Casey Chong looks at ten directors with great sophomore horror movies… Any filmmaker hopes they can hit the jackpot out of the gate, and many manage to impress with their directorial debut, earning positive responses from both critics and audiences. Then comes the next challenge of continuing a winning streak without falling victim to the […]
Eli Roth’s Hostel TV series books its stay at Peacock
It has been a year since we last heard about Eli Roth’s TV series based upon his Hostel franchise, but we’ve now received a major update as Variety reports it has landed on NBC’s streaming service Peacock. Released in 2006, Hostel followed a group of young American tourists travelling through Europe. After being recommended a hostel by […]
Eli Roth: Ranking the Films of the Horror Icon
EJ Moreno ranks Eli Roth’s movies… Thanksgiving marks Eli Roth’s return to horror after years of kids’ films, documentaries, and one of Bruce Willis’s last theatrical releases. With that, the filmmaker has around twenty years of filmmaking, and Roth has made a name for himself in the modern horror landscape. Love or hate him, Roth […]
The Best 90s and 00s Horror Movies That Rotten Tomatoes Hate!
EJ Moreno looks at a selection of good horror movies from the 1990s and 2000s that critics hated… As film critics, we don’t always “get it right” when looking at films. There’s been plenty of times I’ve disliked a movie on its first viewing and have grown to love it over time. It seems like […]
Paul Giamatti to star in Hostel TV series from Eli Roth
For the sickos who’ve always wanted to see Paul Giamatti starring in something horror-related, this is your moment. The Hollywood Reporter reported that Giamatti “will star in a key role” in Hostel, an upcoming television adaptation of the Eli Roth horror film. At the time of writing, character details are under wraps. Eli Roth, Chris Briggs, […]
Takashi Miike: The Modern Godfather of Horror
EJ Moreno on Takashi Miike and his influence on horror… If you’re reading this now, you probably were the type of person who used to hunt for “the most disturbing movies of all time” lists. We’ve all been there, and it carried us all through a wild era. The need for shock films hit an […]
Eli Roth aims to tackle more Hostel and Cabin Fever movies
We’ve seen sequels to Hostel and Cabin Fever, but director Eli Roth feels there’s still more. During a recent interview promoting his new slasher Thanksgiving [read our review here], the filmmaker teased a return to the franchises that he made famous but that also put him on the map. Speaking with CinePOP, Roth opens up about […]
Get Out: Social Commentary in the Horror Genre
Tony Black on Get Out and social commentary in the horror genre… A romper stomper of a low budget hit, Get Out is the first breakout picture of 2017 and may end up being the biggest. Jordan Peele’s tense tale isn’t just an exercise in horror thriller theatrics, it’s also the first of four ‘social […]
