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About Vanessa Maki

Vanessa Maki is a queer Blerd and freelance writer and artist. She's written for publications like Dread Central, Daily Dead, Fangoria, Screensphere and more. She's a former contributor for Pink Advocate as well as The Mary Sue, and a current contributor to But Why Tho? and Peliplat.

10 Essential Modern Survival Horror Films

October 30, 2025 by Vanessa Maki

Vanessa Maki with 10 essential survival horror movies for your watch list… The name of the game in a lot of horror films is to survive the events that are unfolding. The characters might not make it out with their mental health intact, or even without wounds, but if they survive then that tends to […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Top Stories, Vanessa Maki Tagged With: Backcountry, Dangerous Animals, Downrange, Frozen, Hush, Kristy, No Exit, Ready or Not, Sweetheart, The Belko Experiment

10 Cult Classic Horror Films With Perfect Fall Vibes

October 27, 2025 by Vanessa Maki

Vanessa Maki presents a selection of horror movies perfect for Halloween season viewing… Halloween season has officially begun where pumpkins are everywhere, the leaves are crisp, and people are putting up their decorations. Despite most horror fans are consuming horror throughout the entire year, not just during October, it’s always a blast to throw on […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Vanessa Maki Tagged With: An American Werewolf in London, dark night of the scarecrow, Fright Night, Ginger Snaps, Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II, House of 1000 Corpses, my bloody valentine, night of the demons, Trick 'r Treat, Wes Craven's New Nightmare

10 Horror Movies Ripe for a Modern Remake

October 19, 2025 by Vanessa Maki

Vanessa Maki with ten horror movies that could benefit from a modern remake… A topic that can spark a lot of controversial thoughts in the horror community is remakes. There are people who inherently dislike remakes, and there are folks who embrace some of the remakes we’ve seen over the decades. Horror remakes don’t always […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Top Stories, Vanessa Maki Tagged With: Disturbing Behaviour, Event Horizon, Ganja & Hess, night of the comet, Prom Night, tales from the crypt: demon knight, The Birds, The People Under the Stairs, tourist trap, valentine

10 Must-See Horror Movies Guaranteed to Make You Squirm

October 15, 2025 by Vanessa Maki

Vanessa Maki with ten great horror movies that are guaranteed to make you uncomfortable… Contrary to what some might think, horror is sometimes meant to make you uncomfortable and uneasy about what’s happening. We as viewers are occasionally supposed to be squirming in our seats or feeling extraordinarily nervous if we’re watching these films at […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Top Stories, Vanessa Maki Tagged With: [REC], Capture Kill Release, Megalomaniac, Milk & Serial, mother!, Starry Eyes, The Boy Behind the Door, The Devil's Candy, The House of the Devil, The Wailing

10 More International Horror Movies You Need to See

September 14, 2025 by Vanessa Maki

Vanessa Maki with more international horror movies for your watch list… Recently we dropped a list about international horror and now I’m back with more recommendations of the same thing. Why? Because there’s a never-ending list of international horror films that need to be watched and appreciated out there. Many of us haven’t even cracked […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Top Stories, Vanessa Maki Tagged With: A Record of Sweet Murder, belladonna of sadness, dog soldiers, I Saw the Devil, Paprika, Perfect Blue, Strange Frequencies: Taiwan Killer Hospital, The Demon Disorder, The Host, Wolf Creek 2

10 Psychological Horror Gems You Need To See

September 8, 2025 by Vanessa Maki

Vanessa Maki with ten great psychological horror movie gems for your watch list… The genuine terror that can be elicited from a good psychological horror film is top tier. Whether it be a film like The Shining (1980) where the madness builds and builds, the home invasion terror in The Strangers (2008), the psychologically grueling […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Top Stories, Vanessa Maki Tagged With: Dead Ringers, Don't Move, Dread, Last Shift, The Blackcoat's Daughter, The Brood, The Invitation, Triangle, Unsane, Would You Rather

10 Great Horror TV Shows You Need to Watch

August 30, 2025 by Vanessa Maki

Vanessa Maki with a selection of horror TV shows you need to watch… We talk a lot about horror movies and how much we adore them, but what about horror television? The commitment one must have for a TV show, especially if they are watching multiple shows, is often daunting. However, when you find a […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Television, Top Stories, Vanessa Maki Tagged With: Archive 81, Ash vs. Evil Dead, Dead of Summer, From, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Slasher, The Strain, Van Helsing, Wolf Creek

10 Great Horror Movies with Villainous Protagonists

August 24, 2025 by Vanessa Maki

Vanessa Maki with ten great horror movies centring on villainous protagonists… In the world of horror, typically we’re meant to root for the protagonists like the final girl or boy, the character who endears us the most, and so on. Occasionally those characters aren’t antagonistic or villainous, as many tropes follow particular formulas. However, there […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Top Stories, Vanessa Maki Tagged With: Angst, Brighburn, Excision, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, pearl, Sissy, Spree, The Devil's Rejects, the omen, Tragedy Girls

10 International Horror Movies You Need To See

August 15, 2025 by Vanessa Maki

Vanessa Maki with ten international horror movies for your watch list… Being a horror fan means a lot of things and occasionally that means expanding our palettes by watching something different. Expanding your viewing experience by checking out international horror is something people should try more often. There are countless countries that have released stellar […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Top Stories, Vanessa Maki Tagged With: A Classic Horror Story, Audition, Frontier(s), Funny Games, Infested, Mads, noroi: the curse, Opera, Terrified, The Lure

10 Horror Films That Channel True Crime

August 3, 2025 by Vanessa Maki

Vanessa Maki with ten horror films that channel true crime… Throughout horror history, many horror films have been inspired by (loosely or otherwise) true crime cases. Whether it’s the mild inspiration that was taken from Ed Gein for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Kevin Williamson being so frightened by the Gainesville Ripper’s murder spree […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Vanessa Maki Tagged With: Black Christmas, Eden Lake, Hounds of Love, Killing Ground, Lake Bodom, Orphan, The Loved Ones, the sacrament, The Strangers, Wolf Creek

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