“He’s dead. Michael Myers is dead.” Horror films are more interested in longevity than any other genre. This is a good and a bad thing; when done right, it can….

“Have you ever fantasized about saving a tribe?” “Activism is so fucking gay,” sneers Kaycee, one of the many repellant characters in Eli Roth’s smug, cynical The Green Inferno. Right….

“Do you believe in evil, professor? I didn’t. Until that night.” One of the best parts about doing this column is finding the hidden gems, little-seen or otherwise obscure films….

“There are only victims left.” I am just never going to learn my lesson with French horror films. A few years ago Raw kicked my ass, so this year I….

“There I was, so awfully dead in that electric chair.” Here’s how you make a sequel to The Exorcist. I knew going into this that The Exorcist III: Legion is….

“Those bad dreams are still inside you.” The Exorcist never needed a sequel, and it was always going to get one. William Friedkin’s film was too successful and too influential….

“I’m hideous, doctor! I’m crazy! I’m a monster!” Watching early David Cronenberg films is like listening to a band’s demo tape. You can sense the themes and iconography that he….

“You stay locked up long enough and you start to believe you’re nuts.” As of this writing, John Carpenter is still alive, which means he has the chance (or the….

“The dead can be heard all around these abandoned streets.” I promise I’m trying with Clive Barker. His sense of horror might run parallel to mine, but works like The….