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The Netflix hit digs into many themes–including some very strange mysteries lurking in forgotten media from the past.

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A Classic Horror Story Looks Gory and Terrifying

The horror movie-obsessed Italian film is coming to Netflix on July 14 and promises surprises and thrills.

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9 Spooky Boarding School Movies Worthy of the Horror Honor Roll

With Simon Barrett’s Seance—about a group of teens who unwittingly awaken their dorm’s resident ghost—arriving on May 21, we’ve got spooky boarding schools on the brain. Much like college campuses, they’ve been a rather popular setting for horror movies over the years, but these are 9 of our favorites. 1) Phenomena It’s hard to top…

Movies Cheryl Eddy May 11

Celebrate John Saxon With 8 of the B-Movie Legend’s Most Memorable Genre Roles

The world lost a commanding presence over the weekend with the passing of John Saxon, a beloved cult actor whose career stretched back to the 1950s and encompassed a wide range of Westerns, sci-fi, crime dramas, horror (including three Nightmare on Elm Street movies), and so, so much more. Considering Saxon was active for seven…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Jul 28

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20 Horror Directorial Debuts That Became Genre Classics

Throughout film history, horror has been a go-to genre for a lot of first-time directors. In horror, you can make a huge impression with a tiny budget, and if you can find an audience, cult fame can lead to a long-lasting career. Not every debut horror film creates a legend, of course, but the 20…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Apr 23

11 Horror Movies Featuring Creepy, Haunted Apartments

Haunted houses may get all the attention, but apartment buildings can give off some mighty terrifying energy, too—whether it’s in the form of something that follows you in, or something that pounces once you’ve signed your lease. Here are 11 movies featuring apartments you’re glad aren’t part of your rental history. 1) Inferno Dario Argento’s…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Feb 21

Dario Argento Was Not a Fan of the Suspiria Remake

Last year’s Suspiria, one of the biggest horror releases of the year, was a remake of a classic 1977 horror flick by the legendary Dario Argento. As for Argento’s thoughts on the remake, directed by Luca Guadagnino? Well. Uh. “It did not excite me,” Argento told an interviewer recently, via The Film Stage. “It betrayed…

Movies Julie Muncy Jan 20

A Guide to Horror Master Dario Argento, Director of the Original Suspiria

If you live in NYC or LA, the Suspiria remake is out tomorrow; everyone else has to wait another week. But no matter where you live, Luca Guadagnino’s take on the 1977 horror classic should make you curious about the director behind the original film. And if you’re new to the gorgeously gore-streaked world of Dario…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Oct 25

Suspiria Is a Living, Breathing Work of Art

In Luca Guadagnino’s remake of Suspiria, one of the first things we see on screen is that the film is “six acts and an epilogue set in divided Berlin.” It’s an odd piece of information, but somehow perfectly sets the stage for what’s to come. You know there’s a specific structure. That knowledge helps you…

Movies Germain Lussier Sep 24

Suspiria‘s First Trailer Is Exactly How Terrifying All Horror Movies Trailers Should Be

What is it about dance companies that makes them the perfect subject matter for horror movies? Dario Argento’s original Suspiria is one of the most iconic horror movies in film history in no small part because of the Italian filmmaker’s eye for style and design. In making his film beautiful, Argento also made Suspiria that…

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Suspiria Is Just as Terrifying and Fantastic Now as it Was 40 Years Ago

Dario Argento’s Suspiria turns 40 this year, but age hasn’t diminished its status as one of the scariest, goriest, and most gorgeous films ever made. With the Dakota Johnson-starring remake on the horizon, there’s no better time to lace up those ballet slippers and revisit the original. Suspiria isn’t the only memorably shocking and stylish…

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What the Hell Is a Giallo Movie, and Why Should You Watch One?

Last week, Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn added 1972 giallo film What Have You Done to Solange? to his production company’s list of cult-movie remakes. Deep-cut horror nerds were intrigued by the news. But more casual genre fans wondered: “WTF is a giallo, exactly?” Luckily, we’re here with all the answers. Initially, giallo referred to…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Jun 2

Dario Argento and George Romero Teamed Up To Make Edgar Allan Poe Even More Skin-Crawling

In 1990, George A. Romero and Dario Argento released Two Evil Eyes, an adaptation of two Edgar Allan Poe stories. In the classic Poe tradition, both tales are about people who do terrible things, and suffer hideous consequences. In the hands of two of horror’s greatest filmmakers, they become downright terrifying. Unlike the previous Romero-Argento…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Apr 19

The 9 Weirdest Italian Horror Movies

Italian horror is, by its very nature, weird as hell. Even the genre’s most acclaimed standouts (Lucio Fulci’s The Beyond, for instance) are disgustingly freakish nightmares. But there are certain titles lurch into realms so intensely bizarre, we can’t quite believe our eyes … or stop showing them to our friends, and quoting their most…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Oct 6

Kick Off Halloween Season By (Re-)Watching The Italian Horror Cult Classic Demons

“The sleep of reason gives birth to monsters,” warns the movie-within-a-movie in Demons, and it’s a meta-statement that holds true for the characters within the movie proper, as well as for the viewer: Don’t try to reason with Demons, or make sense of any of it. Just enjoy the hell out of it! And its…

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Iggy Pop Is Indeed Playing A Serial Killer In Dario Argento’s New Film

Italian horror master Dario Argento made his mark with gorgeously gory films like Suspiria, Inferno, Deep Red, and Tenebre. His creative heyday (late 1970s to the mid-1980s) may be over (though 2007’s Mother of Tears had its moments) — but the 74-year-old’s latest boasts a bit of stunt casting so intriguing, it just might make…

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Mosquito State Is a Genre-Defying Film About the Doom-Laden Business of Predicting the Future

A Classic Horror Story Looks Gory and Terrifying

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Celebrate John Saxon With 8 of the B-Movie Legend’s Most Memorable Genre Roles

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Dario Argento Was Not a Fan of the Suspiria Remake

A Guide to Horror Master Dario Argento, Director of the Original Suspiria

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Suspiria‘s First Trailer Is Exactly How Terrifying All Horror Movies Trailers Should Be

Suspiria Is Just as Terrifying and Fantastic Now as it Was 40 Years Ago

What the Hell Is a Giallo Movie, and Why Should You Watch One?

Dario Argento and George Romero Teamed Up To Make Edgar Allan Poe Even More Skin-Crawling

The 9 Weirdest Italian Horror Movies

Kick Off Halloween Season By (Re-)Watching The Italian Horror Cult Classic Demons

Iggy Pop Is Indeed Playing A Serial Killer In Dario Argento’s New Film

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