Made during a somewhat maligned period in the ‘40s, Alfred Hitchcock’s The Paradine Case is one of his lesser seen films, which is a shame as it has plenty to offer fans of his more classic titles about obsession, crime, ...

There’s no need to praise Hammer Films. Been done. The explanation of why is something personal. It’s hard to explain to a generation raised on DVDs, and sad they have nothing exactly like the sacred experience called “Going to the ...

Peter: Aren’t you hungry? Joan: No darling, are you? Peter: Of course not. Joan: Are you sure? Above is the first exchange of dialog in Edgar G. Ulmer’s The Black Cat (1934). A newlywed couple, Peter (David Manners) and Joan ...

The Gothic is a vast literary and cinematic mode, incorporating the supernatural terror of ghosts, ghouls, mummies and werewolves, as well as ‘real horror’ of insanity, murder, torture and necrophilia, with settings ranging from shadowy corridors in isolated castles, to ...

Over 120 years ago early cinema pioneer Georges Méliès made Le Manoir du diable (1896), an ambitious film considered now by many to be the first example of cinematic horror because of its Gothic themes, even if the genre of ...

Last week on American Gods, Shadow (Ricky Whittle) referred to the difference between believing in ghosts and believing in gods. He also said he “…believe[d] the shit out of love” so, when his love, Laura (Emily Browning), is a ghost or “something ...

When people think of scary things, they often think of monsters. The monster under the bed. The monster in the closet. The monster that destroys Tokyo. It’s the latter that we’re concerned with here, monsters that at their normal size ...

Genre and indie films seem to be branching in two drastically different directions. On one side, we are seeing a slow burn, more subversive Joe Swanberg-like approach to things, with mumbling realistic dialogue and the warm camerawork showcasing dive bars ...

It has been 15 years between drinks but, as of the end of March this year, Gina Philips just wrapped shooting on what marks her return to the horror franchise that gained her legions of fans, Jeepers Creepers (2001). Diabolique ...

“Even the smart ones [people] have some kind of delusion they believe in, whether it’s gods or ghosts,” Shadow tells Wednesday. Since Shadow hasn’t decided on a god to believe in, that leaves ghosts and, sure enough, in the final ...