Horror

American Horror Story confirms our worst suspicions about Violet

The ghosts took a break from their non-stop orgy to flip the scales, and add one more member to their cast. Yes, the big plot reveal — which many of you have been predicting — came true last night and hooey was it a doozey! Behold the spoilery reveal! Last night American Horror Story revealed…

io9 Meredith Woerner

H.P. Lovecraft’s leading scholar prepares his ultimate look at the master’s weird life

There have been biographies of H.P. Lovecraft before, including Michel Houellebecq’s Against the World, Against Life. But the most complete and fascinating look at the creator of Cthulhu may be yet to come. Lovecraft scholar S.T. Joshi, author of I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H.P. Lovecraft, just sold his ultimate look at…

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The Insane Art of Hammer Films [NSFW]

Hammer Films was more than just a studio that put out classic, cheesy horror movies — Hammer was an attitude, a gothic style factory, and a weird cultural icon. A new book, Hammer Vault, ventures into the heart of Hammer, with poster art, script treatments, and other rare Hammerobilia. We’ve got an exclusive look at…

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Watch what happens to newly baptized babies when they’re held by possessed priests

You’ve seen the demon-stuffed trailer for the “found footage” movie The Devil Inside a new found footage horror flick. Now check out the first, incredibly brutal clip. Here’s the official run-down of this film, which has four times the amount of demons per possessed person): In 1989, emergency responders received a 9-1-1 call from Maria…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Read an exclusive preview of the comic adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s The Dunwich Horror

Courtesy of IDW Publishing, here’s a seven-page preview of the next issue of their adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s classic short story The Dunwich Horror. Acclaimed horror novelist Joe Lansdale is on scripts, and the issue hits stands this Wednesday, December 7. Here’s the plot rundown: H.P. Lovecraft’s The Dunwich Horror #3 (of 4) Joe R.…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

First Trailer for Joss Whedon’s The Cabin in The Woods

The first ever trailer for Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard’s twisty scifi horror film The Cabin In The Woods is out — and holy hell, does it look like bloody good fun. The only synopsis we had on this creature feature was the simple “kids alone in the woods” synopsis: “A group of friends at…

io9 Meredith Woerner

In the webcomic Margot’s Room, the reader unlocks a supernatural marriage gone awry

Sometimes you come across a webcomic that could really only work as a webcomic — a comic that uses the infinite canvas to suggest motion or emotion in a way print comics never could. The creepy Margot’s Room does just that, telling the violent, supernatural end of a dying marriage. Last year, Emily Carroll posted…

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How many ridiculous ways can a scantily clad vampire kill people — without biting any of them?

There many, many contenders for “most camptastic vampire movie of all time,” and many of them hail from the late 1960s and 1970s, when vampsploitation was huge. One of our particular favorites is Vampire Playmates, aka The Devil’s Nightmare, aka Succubus. Just check out the above sequence, in which the evil vampire lady kills by:…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Fox officially pulls the plug on Cronenberg’s sequel to The Fly

Back in early October, we reported that David Cronenberg had written a script for his sequel to The Fly — but whether the movie actually got made was up to Fox, who were taking a look at the script. Now, Cronenberg says Fox has officially passed on the project. He tells an interviewer, “I wrote…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

White Girls Rapping about Windows Phone 7 Is Worse than Your Parents Having Sex

This morning I watched a video compilation of botflies—parasitic, skin-burrowing larvae—being pulled out of bleeding human flesh. Compared to this “Windows Phone 7 Fangirls Video,” the botfly footage is like butter and candy. This internet deserves destruction. Now. Don’t get me wrong! I totally love Windows Phone—but if there’s any truism through human civilization, it’s…

Tech News Sam Biddle

A Hong Kong exorcism, complete with laser eyes and Nintendo swords!

It is with great joy that I can report that Sardonicus1313 — the YouTube archiver of such sense-shattering martial arts scenes as the Ninja Vagina Bubble and the decapitated flying head ninjutsu — has now dredged up another deranged cinema moment. Happy Monday, here is your madness. https://gizmodo.com/q-whats-the-worst-ninja-magic-ever-a-the-evil-vagin-5642030 https://gizmodo.com/if-you-decapitate-a-ninja-with-a-boomerang-he-just-ain-5826548 In this exorcism sequence from the…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

11-11-11 is crapola-crapola-crapola

Yesterday — at 1:10 PM on November 11, 2011 — I saw director Darren Lynn Bousman’s (Saws II through IV, Repo! The Genetic Opera) new supernatural horror flick 11-11-11. Given that this flick hasn’t had the hugest of publicity, I had no idea what to expect. Did 11 serial killers need to purchase 11 machetes…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

The Most Unintentionally Terrifying Movies of All Time

Sometimes, Hollywood sets out to make a fun movie for kids — and it winds up being nightmare fuel for everyone, including adults. Whether it’s Dumbo’s drunken severed elephant head monster dreams, or the helping hands from Labyrinth, supposedly cute movies have been freaking us out for years. Here’s our collection of the most terrifying…

io9 Meredith Woerner

American Horror Story teaches us teenage mass murderers deserve sympathy too

After the insanely paced two-part “Halloween” episode, American Horror Story slowed things down by trudging its characters through a slough of despond. Pretty much everyone was tapped by the shit stick this week — ruining young love, work reputations and pregnancies along the way. We also got to meet the Pig Man, and started to…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Human Centipede II is about the horrors of fanfic

It’s likely that the first Human Centipede movie wasn’t your cup of tea. But if you’re like me and enjoy disturbing cult movies, it’s one of the very best. The “ass to mouth” horror of Human Centipede wasn’t gross — it was suggestive and existential. Plus it was darkly funny, with a mad doctor (Dieter…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Watch David Tennant go full douchebag in a new Fright Night featurette!

Was there any other character created this year that surpassed David Tennant’s great heights of douchebaggery as Fright Night’s magician, Peter Vincent? There’s a reason the Fright Night 2 rumors hinted at an all-Tennant sequel — because he’s hilarious. Now here’s a glimpse at some additional Vincent material in a special behind-the-scenes feature about his…

io9 Meredith Woerner

The Next Crop of Found Footage Movies That Will Scare You Silly

Now that Paranormal Activity 3 has broken box office records for October, Hollywood is green-lighting any thriller you can shake a handheld camera at. The “found footage” horror movie is set to have a new lease on life, with a pipeline full of jump scares. Here are the next crop of “found footage” flicks you…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Simultaneously the stupidest/most disturbing ending in horror movie history? [NSFW]

Chances are you’re familiar with such Troma Entertainment flicks as The Toxic Avenger and Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD. Kitschy fun, right? Well, let’s watch the infamous ending of the 1989 child cannibal flick Beware! Children At Play. In this mostly unwatchable no-budget movie (trailer), a cult leader/feral boy named Grendel slowly but surely kidnaps a rural…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

American Horror Story‘s undead Breakfast Club horrifies

Now this is exactly the kind of stuff we were expecting from American Horror Story! Last night’s climax of the two-part Halloween storyline raised the bar for this series as a whole. Spoilers ahead… Last week I said Zachary Quinto had saved AHS, and I stand by that. His performance elevated this series to the…

io9 Meredith Woerner

R.I.P. Richard Gordon, producer of Fiend Without a Face and countless B-movie classics

You might not have heard of Richard Gordon, but you’ve probably seen at least a few of his movies. He produced a string of fantastic science fiction and horror B-movies with titles like The Electronic Monster, The Fiend Without a Face, The Haunted Strangler, First Man into Space and Devil Doll. He worked with horror…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

American Horror Story confirms our worst suspicions about Violet

H.P. Lovecraft’s leading scholar prepares his ultimate look at the master’s weird life

The Insane Art of Hammer Films [NSFW]

Watch what happens to newly baptized babies when they’re held by possessed priests

Read an exclusive preview of the comic adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s The Dunwich Horror

First Trailer for Joss Whedon’s The Cabin in The Woods

In the webcomic Margot’s Room, the reader unlocks a supernatural marriage gone awry

How many ridiculous ways can a scantily clad vampire kill people — without biting any of them?

Fox officially pulls the plug on Cronenberg’s sequel to The Fly

White Girls Rapping about Windows Phone 7 Is Worse than Your Parents Having Sex

A Hong Kong exorcism, complete with laser eyes and Nintendo swords!

11-11-11 is crapola-crapola-crapola

The Most Unintentionally Terrifying Movies of All Time

American Horror Story teaches us teenage mass murderers deserve sympathy too

Human Centipede II is about the horrors of fanfic

Watch David Tennant go full douchebag in a new Fright Night featurette!

The Next Crop of Found Footage Movies That Will Scare You Silly

Simultaneously the stupidest/most disturbing ending in horror movie history? [NSFW]

American Horror Story‘s undead Breakfast Club horrifies

R.I.P. Richard Gordon, producer of Fiend Without a Face and countless B-movie classics

‘Butt Birth’-ing Rhinoceros from Ace Ventura Sequel Sold at Auction for a Whopping $60,000

The Ryan Gosling Sci-Fi Streak Will Continue Until Morale Improves

Study Challenges Popular Theory on Why Primordial Bugs Were So Darn Huge

Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway’s Mystery’s Sci-Fi Film Has Its First Trailer

Scientists Just Found the Salt Limit That Pushes Your Heart to the Breaking Point

White House Social Media Just Had Its Covfefe Moment

Roborock F25 Ultra Steam Wet Dry Vacuum Is Now at Its Lowest Price, but Only During the Spring Sale Window

This $450 Semi-Dumb Phone Is Barely Even a Phone

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The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

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