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Horror Movies (Feature, Short, Student & Fan)
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- Written by: Gary Johnston
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There are movie successes, there are surprise hits, and then there's Obsession—a film that appears to be doing so well that people are starting to wonder if it has somehow hypnotized the population.
Industry experts are reportedly baffled by the film's success. One analyst stared at the box office numbers for three straight hours before finally whispering, "I think... I need to see it again."
- Hits: 22
Read more: Obsession Is Doing So Well, It's Becoming an Actual Obsession
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- Written by: Gary Johnston
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Well, it happened.
A movie based on endless yellow hallways, buzzing fluorescent lights, and the collective anxiety of getting lost in an office building somehow became one of the biggest box office stories of the year.
Backrooms didn't just open in theaters—it kicked the door off the hinges, wandered into a mysterious corridor, and emerged carrying bags of cash.
The film earned a staggering $38 million on its opening day and finished its debut weekend with approximately $81.5 million domestically, instantly becoming the biggest opening in A24 history.
- Hits: 22
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- Written by: Gary Johnston
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There are fan films… and then there’s Never Hike Alone, the movie that made horror fans collectively say, “Wait… why is this better than half the official sequels?”
Created by Never Hike Alone mastermind Vincente DiSanti, this fan-made love letter to the Friday the 13th franchise somehow accomplished the impossible: making people afraid of hiking again. Not bears. Not dehydration. Not twisted ankles. Just one extremely angry undead campground employee with abandonment issues.
- Hits: 36
Read more: Watch Never Hike Alone: The Greatest Camping Trip Since Jason Learned Cardio
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- Written by: Gary Johnston
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Cinemassacre revisits Roger Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe film series (1960–1964), praising its Gothic atmosphere, production efficiency, and Vincent Price’s performances across eight features, while noting variations in quality and the series’ eventual fatigue.
- Overview of the eight Poe films produced by Corman (1960–1964)
- Discussion of each film: House of Usher, Pit and the Pendulum, Premature Burial, Tales of Terror, The Raven, The Haunted Palace, The MasK of the Red Death, Tomb of Ligeia
- Emphasis on production constraints, color Cinemascope, and set design ingenuity
- Hits: 57
Read more: Roger Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe Films — A Descent into Gothic Cinema
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- Written by: Gary Johnston
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For decades, comedy was the place where society tested its limits. Comedians were the court jesters of civilization — the people allowed to say the uncomfortable thing everyone else was thinking. They poked fun at politics, religion, relationships, culture, and even themselves. Nothing was sacred, and that was the entire point.
Then political correctness showed up like an angry hall monitor carrying a clipboard and a list of forbidden words.
Suddenly, jokes needed permission slips.
- Hits: 51
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- Written by: John Schollian
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Before Fantasia became one of The Walt Disney Company’s most ambitious animated masterpieces, it nearly featured the King of Horror himself: Bela Lugosi.
Yes, the man who terrified audiences as Dracula apparently spent time creeping around a Disney soundstage pretending to be a demon for a cartoon. If that sounds like a fever dream caused by eating expired Halloween candy, welcome to old Hollywood.
- Hits: 65
Read more: When Dracula Danced With Mickey: The Strange Story of Bela Lugosi and Fantasia
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- Written by: Gary Johnston
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Long before Disney gave us singing snowmen, emotionally unavailable lions, and enough live-action remakes to bankrupt popcorn manufacturers, there was The Skeleton Dance — a cartoon where a bunch of dead skeletons leave the graveyard at midnight to absolutely tear up the dance floor like it’s Halloween at a retirement home for xylophones.
Released in 1929 as part of Disney’s Silly Symphonies, this short basically asked one important question:
“What if human bones had jazz?”
And somehow, the answer was “masterpiece.”
- Hits: 64
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- Written by: Gary Johnston
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When adjusted for inflation, The Exorcist (1973) and Jaws (1975) are the highest-grossing horror movies of all time, with estimated inflation-adjusted totals ranging between $1.2 billion and $2.8 billion depending on the source and re-release data included.
- Hits: 67
Read more: Top Grossing Horror Movies of All-Time (Adjusted for Inflation)
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- Written by: Gary Johnston
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Intro
- A lively, candid discussion from the Wild Bunch crew about nostalgia, social sensitivity, and why many 1980s films endure despite claims of being offensive.
- The speakers challenge the premise that past cinema must be judged solely by today’s standards, arguing that entertainment often reflects its era rather than endorsing harmful behavior.
- The video critiques the modern habit of labeling films as “problematic” and labels this trend as overreaching, while acknowledging that some films do present outdated stereotypes.
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