Horror

Cornfield Massacre: A Clip from the First Zombie Movie Filmed in Africa

Check out an exclusive glimpse at The Dead, a zombie apocalypse film which is billing itself as the first horror movie filmed entirely in Africa. This scene gets major points for creepy claustrophobic use of a cornfield, in a manner very reminiscent of Stephen King, and the actual zombie attack is nicely disturbing. The Dead…

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Is Daniel Radcliffe’s Woman In Black actually scary? Decide with these scenes

Rumor has it Daniel Radcliffe’s new ghost picture The Woman In Black is exceptionally stylish, but one question still remains — is it scary? Here are three spirit-filled clips to help you decide. The Woman in Black hits theaters this Friday. https://gizmodo.com/new-woman-in-black-trailer-shows-harry-potter-scared-ou-5850046

Movies Meredith Woerner

The Wicker Man + True Blood = The Wicker Tree

Moviegoers are familiar with two vintages of The Wicker Man. There’s Robin Hardy’s 1973 still-potent horror flick and playwright Neil LaBute’s accidentally hilarious 2006 remake, which is most famous for Nicolas Cage caterwauling about bees. For The Wicker Tree — Hardy’s new “spiritual sequel” to The Wicker Man which draws from his 2006 novel Cowboys…

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A strong contender for the greatest movie trailer of all time (NSFW)

Dear Hollywood, please stop making movie trailers. Why? The art of the preview was perfected 29 years ago in The Philippines by the 1983 horror movie The Killing of Satan. Does The Killing of Satan also win the best title of all time contest? I wouldn’t bet against it. In TKOS, a mustachioed Catholic wizard…

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Never trust a beautiful woman with a cow’s tail

We’ve been waiting for this Norwegian indie movie for so long! Behold the first full-length trailer for Aleksander Nordaas’ Thale, which we hope will be the next TrollHunter. The movie takes its cues from the Norwegian legend about the mythical creature called the Huldra. A gorgeous woman… with the tail of a cow. Click to…

Trailers Meredith Woerner

Meet the woman who builds housemates out of wax

We’ve been loving The Midnight Archive’s ghoulishly chipper web shorts (previously: 1, 2, 3). Their latest episode takes us to the studio of artist Sigrid Sarda, who specializes in creating wax mannequins. Says the show’s producers, “The charmingly perverse Sarda has taught herself the ancient art of sculpting in wax and it is every bit…

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Sink your teeth into this charming indie zomcom, A Little Bit Zombie

It’s been a long time since a zombie movie has made us laugh. Zombieland was the last great zomcom, but perhaps the undead indie A Little Bit Zombie can make us laugh while the main character falls to pieces. A Little Bit Zombie Check out this cute little trailer for a bridezilla and her zombie…

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The half-naked werewolf-beating moment that sums up why we love Vampire Diaries

Behold: a totally insane sequence where HRG whacks a mostly naked, chained Tyler with an axe and yells at him to wolf out, or die. It’s hard to believe that this wasn’t automatically the most awesome or insane moment of last night’s Vampire Diaries. And yet. This was another one of those episodes where the…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

How creepy is tomorrow night’s episode of The Fades? See for yourself.

Lots of teenagers dream of being told that they’re special and they have a heroic destiny — but hearing it from a morbid old ghost who’s blind and nearly deaf kind of puts a damper on things. In this exclusive clip from tomorrow night’s episode of The Fades, Neil takes Paul to see an old…

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First Resident Evil: Retribution trailer blames smart phones for the apocalypse?

The fifth addition to the long legacy of ladies kicking T-Virus ass in questionable attire, better known as the Resident Evil franchise, has finally released its first trailer. Yes, if you can make it through shameless Sony merchandise plugs, there’s an actual trailer buried under there for Resident Evil: Retribution. And it looks like we’ll…

Trailers Meredith Woerner

Read the entire screenplay for Deadgirl 2, the sequel to the zombie rape horror flick

The horror movie that launched our Zombie Feminism rant Deadgirl is back, sort of. The proposed sequel, Deadgirl 2, never got off the ground, but screenwriter Trent Haaga has released the entire screenplay online. How’s it different? Well, instead of a hungry pack of teenage boys discovering the bound, zombiefied lady locked away, a girl…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Your first look at the “monsters versus security guards” flick Cost of Living

The buzzy short film Cost of Living, which is about Brandon Routh and Bret Harrison as late-night security guard watching over a monster-making factory, got quite the attention at this year’s Fantastic Fest. Here’s new behind-the-scenes footage from writer and director BenDavid Grabinski. According to the masses at Fantastic Fest, Routh is finally showcased as…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Check out rejected concept art for the brand new Godzilla movie

We’ve been following Legendary Pictures’ Godzilla movie since the first new monster design blew the doors off Comic-Con 2010. But since then, the giant kaiju has been waiting under the sea, ready to strike with more news. And more news we have! A batch of rejected Godzilla concept art has been leaked, giving us a…

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The most exciting scenes from Mexican horror stories I’ve never read

Yours truly recently discovered a treasure trove of art from 1970s Mexican horror pulps, none of which I’ve ever laid my eyes upon. Nonetheless, I shall attempt to relay these thrilling story beats using nothing but context clues. For example, that illustration above is from a story called The Time Santo Glued His Hands To…

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First footage of Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter shows the Rail Splitter in action!

We can’t wait for the cheesy, delicious action movie Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter. We’ve been stacking up rail-splitter puns for months, waiting for the first footage of Honest Abe kicking vampire ass. But until the next trailer comes out, we’ll have to do with this new crop of images, posters and the first ever footage…

Movies Meredith Woerner

If you’re going to defeat a monk, you need zombie crocodiles and self-decapitation

In the Shaw Brother’s 1983 Thai boxing film/wizardry flick/Technicolor brain colonic The Boxer’s Omen, a black magic practitioner battles a meditating monk using his army of bats, crocodile skulls, and floating heads out of The Thing. It’s but another beautifully baffling moment martial arts archivist Sardonicus has brought to our attention. Truth be told, I…

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Watch three clips from The River, the best TV pilot we’ve seen in years

Oren Peli’s new ABC horror series The River, is still the Best TV Pilot We’ve Seen in Years. Here’s a trio of clips showcasing Joe Anderson, a.k.a. our favorite nutjob deputy from The Crazies. Watch what happens when a disjointed family goes searching for their missing TV explorer father down the Amazon. The River premieres…

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Did Zombie Flash Mobs Help Pave the Way for Occupy Wall Street?

What does it mean when tons of people take to the streets dressed as the walking dead? With no political or artistic agenda, other than to shuffle around threatening to eat your brains? In this excerpt from the academic essay collection Better Off Dead: The Evolution of the Zombie as Post-Human — which was published…

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American Horror Story concept art shows off the hideous Frankenbaby!

American Horror Story’s murder house was stuffed to the roof with hideously mangled babies (swapped with animal parts), gore, blood, carnages and burn scars. And a newly released crop of concept art gives an even better look at the horny, unforgettable monsters that haunted these walls. This concept art was created by Jerad Marantz and…

Television Meredith Woerner

Will The Woman in Black live up to its Hammer Horror film legacy?

Did you know that Daniel Radcliffe’s next horror project, The Woman in Black is part of the long, proud tradition of Hammer Films? The latest video featurette from this ghost story not only shows off a bit of new footage, but has Radcliffe and the rest of the cast reminiscing about how late night Hammer…

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Cornfield Massacre: A Clip from the First Zombie Movie Filmed in Africa

Is Daniel Radcliffe’s Woman In Black actually scary? Decide with these scenes

The Wicker Man + True Blood = The Wicker Tree

A strong contender for the greatest movie trailer of all time (NSFW)

Never trust a beautiful woman with a cow’s tail

Meet the woman who builds housemates out of wax

Sink your teeth into this charming indie zomcom, A Little Bit Zombie

The half-naked werewolf-beating moment that sums up why we love Vampire Diaries

How creepy is tomorrow night’s episode of The Fades? See for yourself.

First Resident Evil: Retribution trailer blames smart phones for the apocalypse?

Read the entire screenplay for Deadgirl 2, the sequel to the zombie rape horror flick

Your first look at the “monsters versus security guards” flick Cost of Living

Check out rejected concept art for the brand new Godzilla movie

The most exciting scenes from Mexican horror stories I’ve never read

First footage of Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter shows the Rail Splitter in action!

If you’re going to defeat a monk, you need zombie crocodiles and self-decapitation

Watch three clips from The River, the best TV pilot we’ve seen in years

Did Zombie Flash Mobs Help Pave the Way for Occupy Wall Street?

American Horror Story concept art shows off the hideous Frankenbaby!

Will The Woman in Black live up to its Hammer Horror film legacy?

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