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When Horror Got Smart: An Intellectual Turn in the 90s

January 11, 2026 by admin

Adam Page on when horror got smart… I’m not going to sit here and pretend that, before the 1990s, horror was in some kind of intellectual wasteland. That would be bullshit. George A. Romero gave us pointed social commentary nicely wrapped in entrails. David Cronenberg gave us body horror as technological anxiety, and David Lynch […]

Filed Under: Adam Page, Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Adrian Lyne, Bernard Rose, Candyman, Clive Barker, In the Mouth of Madness, Jacob's Ladder, john carpenter

The Incredible Presence of Tony Todd

November 11, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

The late, great Tony Todd became synonymous with villains; we look at the incredible legacy he leaves behind… Cinema was dealt a blow with the news that Tony Todd has passed away. A prolific veteran of predominantly genre films (with over 250 credits), Todd was never less than memorable. For one, he just dominated a […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Candyman, Final Destination, Night of the Living Dead, Platoon, The Crow, The Rock, Tony Todd

The Sound of Fear: 17 Creepy Choral Horror Soundtracks

September 9, 2017 by Sean Wilson

Benjamin Wallfisch’s brilliantly sinister It score turns the human voice inside out – and it’s not the only one… The world’s most terrifying clown Pennywise is back to stalk our nightmares in the new adaptation of IT, on release now. Bill Skarsgard takes over from Tim Curry as the dreaded Stephen King creation and director […]

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Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Sean Wilson Tagged With: A Cure for Wellness, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Candyman, Drag Me to Hell, Exorcist II: The Heretic, Get Out, Hannibal, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, House on Haunted Hill, It, Poltergeist, Rosemary's Baby, Scream, Stephen King, Suspiria, The Amityville Horror, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, The Innocents, the omen

PCS summons Tony Todd’s Candyman with 1:3 scale collectible statue

August 21, 2023 by Amie Cranswick

Sideshow and PCS has revealed the 1:3 scale Candyman statue which is based on the likeness of Tony Todd as the iconic horror villain in the 1992 cult classic Candyman. Limited to 300 pieces, it is available to pre-order now, priced at $1,305; check it out here… Premium Collectibles Studio presents the Candyman 1:3 Scale […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Toys Tagged With: Candyman, PCS Collectibles, Sideshow Collectibles, Tony Todd

The Films of 1992: A Great Year For Movies

November 1, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe ventures back 30 years to 1992, a year full of breakouts, action spectacle, iconic soundtracks and more… In my retrospective delve into the year of 1982, I boldly claimed that it might have been the greatest year of film ever. As I thrust my time machine forward a decade, I wandered the cinematic […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Aladdin, Alien 3, Army of Darkness, Basic Instinct, Batman Returns, Blackbelt, Bloodfist III, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Candyman, Death Becomes Her, El Mariachi, Encino Man, Final Impact, Hard Boiled, Honeymoon in Vegas, Illicit Behaviour, Lady Dragon, Last of the Mohicans, Liars Edge, Mission of Justice, Mo Money, My Cousin Vinny, nemesis, Out for Blood, Passenger 57, Rage and Honor, Sexual Response, Single White Female, Sister Act, Sleepwalkers, Split Second, Stay Tuned, Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot, Supercop, Talons of the Eagle, The Bodyguard, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, The Lawnmower Man, The Mighty Ducks, The Player, The Swordsman, Trespass, Twin Dragons, Under Siege, Universal Soldier, Wayne's World, White Men Can't Jump

What Makes a Great Horror Concept?

October 31, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe on what makes a great horror concept… No doubt many film fans will be having a particular focus on the horror genre right as we work our way to Halloween. The genre is loaded with the great, and the not so great (and everything in between). The key to horror has always been […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: A Nightmare on Elm Street, A Quiet Place, Candyman, Evil Dead, halloween, Hellraiser, It, Mandy, Ringu, The Descent, The Lightbouse, The Paperhouse, The Shining, The Terminator, videodrome

Candyman 1992 vs Candyman 2021

September 6, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at the original Candyman and the new Nia DaCosta directed reboot/sequel. Which reigns supreme? Spoilers follow… In the early 1990s, maybe a year or two after the release of Bernard Rose’s hit horror classic Candyman, I watched as a preteen who had already become well versed in the kind of horror films […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Bernard Rose, Candyman, Jordan Peele, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Nia DaCosta, Phillip Glass, Teyonah Parris, Tony Todd, Vanessa Williams, Virginia Madsen, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

The Film and TV Reboot Explosion

September 27, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at a current explosion of reboots in film and TV, with many from properties no one remembers anyway… The idea of a reboot isn’t exactly unfamiliar. Hollywood is on a very well worn trail that is littered with remakes, reboots, sequels, whatever you want to call them. Some might say Hollywood has […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Television, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Candyman, Charlie's Angels, Eraser, Flight of the Navigator, He's All That, Nighthawks, Point Break, She's All That, The Hitcher, Turner and Hooch

10 Horror Film Scores to Enjoy Over Halloween

October 30, 2021 by Amie Cranswick

Hasitha Fernando presents a selection of horror film scores to enjoy over Halloween… With All Hallows Eve a creeping round the corner, ‘tis the perfect opportunity to look back at a few film scores which have gone on to define the modern-day horror film. More than films in other genres when it comes to horror, […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Hasitha Fernando, Movies Tagged With: A Candle for the Devil, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Candyman, halloween, Hellraiser, Jaws, Psycho, the omen, The Thing

Movie Review – Candyman (2021)

August 25, 2021 by Robert Kojder

Candyman. 2021 Directed by Nia DaCosta Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Tony Todd, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo, Vanessa Williams, Cassie Kramer, Rebecca Spence, Kyle Kaminsky, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Cedric Mays, Christiana Clark, Brian King, Pamela Jones, Miriam Moss, Mark Montgomery, Genesis Denise Hale, Rodney L Jones III, Hannah Love Jones, Heidi Grace Engerman, and Virginia […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Brian King, Candyman, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, cassie kramer, Cedric Mays, Christiana Clark, Colman Domingo, Genesis Denise Hale, Hannah Love Jones, Heidi Grace Engerman, Jordan Peele, Kyle Kaminsky, Mark Montgomery, Miriam Moss, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Nia DaCosta, Pamela Jones, Rebecca Spence, Rodney L Jones III, Teyonah Parris, Tony Todd, Vanessa Williams, Virginia Madsen, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

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