HORROR FEATURES.
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How the Zombie Movie Refused to Die
From George A. Romero's shambling dead to the rage-fuelled nightmare of 28 Days Later, zombie cinema has repeatedly been declared dead — only to claw its way back. For more than half a century, filmmakers have reinvented the zombie to reflect new fears, new generations and a changing world.
The Horror Movie Villains That Changed the Genre Forever
Some horror villains frighten us for two hours and disappear. Others change the genre itself. From Norman Bates and Leatherface to Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Ghostface, and Jigsaw, these killers and monsters still influence horror cinema.
Why 1980s Horror Still Has a Hold on Us
From Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees to The Thing, The Evil Dead and An American Werewolf in London, the 1980s didn't simply produce great horror movies. It created images, monsters, and filmmaking techniques the genre still returns to more than four decades later.
Why Practical Effects Still Hit Harder in Horror
From the impossible transformations of The Thing and An American Werewolf in London to the grotesque flesh of The Fly and Hellraiser, practical effects gave horror something digital perfection can struggle to reproduce: a monster that was really there. Decades later, filmmakers are still discovering that sometimes the best way to make audiences believe the impossible is to build it.