Since it is the one scare tactic featured most prominently
in horror films today, it seems to be the litmus test audiences use to determine whether or not a horror film is actually scary.
Not exact matches
While the phenomenon sounds like the stuff of
horror films, it is common practice for these «butterflies of the ocean,» a new University of Queensland - led study published
today in PLOS One has found.
The original sci - fi,
horror, macho action bonanza PREDATOR is one of my top
films of all time, its gory as f*ck sequel PREDATOR 2 has grown on me with age (maybe because
today's movies are more often than none sub par and castrated hence it glows
in comparison).
I also don't find it inordinately scary, but it is well created, especially
in its use of sound to create tension, which is more than one could say about most jump - scare dominated
horror films released
in theaters
today.
The Conjuring has one foot solidly rooted
in the
horror films of
today, and one to the styles of its setting, the 1970s, merging the scary shocks with the supernatural stories featuring religious thematic undercurrents.
While most
horror films of
today struggle to out - shock one another, thankfully there are still auteurs like director, Brian O'Malley (Let Us Prey), who delight
in a slower, more gracefully paced approach to eeriness.
Indeed, both Queirós, whose
film There Was Once Brasilia won special mention
in the festival's Signs of Life section, and the Brazilian directing team Juliana Rojas and Marco Dutra, whose socially driven
horror movie Good Manners took home the Special Jury Prize, referenced Andrade as an ever - vital figure for
today's Brazilian political cinema.
I'm starting to notice a trend
in indie
horror movies
today - With the shots being perfectly set up and the very little use of light that really adds to the atmosphere to this
film.
sticks out from
today's oversaturated
horror market simply because it harkens back to a group of
films that haven't been touched by anyone else
in the last several years.
Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn has found himself
in horror territory with his new
film The Neon Demon, a supermodel - centered
horror movie with shades of Valley of Dolls and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre — that's just awesome, and
today we've been treated to a new poster.
The most killer toy ever is back, as Universal Studios officially announced
today that the seventh
film in the Child's Play
horror franchise will begin production this Monday, titled Curse of Chucky, and an announcement video and details have been released.
It seems like back then, the
horror genre
in particular inspired composers to really try to write something interesting and different, which makes it all the more ironic that
today it's the one genre where
film music has truly reached an all - time - high of genericism.
Despite this, it's one of those
films that could never be made
today, and exists
in an era where over-the-top
horror from small production companies were everywhere.
Here's one for anybody who's spent the last year ducking any and all popular movie conversations, so as to hide the fact that they'd somehow failed to see Get Out (or who just, you know, want to see the Oscar - nominated
film again): Director Jordan Peele announced
today that,
in honor of his
horror hit's one - year...
Today marks the birthday of legendary Italian director Mario Bava, who is undoubtedly best known for his major achievements
in the «giallo»
horror genre (although he created works ranging from spaghetti westerns to science fiction
films as well).
Today, it's clear Shyamalan has been paying close attention to the last fifteen years of
horror and suspense, because with The Visit he's given us one of the best found - footage
horror films I've seen
in years.
With sparkly romantic vampires
in vogue
today, this new
filming looks to restore some bite to the genre with its faithful yet fresh take on the R - rated
horror comedy.
The
horror film, which opens
in theaters
today nationwide, was funded
in part by series producer Jason Blum and his production company, Blumhouse Productions.
While Ginger Snaps is too uneven to be described as a good
film on the whole, those who enjoy teen
horror of
today (The Faculty, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and the aforementioned Buffy), will probably take readily to this lesser known flick
in the mini-genre, mostly because it sports more quality
in terms of acting, directing and writing.
This movie brings the type of
horror film that I personally would like to see more of
in today's movies.
As directed by Mike Flanagan (one of
today's most exciting
horror talents), the action is now turned inside out, with Jessie's imagination and flashbacks to her harrowing childhood taking over, as she converses with her out - of - body self, a stray dog hungry for flesh (yes, a Cujo joke is made), and her husband (who's a nasty asshole even dead) to stay alert, before the
film veers into real
horror - villainry
in its final 10 minutes.
SyFy Wire announced
today that the original Leprechaun franchise is coming back
in a brand new
horror sequel to the 1993
film with Leprechaun Returns, which is...
James Cameron's claustrophobic sequel to Alien was the first
horror film I ever saw
in theaters (I was a bit sheltered) and it still gets me
today.