Grab your Holy Bible and rosary beads as we look at ten essential demonic horror movies that will send shivers down your spine… As Flickering Myth takes a leap into film production with The Baby in the Basket, our own little slice of demonic horror, maybe now is a good time to look at some […]
Servant’s Nell Tiger Free to lead horror prequel The First Omen
Servant’s Nell Tiger Free has landed another horror project as Deadline reports she will star in The First Omen, a prequel to the 1976 classic The Omen. The Omen, which starred Gregory Peck, Lee Remick and Harvey Stephens, followed an American ambassador who came to believe his 5-year-old son was the Antichrist as mysterious and supernatural […]
20th Century Studios developing Omen prequel The First Omen
The beast with seven heads and ten horns is set to rise again with the news that 20th Century Studios are developing a prequel to 1976 horror classic The Omen, titled The First Omen. Deadline reveals that 20th Century Studios will start work on The First Omen, a prequel to the 1976 Fox horror, and that Legion director Arkasha Stevenson […]
10 Horror Film Scores to Enjoy Over Halloween
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, […]
Richard Donner’s massive contribution to my love of cinema
Tom Jolliffe looks back at the late Richard Donner’s career and pays tribute to a director who made millions fall in love with cinema… You’ll believe a man can fly! It was the promise which preceded the release of Superman, the first major movie adaptation of a comic book character. This was a key moment. […]
The Best Religious Horror Movies of All Time
Red Stewart presents religious horror movies… Many of the world’s religions have a sprawling mythos associated with them. Combine that with the general human morality conflict of good vs. evil and you have some fascinating theories and storylines about the way the metaphysical world works. Well, a lot of auteurs in the filmmaking field who […]
What is the Most Iconic Image in Horror Cinema?
Tom Jolliffe looks over some of the most iconic images in horror… Cinema is full of iconic films and iconic images within those. A moment of hope in Rocky personified by his mangled post fight face screaming ‘Adrian!’ or even in the same film, his victorious beating of those famous steps, holding his arms aloft […]
October Horrors 2020 – The Omen (1976)
The Omen, 1976. Directed by Richard Donner Starring Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, Harvey Spencer Stevens, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw and Patrick Troughton. SYNOPSIS: After the sudden death of his newborn child, American diplomat Robert Thorn, unbeknownst to his wife, adopts an orphaned infant whom they name Damien. As the child grows up, a series of […]
TV Review – Shudder’s Cursed Films Season 1
Tom Beasley takes a look at the new documentary from horror streaming service Shudder, examining the true stories behind some of Hollywood’s most notorious movie sets… Everyone who loves horror in any way will at some point have become fascinated by stories of cursed movie sets. Particularly nowadays, dozens of scandalous yarns of demonic possession […]
A Modern Horror Renaissance and the Hereditary Legacy Question
Tom Jolliffe looks at modern horror films on the up, and whether Hereditary will leave a lasting legacy… Minor Hereditary related spoilers may follow: Horror films have always been divisive. They’re certainly popular and in comparison to other genres, they’re normally cost-effective. You only need look at the cost against return on The Blair Witch […]
