EJ Moreno and Flickering Myth honor the year in horror… Welcome to the second Flickering Myth Horror Awards, the place to spotlight the best in our beloved spooky genre. From fan-favorite horror outings to prestige heavyweights, this year’s landscape looks much different than the previous years. It’s great to see the genre thrive like this. […]
10 Great Recent Horror Movies You Need To See
Here are ten recent scarers you need to see… If mainstream cinema and blockbuster spectaculars have had a largely tough time finding traction with audiences in the past five years, horror films have had the exact opposite. The past decade has seen a healthy rise in inventive and boundary-pushing horror movies, with the past five […]
How Indie Horror Went Mainstream in 2024
EJ Moreno looks at the rise of independent horror movies in 2024… What a knockout year for horror overall. While the point of this piece is to spotlight what a fantastic ride it’s been in the independent horror space, we’ve seen major studios drop surprising bangers like The First Omen and Smile 2. But we […]
100 Years of Horror: Unmissable Movies from 1924 to 2024
We’re diving back through a hundred years of horror and picking one unmissable film every ten years from 1924 to 2024… The history of cinema, from silent pictures to a stellar selection of horror films this year alone, shows that the horror genre has plenty to offer discerning viewers. If you want to add some gems […]
The Kids Are Alright! Why Gen Z Cinephiles Are Cinema’s Last Hope
Gen Z takes a lot of heat for the current apathy toward mainstream movies that divide audiences and fail at the box office. But it’s not their fault… We’ve had some box office dynamite this year, with audiences flocking to see Deadpool’s latest outing and the Xenomorphs up to their old tricks again. Generally, though, […]
Neon’s Longlegs surpasses Furiosa at domestic box office
Fantastic marketing and strong word-of-mouth can carry a horror film to great heights. Just look at the success of Longlegs, which has held its own against massive blockbusters. After competing at the box office against Despicable Me 4, Twisters, and Deadpool & Wolverine, the Osgood Perkins-directed film was able to rack up the cash. As […]
Twisters spins towards impressive $123 million at the worldwide box-office
Twisters was expected to kick up at storm at the worldwide box-office this weekend, but nobody expected the 30-years in the making sequel to blow away expectations to the tune of $123 million. Going into the weekend the Lee Isaac Chung-directed disaster movie was set to whip up around $50 million at the North American […]
NEON’s Longlegs overperforms with record-breaking $22.6 million opening
Longlegs is proving that original horror will attract viewers, as the marketing campaign for the NEON demonic serial killer film has paid off. Whether it’s being hailed as the “scariest film of the decade,” a mid-tier horror movie, or the worst thing around, audiences still piled into cinemas this blazing hot weekend. Longlegs opened at […]
Movie Review – Longlegs (2024)
Longlegs, 2024. Written and Directed by Osgood Perkins. Starring Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Blair Underwood, Alicia Witt, Michelle Choi-Lee, Dakota Daulby, Lauren Acala, Kiernan Shipka, Lisa Chandler, Maïla Hosie, Carmel Amit, Scott Nicholson, Malcolm Masters, and Ava Kelders. SYNOPSIS: In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that […]
Exclusive Interviews – Maika Monroe, Oz Perkins, Blair Underwood and Alicia Witt on Longlegs
EJ Moreno speaks with the team behind Longlegs… A director with a serious horror pedigree and a stellar cast has led Longlegs to be hailed as one of the year’s best horror films. Now, host EJ Moreno joins director Osgood Perkins and actors Maika Monroe, Blair Underwood, and Alicia Witt for a conversation about this […]
