Horror Movies

THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS Decoded: Surprisingly Multi-layered
People fight carnivorous plants, this is true, but the triffids are not invaders from space, as some viewers may have thought.

IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE. A Red Scare Era Sci-Fi Horror
The 1950s in American science fiction cinema were marked by cheap, B-grade, mass-produced horror films about evil visitors from space.

VACANCY Explained: An Excellent Exercise in Suspense
Not so long ago, we could watch Crawl, a horror directed by Alexandre Aja, in cinemas, in which the main characters fought alone in their house...

ELIZABETH HARVEST Explained: A Dark, Horror-like Fairy Tale
From the very first minutes, Elizabeth Harvest reveals a certain artificiality, somewhat irritating because it permeates every aspect of the film.

SCREAM Explained: One of the Most Influential Horror Films
I must admit, when I discovered earlier this year that Wes Craven’s Scream will be celebrating its thirtieth anniversary in December next year,...

THE LIFT: Eerie, Atmospheric, and Inventive Horror Movie
The Netherlands does not have a rich tradition of horror films, but when something disturbing and scary is created in this country, the whole world...

TENEBRAE Explained: Dario Argento's Last Great Horror Film
After the release of Deep Red in 1975, it seemed that Dario Argento had said his final word on giallo.

QUATERMASS AND THE PIT: Delicious Sci-Fi Horror from Hammer
It can confidently be said that if it were not for Nigel Kneale and his productions about Professor Bernard Quatermass, today’s cinema and...