Best Horror Short Films of 2011
Here’s another list I wanted to throw together to shine the spotlight on the unsung hero of the horror genre … The Horror Short. For my money there’s nothing better than a well written and executed short film. It’s a skill that not many filmmakers can accomplish. It takes pinpoint storytelling skills and a filmmaker … Read more
Anything Horror Scott’s Honorable Mentions: An Appendium to My Best of 2011 List
For the most part, the films listed below are all horror films made in 2010 but didn’t see distribution until 2011. Technically I can’t include them on my list of the best films of 2011, but I also didn’t want you to think I forgot about them!! These are listed in no particular order. INSIDIOUS … Read more
Anything Horror Scott’s 10 Best Horror Films of 2011
And now the list I’ve been waiting to put together all December!! I love reliving the best films of the year. After writing the 10 Worst Films of the Year it’s sometimes hard to remember that we actually had some really fun, disturbing, and kick ass genre films out there in 2011. But first I … Read more
Deggsy’s Top 10 Best Horror Films of 2011
Okay then, here’s my Top Ten Best Horror Films of 2011. It was a bit difficult; many I saw this year were in fact made and released in 2010 in the US, but the gap in release dates between the US and the UK threw out some favorites. Also, it’s been a bit of a … Read more
Anything Horror Scott’s 10 Worst Horror Films of 2011
I usually put these lists in some kind of order, but why bother ranking a list of really shitty flicks? It’s not like I’m recommending the number 10 shitty flick, but not the number one shitty flick. Don’t see any of the films on this list!! There’ a reason the following films are listed here; … Read more
Derek ‘Deggsy’ O’Brien’s 10 Worst Horror Movies of 2011
Well, it’s that time of year again, and as I ready my liver to be whiskey-boarded in the Gitmo of an imminent New Year’s Eve party, I also ready my own list of the ten worst that the genre had to offer us this year. It was a little difficult, given the often wide division … Read more
Anything Horror Scott’s 10 Favorite Horror Novels Read in 2011
‘Tis the season for lists, and this will be the first of a few lists wrapping up the 2011 year!! Well overall I think I did a great job on the New Year’s Eve resolutions I made for 2011. The main one was to read and review more horror novels during the year. I started … Read more
Chiller TV Presents: The Future of Fear (2011)
Chiller TV is back with another special, and this time we didn’t have to wait an entire year. The special? THE FUTURE OF FEAR, and it examines why people love being scared, and what makes a great horror film great. THE FUTURE OF FEAR premiers tonight, Friday, November 25, 2011 at 8pm. Chiller’s yearly Halloween … Read more
Chiller Presents Chiller 13: Horror’s Creepiest Kids
Well it’s that time of year again. Zombies are walking the streets freely, vampires and Frankenstein’s monster can be seen on every lawn, and the Chiller cable channel has put out a new list for Halloween. Last year’s list (click here) counted down the decade’s top 13 scariest movie moments. This year the folks over … Read more
My Top 5 Favorite Cinéma Vérité/Found Footage Genre Films
I think it’s safe to say that the Cinéma Vérité/Found Footage gimmick has become a solid sub-genre in the horror canon. It all began back in 1980 with Ruggero Deodato’s notorious CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, in which a team goes out searching for a missing documentary film crew who was making a film on some indigenous tribes … Read more
