number of highly anticipated titles failed to win audiences over. It was a pretty big bummer, but…
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I went into The Seeding almost completely blind. All I knew was that the film had a folk horror vibe, and that was enough for me. Something about folk horror fascinates me, and whenever I hear about a new movie in this subgenre, I have to check it out. Naturally, when I first heard about…
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Someone will have to tell me why Punch and Judy dolls were ever as popular as they were. Not only are they before my time, they’re pretty much before everyone’s time. Punch originates in 16th-century Italy but became “a staple of the British seaside scene,” according to The Daily Telegraph. Plotlines in the puppet theatre…
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Anyone who has seen the Sawfranchise knows how laughable the serial killer Jigsaw’s logic can be. So much so that it’s become widely memed. Forgot to wash the dishes when it’s your turn? Time to remove your arm with a cleaver! Cut someone off in traffic? Get ready to wake up in a reverse bear…
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Forever young, I want to be forever young Do you really want to live forever? Forever, and ever So goes the lyrics for the popular ’80s balled “Forever Young” by the band Alphaville. It sums up the idea of many who wish they could remain youthful forever; to experience the world and all it has…
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If you’re a horror fan, you know the critics don’t always get it right. And I’m not just talking about movies that undergo extreme reappraisals a la The Thing or The Shining. A lot of film critics simply don’t care much for horror, and while that bias against the genre is thankfully waning, it hasn’t…