Horror

The Coolest Scene From Last Night’s Vampire Diaries

Is there anyone who didn’t pump his or her fist at this particular “f— yeah” moment on last night’s Vampire Diaries? It’s two reversals in one: Silas finally meets someone he can’t just twist around his little finger, and Jeremy gets to be a total badass for a change. And then Katherine shows up! Actually,…

American Horror Story Brings Back the Gorgeous Holy What the Fuckery

American Horror Story is back — and maybe this is premature, but right away I’m thinking this might be the best season yet. Thank goodness for witches, New Orleans, salacious subject matter, and Jessica Lange. This was a very, very good way to start the third season. Once again, this show is starting over, this…

How did Mark Sheppard steal last night’s Supernatural without appearing?

Seriously, how? See for yourself. This was an entirely Mark Sheppard-less season opener… and still the one standout scene involved Mark Sheppard. Mostly because you can just imagine the look on his face. Spoilers ahead… I do not have much to say about Supernatural’s ninth (!) season opener. I feel like this is the tenth…

American Horror Story’s Evan Peters On His Latest Monster: A Frat Guy

We’ve seen American Horror Story’s Evan Peters play a school shooter, greaser, a hippie — and in our exclusive interview with the actor he revealed his next role, a frat brother! Will the tumblr fans still love him when he’s chugging beers with the witches of New Orleans? Most likely. Check out what Peters had…

Witches of East End gives us the silliest magical pregnancy EVER

The mystical pregnancy is one of the most overused tropes in science fiction and fantasy — and now, we’ve seen this idea taken to its most ludicrous extreme, in the new Lifetime show Witches of East End. Watch the magical self-inflating belly for yourself, below. Spoilers ahead… Here’s the premise of Witches of East End…

Julianne Moore warns Chloë Moretz to repent in latest Carrie clip

Carrie is about to leave for the prom in the latest clip from the Carrie remake. Naturally, Mama White is none too pleased and heaps a telekinesis-triggering scoop of fanaticism on her daughter. [via Comic Book Movie]

A twisted take on Red Riding Hood with Grandma as the monster

While some retellings of “Little Red Riding Hood” bring the fairy tale back to its sexual roots, Maya Kern’s Redden takes a different tack, sending the little girl on a dangerous errand to bring food to Grandmother, the most fearsome creature in the forest. Redden is a short webcomic, a self-contained piece of fairy tale…

All the references in Del Toro’s Simpsons intro with handy labels

Didn’t catch all of the references in Guillermo Del Toro’s amazingly comprehensive Treehouse of Horror intro for The Simpsons? These folks think they did. (Though there are a few more in the comments.) The people over at MoviePilot put together this video, which pauses and labels each of the horror references in the intro sequence—including…

Vampire Diaries has run into 4 crucial problems of long-lived TV shows

Last night, we got a generous helping of two hours of The Vampire Diaries, or technically one hour of TVD and one hour of its spinoff, The Originals. There were some lovely moments — but also a sense that the wheels are coming off the vampire bus. The Vampire empire is running into four lethal…

9 Movies You Should Be Ashamed To Be Afraid Of

Some horror movies work your nerves and leave you frightened, but at least you feel justified in your fear. Other movies — well, let’s just say you should feel embarrassed that they scare you. And here they are. Prepare to be ashamed! 9. Jaws (1975) You know you’re not going to get eaten by a…

The otherworldly lights of the haunted space elevator

We don’t have a lot of depressurization accidents these days — the space junk cleanup droids do a good job. But back when they’d first built the space elevator? Once, 300 people died in this car together, the oxygen sucked right out of their blood. And sometimes, you can see the glow of their ghosts…

Guillermo del Toro’s Simpsons couch gag is the best thing ever

Can you name all the classic horror movies in this amazing title sequence that Guillermo del Toro directed for this Sunday’s Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episode? There is just so much greatness in this three-minute clip. Can’t stop watching.

MTV’s Scream series will have supernatural elements

While the Scream film series will most likely be ending with the 5th installment, MTV is ready to reboot the whole thing and add magic. Huh? Jay Beattie and Dan Dworkin, the two writers behind the very popular TV series Revenge, are presently working on a pilot for MTV’s Scream TV series. And so far…

Why Stephen King’s complaints about The Shining actually have a point

Stephen King has made no secret of his dislike for Stanley Kubrick’s acclaimed film adaptation of his novel The Shining, and this is usually seen as evidence that King is a control freak who can’t appreciate Kubrick’s genius. But a brilliant new essay by Laura Miller argues that King actually has a point. In Miller’s…

Steven Moffat “Probably Done” with the Weeping Angels on Doctor Who

Steven Moffat has written three Doctor Who stories featuring the Weeping Angels, those statues that only move when you’re not looking at them. And now, he says he’s probably done all he can with them. Talking to the OfficiallyNerdcubed Youtube channel [above], Moffat explained: I’m probably done to be honest on what you can do…

Guillermo del Toro is directing the opening sequence of The Simpsons’ “Treehouse of Horror.” This year’s Halloween episode will kick off with a del Toro-created opener featuring monsters from the past several decades of horror movies. The episode airs on October 6th.

Watch out: the trailer for In Fear might scare you out of your seat

Check out a brand new trailer for In Fear, a low-budget British horror movie that killed at Sundance and Frightfest. Featuring lines like, “We’re not lost, we’re in a maze” and “he had no face,” this trailer is one big creep-out. Apparently, this film was made without a full script, meaning actors Iain De Caestecker…

American Horror Story’s new opening sequence is pretty gross. Hooray!

WARNING, do not watch American Horror Story Coven’s new title sequence alone! Anyone else getting really, really excited to have The Jessica Lange Show back? Plus, hooray for horror! We can’t wait — PS, your titles are disgusting and I almost wretched when the lynch drawing twitched. YIKES.

The First Mysterious Teaser for Showtime’s Monsteriffic Penny Dreadful

This first teaser trailer for Showtime’s new “gothic horror” show Penny Dreadful doesn’t reveal much — but it gives a spooky vibe. Including mysterious tattoos, Frankenstein-y scars, and a werewolf transformation.

The Dark Knight rises higher than ever before in This Week’s DVDs

Have you held off on buying Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy on DVD or Blu-ray? If so, your patience is about to pay off. Plus, Iron Man teams up with Peggy Carter, Doctor Who gets ready for the end, and meet a cross-dressing zombie, all in this week’s DVD and Blu-ray releases! • The Dark…