Weekly Wail: Let’s Talk About Possession and Flashdance
Hello friends, welcome to another Weekly Wail takeover by current Throwdown Champion and incorrigible underdog, J.M. Brannyk. It’s been…
Editorial
For essays, blogs, and the like.
How the Original ‘Alien’ Avoids Looking Cliche’d
Bitten by a radioactive moon-worm and overwhelmed by fear? You might just be in a sci-fi horror movie. Still,…
Dark Deviations: Saved by the Bell Mystery Weekend
I’m SO excited.
‘The Quiet Room’ (2018) and Companion Piece Suggestions
Sam Wineman’s The Quiet Room didn’t strike me as a masterpiece. However, it does pair with a concept I’ve often mentioned: The success of a horror story isn’t just about events, but how they are portrayed.
Weekly Wail: This is a Takeover!!!!
Hello everyone, I’m Dave. I am going to talk to you about comics and zombies. I’m Joe (Jim?) Bob…
8 Scariest Mind-Bending Horror Movies
Sometimes we just need a mind vacation. A little getaway in our own living rooms. An escape into a…
Abandoned: The American Adventure (1987 – 2007)
Abandoned theme parks are notorious for being spooky. They attract the attention of many a curious explorer and lover…
‘The Evil Dead’ (1981) and Style…Also, Comparison to ‘War of the Worlds’ (1953)
What makes some horror films more successful than others? Is it more scares? More blood and gore? The biggest,…
Weekly Wail: My Friday the 13th Reboot – Chapter Four: Camp Blood Forever
My apologies for this taking a bit. It’s been kind of strange during this time of the Coronavirus and…
HauntedMTL is proud to support the LGBTQ community and The Trevor Project
Jimbo here and I’ve got an exciting announcement to make. In memory of all the people in and out…
Dark Deviation, The Orville’s Firestorm
While normally a modern homage to Star Trek, The Orville has at least once delved into some dark material….
The five most monsterous moms in horror
We owe so much to our moms. They give us life, care for us through our childhood. And they…
‘Friday the 13th Part III’ Established the Jason We Know Today
It’s common knowledge that Jason Voorhees evolves over time. In each flick, he’s significantly different, though retaining certain characteristics…
Pazuzu: who is the demon from the Exorcist?
This has been on my mind recently, the demon in The Exorcist. Then I watched Shudder’s Cursed Films and…
Weekly Wail: My Friday the 13th Reboot – Chapter Three: The Crystal Lake Massacre
This Friday the 13th reboot experiment has been a pretty fun ride so far, hasn’t it? We’re entering the…
The Horror of Loss: Movie List and Opinion Piece
There’s no greater power than the power of goodbye. Madonna (the one that was *like* a virgin and not…
Twilight Zone’s ‘Time Enough at Last’ is So Relevant Now
Directed by John Brahm and written by Lynn Venable, “Time Enough at Last” is a quintessential and timely episode…
Weekly Wail: My Friday the 13th Reboot – Chapter Two: The Woman in the Woods
Welcome back. Last week I took some time to outline the first episode of a Friday the 13th reboot…
Weekly Wail: In which I try to reboot Friday the 13th.
I absolutely adore Jason Voorhees as a slasher but, if I am being honest, I do not adore most…
Weekly Wail: Land of the Dead was ahead of its time
Land of the Dead (2005) came out just after I graduated high school and in many ways, my anticipation…
