Movies
The movie section aims to catalog, editorialize and analyze every scary movie, fantasy and sci-fi film ever made. Any movie that frightens, thrills the senses from action/violence, contains mysterious creatures, folklore, and anything generally creepy from thrillers to psychological torment. Readers will find this category helpful for research and for figuring out what to stream on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon or to buy on Blu-ray.
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We Need to Talk About the ‘Practical Magic’ House
Few movie homes have captured the public imagination quite like the Owens house from Practical Magic (1998). With its wraparound porch, cliffside views, and centuries-of-witchcraft aesthetic, it’s the kind of house that makes you want to grow your own herb garden and start brewing midnight margaritas. But the story behind how it was built —…
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Performances That Haunt Us: Sally Hawkins as a Duplicitous Foster Mom in ‘Bring Her Back’
There are performances that stay with you long after the credits roll, and Sally Hawkins in Bring Her Back is one of them. Still thinking about it. Absolutely incredible. Directed by twin brothers Danny and Michael Philippou — the duo behind 2023’s breakout horror hit Talk to Me — Bring Her Back follows siblings Andy…
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‘Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence’ Hits VOD on October 6, 2026
The latest movie in the Killer Tomatoes franchise will land on VOD on October 6, 2026. The movie had an extremely limited theatrical release, but most of us haven’t had a chance to see it yet. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence is the fifth(!) movie in the Killer Tomatoes film franchise. The new…
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Underwhelmed by the First Take of Henry Winkler’s Death Scene in Scream, Wes Craven Asked, “Do You Think It Might Be More Excruciating?”
Henry Winkler will readily admit he is not a horror fan. Despite playing Principal Arthur Himbry in Wes Craven’s 1996 slasher classic ‘Scream,’ the actor says he’s never actually seen the finished film — he watched the premiere through his fingers. Winkler landed the small but memorable role through his friendship with Craven, who invited…
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The Man From ‘Death of the Pastor’s Wife’ on Netflix is Still Preaching in Myrtle Beach
Death of the Pastor’s Wife is the three-part Netflix documentary that shot up the charts after its August 26, 2026 release. It shows the life and death of Mica Miller, a 30-year-old worship leader at Solid Rock Church in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She was married to the church’s pastor, John-Paul “JP” Miller. Mica’s family…
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Edward Norton Is Still Talking About Death to Smoochy 23 Years Later, Probably Because It’s the Best Weird Movie Ever Made
Roger Ebert called it so bad that only talented people could have made it. Norton calls it one of the proudest things he’s done. Death to Smoochy opened on March 29, 2002, opposite Panic Room over Easter weekend. It grossed just $8.36 million domestically against a budget of roughly $50 million, earned a C from…
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Netflix’s ‘Kaleidoscope’ Lets You Watch Its 8 Episodes in Any Order, and the Sequence You Pick Changes the Whole Story
Seven episodes, one story, and you pick the sequence. Watch them out of order and you get a mystery. Watch them chronologically and you get a straight con. Whatever order you pick ends with episode 8. The heist at the center of Kaleidoscope is worth $7 billion, and the crew pulling it off falls apart…
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The Frantic Third Act of ‘Clue’ (1985) Left Tim Curry So Breathless a Doctor Put Him on Blood Pressure Medication
Tim Curry spends the last stretch of Clue (1985) sprinting from room to room, reconstructing every murder in real time. The movie had three theatrical endings, and on VHS — which is how most people actually saw it — they play back to back. Curry’s Wadsworth spends that frantic third act in a full-on sprint.…
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Tim Curry and Why ‘Beep Beep Richie’ Became the Scariest Line in ‘IT’
“Beep beep, Richie” starts as a Losers Club in-joke. In Stephen King’s novel, the phrase belongs to the Losers Club. Richie never stops talking. When the bits go too far, the others tap the brakes: “Beep beep, Richie.” It is a car horn, a Road Runner gag, and a friendship ritual. It means we know…
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Watch Some Behind-the-Scenes Footage of ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’!
Toho and Gkids have released a new behind-the-scenes video for Godzilla Minus Zero! Clips include set building, filming on location and in the studio, and director Takashi Yamazaki inspiring the crew by saying things like, “I believe this team can create something greater than the last film.” The fact that Godzilla Minus Zero is the…
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Full Moon’s Head of the Family Sequel Is Finally Getting Underway After Nearly 30 Years
Head of the Family was released in 1996 by low-budget genre studio Full Moon. The movie is about a family of mutants led by Myron, a man with a giant head and a tiny body. It’s a goofy, fun B-movie that did well enough to prompt Full Moon founder Charles Band to announce a sequel…
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A shark/werewolf Hybrid Terrorizes a Resort Town in the No-Budget Movie ‘Wereshark’, Now on Fandango at Home
I’m not sure this one needs a ton of explaining, but here goes: Wereshark is about a part-werewolf part-shark monster that attacks and kills people. People then try to stop the wereshark. The movie is from co-writers and co-directors Curtis Everitt and Robbie Lopez. Looking at IMDB, Everitt has over 100 credits in micro-budget filmmaking.…
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Two Thieves Are Trapped Inside a House with a Man Slowly Turning into a Zombie in ‘Turning Point’, Now Available on VOD
Two thieves break into a house for a bit of burglary. They’re inside when the owner gets back home, but what they don’t know is that he’s been bitten by a zombie. When the homeowner boards up the exits so he can’t get out and hurt people when he turns, the burglars realize they’re going…
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The Directors of ‘Tomorrow, You Pretty Ghost’ Call It “a Sincere Film About Insincere People.” Now on VOD.
Tomorrow, You Pretty Ghost is described as a horror comedy about keeping in touch with your high school friends. Theater kids Haley and Chas love playing pranks on their friends. As graduation nears, they decide to play one last elaborate trick, but it doesn’t go the way they envisioned. In a statement from Alex Morand…
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A Cryptozoologist and a Detective Hunting for One Monster Find Two in the Micro-Budget Creature Feature ‘Mothman vs Bigfoot’, Now on VOD
Mothman vs. Bigfoot is a no-budget monster movie from prolific micro-to-no budget filmmaker Dustin Ferguson (Space Sharks, Quakeasaurus, and well over 100 additional movies). I couldn’t find a ton of information about the movie, but the plot description accompanying the trailer on YouTube mentions an attack that leaves just one survivor. The investigation into the…
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Psycho, by Way of David Lynch, in Argentina. The Dollmaker Is Now on Prime Video
The town of Palacios, the place where nothing bad can happen. Or so the sign welcoming people into the city says. The truth is, women in Palacios have been disappearing. When a new inspector begins working in the town, his prime suspect for the crimes is Tomás, a video-store clerk who wears a boy scout…
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What the Indie Horror Comedy ‘Desert Fiends 2’ Might Lack in Taste, It Makes Up for in Gore. And It’s Now on VOD
The first Desert Fiends movie was released last year, and I can’t say I was the biggest fan of it. But comedy, like horror, is extremely subjective, and the brand of comedy offered just wasn’t for me. Clearly many people enjoyed Desert Fiends, because hundreds of people helped crowdfund the sequel with over $165,000. If…
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‘Cat Cam’ Is Like ‘Paranormal Activity’ Crossed with ‘Good Boy’, but with a Cat Named Nug, and It’s Now Available on VOD
Cat Cam is a found footage movie in the vein of Paranormal Activity. It’s set inside a house where a cat owner named Riley has set up stationary cameras pretty much everywhere. Riley and her wife Sammy are about to go on vacation, and Riley is worried that her cat Nug might not be settled…