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Troubled Waters Ahead: What Is The Theme For 'American Horror Story' Season 7?
Ya'har mateys, all hands on deck, it's speculation time on where the morbid world of #RyanMurphy will be taking #AmericanHorrorStory's seventh season. We may only just have wrapped up Roanoke, but the theories are already flooding in on where we could be sailing next. Clue: you'll probably need a life jacket.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Horror
A Living Nightmare: Someone Has Bought The 'Amityville Horror' House!
If you thought creaky floorboards or Granny's mothballs were the scariest thing lurking in your house, you may want to think again. From the #AmericanHorrorStory Murder House to House on Haunted Hill, there are some spooky ol' houses out there in Hollywoodland, however, none more so than the Amityville Horror house.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Horror
Be A Real Hearttaker This Valentine's Day With Horror-Themed Cards
Cupid has drawn back his poison-tipped bow and is aiming it squarely at the heart. With the dreaded V.Day almost upon us, it is time to swap the blood and guts your usual horror fans prefer for hugs and kisses. If it is too much hassle to pull out your actual heart and post it to your one and only, fear not, artist Matthew Lineham has some #horror inspired #Valentine's cards to make your other half swoon (but hopefully not keel over dead).
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Horror
'Simply Angelic'
She was beautiful; simply angelic. In my line of work, I see lots of different people in & out of the door. Everybody comes here: popular politicians of congressional importance, old ladies in Sunday dresses, fashionable teenagers in the prime of youth, middle-aged men with thinning gray hair & full beards, & even young children not yet old enough to ride a bicycle or tie their own shoes. All of them come here, but she was the first that held my glance so strongly.
By Ronald G. Berklee8 years ago in Horror
He Was 'Night' In Front Of Your Eyes: Did You Spot M. Night Shyamalan's 'Split' Cameo?
When you have finished picking your jaw up off the floor following that shock ending from Split, let's look back at what great Easter Eggs you might have missed. Critics certainly aren't "split" on their opinion of the film, calling it Shyamalan's greatest work in years and a return to form for the 46-year-old director, but did you spot the man himself in there too? What elevates #Split from your standard abduction #horror is its shocking, and frankly amazing, ending, including that cameo from Bruce Willis. Willis returns to his role as David Dunn from 2000's #Unbreakable, setting up not only a sequel, but a whole Shyamanlaniverse of films. I wish I could say that #MNightShyamalan's cameo does the same, but it isn't quite as memorable.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Horror
Rollerskating And Romance: Does Love Mean Death For Carl And Enid On 'The Walking Dead'?
Ah young love — it's almost enough to make you vomit. If the end of the world weren't tough enough, #AMC went and turned #TheWalkingDead into its own version of Dawson's Creek with Episode 5's "Go Getters," a mushy teen romance for the ages. Listen up Scott Gimple, the only mush we want on this show is the mushing of people's brain matter. As the rest of the groups tear apart, it looks like Chandler Riggs's Carl and Katelyn Nacon's Enid are getting closer than ever.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Horror
Bro Way, Bro How: 'The Walking Dead' Shuts Down Daryl And Jesus Romance
Some people just can't catch a break in the zombie apocalypse, can they? Inbetween showrunner Scott M. Gimple splitting up couples with a wire-wrapped baseball bat, another budding partnership has also become a casualty of Season 7. During the the Walker Stalker Cruise in the Bahamas, one audience member yelled out their support for a relationship between Norman Reedus's Daryl Dixon and Tom Payne's Jesus. In attendance at the panel were Reedus, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and SFX guru Greg Nicotero, with Nicotero quick to shoot down the Daryl and Jesus romance by saying:
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Horror
The Thing: Make Horror Great Again
In the current wave of modern horror movies, many audience members have been accustomed to the infamous “jump scare.” The music increases in tempo, the surrounding noises are drowned out, and before the audience has time to prepare itself for the incoming scare, the villain jumps out at the main character (and the viewer) making the audience’s heart skip a beat. Although there are some films that are able to correctly utilize a jump scare (think of the twins from The Shining) modern horror movies have fallen guilty to creating predictable jump scares that don’t necessarily “scare” us, just end up startling us. Regan from The Exorcist terrified audiences not because her screen time was accompanied by thunderous music and quick cuts, but because audiences were generally terrified by the practical effects, suspenseful atmosphere and haunting tone that had already been established throughout the movie.
By Joseph Pozo8 years ago in Horror
