The slasher genre needs to evolve if it wants to survive another 40 years. Here's a good place to start. Nobody truly believes “Halloween Ends” is the actual end of the “Halloween” movies — the only ...
Daniel is a 27-year-old List Writer for Collider living in the south suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. As an avid film buff, he watches and analyzes many films and TV shows, especially in the horror genre ...
Fifty years ago, two independent filmmakers named Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel had a gruesome vision for a new kind of film. Their idea involved merciless kills, a chainsaw, a group of youths and a ...
The true test of the slasher movie’s continued relevancy and evolution will come on Friday, when Michael Myers returns to theaters in David Gordon Green’s Halloween. By Richard Newby The slasher makes ...
Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees — just reading those names can send a shiver down the spine. That's the power of a truly great slasher film: they create memorable villains and enduring ...
Joshua Kristian McCoy is a freelance writer and film critic from the United States. He is a lifelong film buff, a voting member of the Georgia Film Critics Association, a tournament-winning Smash Bros ...
Daniel is a 27-year-old List Writer for Collider living in the south suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. As an avid film buff, he watches and analyzes many films and TV shows, especially in the horror genre ...
Alfred Hitchcock almost blew it. For most of Psycho’s runtime, the master of suspense lived up to his name, turning Robert Bloch’s pulpy novel into a thrilling mystery with shocking twists. But then, ...
Though Tourist Trap has earned something of a cult following in the years since its release, it’s a movie that simply isn’t talked about enough. Its 1979 release saw it become an early pioneer of the ...
The Slasher franchise is on the way with its fifth installment, Slasher: Ripper, which is coming to Shudder this month. The brand new fifth season of the slasher-based horror anthology series ...
Every product was carefully curated by an Esquire editor. We may earn a commission from these links. Here’s how we test products and why you should trust us. Of all the horror film subgenres, the ...
The Slasher franchise has had a rabid fanbase since 2016 when the series launched. The fifth chapter takes the franchise back to the late 19th century, with a killer stalking the streets. Instead of ...