Cage Match
We discuss and debate every film in Nicolas Cage’s filmography and help you navigate what’s essential and what’s just plain criminal. Morbidly Beautiful writer …continue reading Cage Match
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MOVIE REVIEWS
Holiday Horror: He Kills at Night (2025)
"He Kills at Night" is a bleak, claustrophobic holiday horror that forgoes all cheer for a twisty, claustrophobic cat-and-mouse thriller.
Reel Review: Stalkers (2025)
Paul Thompson’s "Stalkers" surprises with more than just slasher thrills; it’s a dark and heartfelt story of obsession, stigma, and survival.
Real 2 Reel: A Savage Art (The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant)
"A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant" is a riveting portrait of a savage pen, a dying media ecosystem, and art as resistance.
Tubi Tuesday: The Kiss of a Vampire (2025)
A dreamy, sex-soaked vampire tale, "The Kiss of a Vampire" is a flawed yet strangely hypnotic microbudget fever dream.
Microbudget Monday: Modest Male Exposure 2 (2024)
A scrappy, subversive romp, "Modest Male Exposure 2: I Dream of Genes" turns trash cinema into a surprisingly sweet and funny ride.
Real 2 Reel: The American Southwest (2025)
A lush, immersive nature documentary that captures the American Southwest in all its glory—while quietly asking how long it can survive us.
Found Friday: Dream Eater (2025)
"Dream Eater" turns a remote winter getaway into a waking nightmare, blending found footage terror, parasomnia, and cult-laced cosmic horror.
Horror Highlights from Denver Film Festival 2025
We head to Denver Film Festival 2025 for animal attack mayhem, crime-fueled terror, haunting animation, and more; let's recap the highlights.
Tiff Romania 2025: Bold Visions and Beautiful Nightmares
Consider this your dark tourist guide to TIFF Romania 2025: from butcher-shop tragedies to bad neighbors and taboo-loaded love stories.
Brooklyn Horror Film Fest 2025: The Bold, Bleak, and Beautiful
From cults to cosmic gods, four films at the 2025 Brooklyn Horror Film Fest remind us that the scariest thing we can face is ourselves.
Netflix and Chills: Held Hostage in My House
"Held Hostage in My House" is a zany Lifetime mystery thriller full of wild suspects, but the real threat may be the dubious script.
Reel Review: The Disinvited (2025)
"The Disinvited" is a tense, emotionally charged psychological horror about rejection, obsession, and the pain of being left out.
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2025: Touch Me
From Addison Heimann comes a deliriously sensual and surreal exploration of trauma, addiction, and cosmic intimacy.
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2025: Affection
Jessica Rothe anchors this eerie psychological thriller about fractured identity, isolation, and the terrifying elasticity of memory.
Brooklyn Horror Film Fest 2025: Tinsman Road
Banfitch follows up "The Outwaters" with another found-footage nightmare steeped in grief, ghosts, and the impossible task of escaping pain.
Brooklyn Horror Film Fest 2025: Abigail Before Beatrice
A haunting portrait of devotion and delusion, "Abigail Before Beatrice" explores the sinister side of chosen family and faith as fanaticism.
Movie Night: Shelby Oaks (2025)
"Shelby Oaks" blends found footage, family trauma, and atmosphere for a film haunted by passion and potential—even if its story falters.
Found Friday: Frogman (2023)
"Frogman" is a funny and surprisingly chilling found footage horror film with great effects, likable characters, and a bonkers finale.
Reel Review: Your Host (2025)
"Your Host" enters the torture-horror cannon as a mean, messy, derivative but fun flick—with killer effects and a strong lead performance.
Cage Match: Between Worlds (2018)
"Between Worlds" is a gloriously unhinged supernatural mess that's hilariously awful; it's also catnip for cuckoo-Cage devotees.
LISTS
Top 10 Final Destination Death Scenes
25 years and almost a billion dollars later, "Final Destination" still rules the Rube Goldberg kill game. Here are 10 franchise highlights.
Bet Your Life: 7 Underrated Death-Game Horror Movies
From death tournaments to rigged survival games, these 10 underseen horror thrillers push “high stakes” to its most brutal, bloody extreme.
Five Life Lessons From Horror
Horror is as much education as entertainment. Take our quiz to see if you recognize the genre gem based on the pearls of wisdom it offers.
10 Essential ’80s Horror Comedies
Revisit the wildest decade in horror with 10 essential ’80s horror comedies—packed with gore, laughs, and cult classic vibes.
Creature Comforts: 13 Bloody, B-Movie Favorites
As the nights get longer, a chill creeps into the air, and holiday cheer takes over, enjoy a creature-feature comfort blanket.
The Scariest Video Game Characters That Still Haunt Our Nightmares
Explore the scariest video game characters, from Slender Man to Pyramid Head, and why these digital nightmares still terrify horror gamers.
The Complete Guide to “Bob’s Burgers” Halloween Specials
The Belchers have mastered the art of Halloween TV. Explore every "Bob’s Burgers" Halloween episode in order, from creepy to candy-coated.
5 Home Invasion Films You Haven’t Seen
Discover underrated home invasion horror films—from chilling classics to international gems—that will make you double-check your locks.
GenreBlast 2025: 10 Bold Discoveries
Ten GenreBlast 2025 standouts—punk-pink body horror, nunsploitation fairytales, lo-fi sci-fi, apocalyptic romance, and found-footage frights.
50 Years Later: “Jaws” and the Most Influential Horror Films of All Time
On its 50th anniversary, "Jaws" proves it’s still perfect—and stands alongside an elite quartet of horror’s most enduring masterpieces.
Spookshow: Sasquatch Summer
Join the Spookshow podcast crew for their "Sasquatch Summer" series, exploring some of the best and weirdest Bigfoot movies ever made.
Jurassic Saga Ranking
From Spielberg’s groundbreaking original to the newest entry, we rank each dino epic in the Jurassic Park franchise from worst to first.
Underappreciated Horror Films You Likely Haven’t Seen But Should
The 2000s gave rise to blockbuster horror franchises while delivering an undercurrent of underrated gems that deserve scream time.
10 Creative Weapons That Slay
Get ready for some of the most bizarre, brutal, and unforgettable weapons ever wielded on screen, from boomerangs to butcher’s hammers.
The Hidden Horror of True Crime
The best true crime horror films do more than explore human monstrosity; they reflect the horror of collective guilt and societal complicity.
THE DAILY DIG
The Daily Dig: Hush (2008)
Tense, dark, and simple, "Hush" puts a young couple in the wrong place at the wrong time—taking a bad night and making it increasingly worse.
The Daily Dig: The Zero Boys (1986)
“Red Dawn” without the political implications, “Cabin in the Woods” without the Zombies, and “Evil Dead” without the cursed book and demons.
The Daily Dig: Dark Tower (1987)
"Dark Tower" is a low-budget thriller that relies on dialogue and a great cast to carry it, but ended up being disavowed by its creator.
The Daily Dig: Shattered Mind (1996)
"Shattered Mind" explores mental illness with creative cinematography, but could have been more impactful with more money for production.
The Daily Dig: Nightmares (1983)
An all-star cast isn't quite enough to make "Nightmares" a cult classic, but there is value in the film's simple storytelling.
The Daily Dig: Night of Horror (1981)
The only “Night of Horror” you’ll have to worry about is the night you spend watching this talking head snooze fest.
The Daily Dig: Slash Dance (1989)
A strong candidate for the 'so bad, it's good' category, but "Slash Dance" leaves you wanting in too many categories to be enjoyable.
The Daily Dig: The Unborn (1991)
"The Unborn" is an expertly made body horror that will have you squirming in your seat and rethinking whether you want to procreate.
The Daily Dig: Carnage (1984)
Come for the promise of sleaze but stay for the cheap gore in "Carnage"—a ghost story from exploitation legend Andy Milligan.
The Daily Dig: Dark Age (1987)
More than just a monster movie, "Dark Age" is a great example of horror with intention and heart. Come for the Croc, stay for the art.
The Daily Dig: Island Claws (1980)
If you’re afraid of crustaceans but addicted to being scared, this creepy, clawy, natural horror may be just the pinch for you.
The Daily Dig: Slaughterhouse Rock (1987)
Gore-a-plenty, Toni Basil, and an Alcatraz setting make the late 1980s supernatural horror "Slaughterhouse Rock" fun, despite its flaws.
The Daily Dig: Nightmare Island (1982)
An early, lost slasher that benefited from being dubbed a video nasty, "Nightmare Island" plays with tropes that would permeate the genre.
The Daily Dig: Rush Week (1989)
Add some “Animal House”, “Scream”, “Porky’s”, “PCU”, and throw in some Chainsaw and Dave, and you get “Rush Week”—plus a pretty good time.
The Daily Dig: Killing Spree (1987)
A prototypical schlock horror film, "Killing Spree" packs gore from floor to ceiling with plenty left over to bury in the backyard.
The Daily Dig: Night Screams (1987)
David got a football scholarship, and he’s having a celebration party—one no one should RSVP to, including the audience of "Night Screams".
The Daily Dig: Spasms (1983)
Have you ever asked yourself: What if King Kong were a snake? Well, now you don’t have to. Just watch “Spasms”.
The Daily Dig: Scary Movie (1991)
You will swoon over the sets, throwback masks, and Halloween costumes in "Scary Movie", but the story is a bit of a snooze.
PODCASTS
Adventures in Movies: 2025 Hits and Misses
We dive into a few 2025 horror gems and oddities streaming now—from microbudget horror comedy mayhem to pet-led heartbreak and WTF twists.
Adventures in Movies: Film Fest Finds
Our festival roundup dives into the weird and wonderful highlights from Fantasia, BUFF, and SXSW — from the bonkers to the bloody fun.
Final Girl on 6th Ave: 5 Movies to Make You Say WTF
From David Lynch to Tarkovsky, these five films from cinema's most provocative auteurs do more than shock; they reinvent how we watch movies.
Final Girl on 6th Ave: The Celebration (1998)
"The Celebration" offers a raw portrait of family dysfunction and a quietly devastating look at the corrosive power of silence.
Donna Tha Dead: Women in Horror
The Donna Tha Dead podcast celebrates Women in Horror with a killer lineup of films directed by fierce female filmmakers.
Adventures in Movies: Hooked on Horror
From ’80s slashers to modern streaming nightmares, discover what to stream and what to skip this spooky season.
Spookshow: Tales of Halloween (2015)
Celebrate spooky season with "Tales of Halloween", a killer anthology featuring ten twisted tales from top horror filmmakers.
Another GD Horror Pod: Brian Asman
Author Brian Asman joins us to talk haunted houses, horror humor, the madness of horror writing, and his latest book, "Man, F*CK THIS HOUSE".
Adventures in Movies: Starting Spooky Season Right
A killer October double feature: the shocking psychological turns of "Bone Lake" and the Halloween chaos of "V/H/S Halloween".
Adventures in Movies: American Dystopia & French Fury
We explore "The School Duel" as a grounded character study of violence and "Animale" as a haunting feminist plunge into myth and madness.
Spookshow: Sasquatch Summer
Join the Spookshow podcast crew for their "Sasquatch Summer" series, exploring some of the best and weirdest Bigfoot movies ever made.
Adventures in Movies: Revenge of the Remakes
From swords to sludge, we discuss the glorious resurrection of campy cult icons in 2025’s "Red Sonja" and "The Toxic Avenger".
Witch Wednesday: Baba Yaga (1973)
Explore Corrado Farina’s "Baba Yaga" (1973), a surreal blend of witchcraft, queer desire, and feminist allegory.
Adventures in Movies: “Weapons” Special Edition
We break down Zach Cregger’s "Weapons"—from its bold marketing and shocking twist to its performances and place in modern horror.
Spookshow: The Being (1981)
Dive into the toxic oddity that is "The Being" (1981), Jackie Kong’s gloriously gonzo, slime-soaked, creature feature debut.
Spookshow: Deadstream (2022)
In the riotous "Deadstream", a disgraced influencer livestreams his descent into demonic chaos and battles more than just cancellation.
Final Girl on 6th Ave: Eraserhead (1977)
David Lynch’s debut, "Eraserhead", still challenges audiences not to understand, but to feel—to submit to unease and sit inside discomfort.
Final Girl on 6th Ave: The Seventh Continent (1989)
Michael Haneke’s "The Seventh Continent" dissects the horror of suburban life and a seemingly ordinary family on the brink of collapse.
Spookshow Spotlight: Alfred Hitchcock
Before masked killers stalked suburbia or horror became prestige cinema, Alfred Hitchcock’s elegant nightmares rewrote the language of fear.
HORROR FICTION
Original Horror Fiction: Eleven Fifty-Nine (A Holiday Horror Tale)
A Morbidly Beautiful holiday horror exclusive: Step into this short but satisfying dark Christmas tale before the clock strikes midnight.
Now Read: Never by Night Volume 2
From alien horrors to VHS nightmares, "NEVER BY NIGHT VOL. 2" is an essential addition to your horror shelf.
Another GD Horror Pod: Brian Asman
Author Brian Asman joins us to talk haunted houses, horror humor, the madness of horror writing, and his latest book, "Man, F*CK THIS HOUSE".
Fiction Friday: Ten Tales From Hell
"Ten Tales From Hell" is a collection of dark delicacies, each a treat to be savored, with innocent beginnings but mind-blowing endings.
Fiction Friday: Apex Predator – Wolf Moon
"Wolf Moon" is a fast-paced horror fiction novel that seamlessly blends urban fantasy with fascinating Native myth and legend.
Fiction Friday: How To Sell A Haunted House
Grady Hendrix serves up heartache and haunted dolls in this chilling, sharply funny tale about family baggage that refuses to stay buried.
Now Read This: Midnight Vintage
"Midnight Vintage" is perfect to curl up with at night—a treasure trove of 20 haunting short stories, full of unexpected twists and turns.
Now Read This: The Medusa Psalms
Step into the twisted landscapes of “The Medusa Psalms”, where horror, satire, and cosmic terror collide in unforgettable tales.
Fiction Friday: Midwestern Gothic
"Midwestern Gothic" is a chilling collection of interconnected tales that unearth the haunted, blood-soaked soul of the American Heartland.
Now Read This: We All Go Into The Dark
“We All Go Into the Dark” takes readers on a surreal and unsettling journey, where reality bends, nightmares lurk, and the unknown beckons.
Now Read This: The Haunting of Velkwood
You will think about "The Haunting of Velkwood" long after you've read it; it makes a profound impact and leaves a lasting impression.
Fiction Friday: A Dark And Endless Sea
"A Dark And Endless Sea" is a visual story that recalls the classic, offering a satisfying story without the gore of modern horror stories.
Now Read This: The Haunted Zone
"The Haunted Zone" is a diverse collection of twenty-one horror stories penned by twenty-one women, each a remarkable military veteran.
Now Read This: “Hotel Macabre Vol. 1: Tales of Horror”
“Hotel Macabre” is a spine-chilling anthology that defies genre boundaries, offering a mesmerizing journey through a labyrinth of horror.
Now Read This: Never by Night (2024)
"Never by Night" is an essential horror anthology, a captivating and chilling graphic novel harkening back to the best of old-school horror.
Original Horror Fiction: Beyond Appearance
In this Morbidly Beautiful exclusive short horror story, a family's future is threatened by echoes of their new home's painful past.
Now Read This: Bury Your Gays (2024)
"Bury Your Gays" is a celebration of queer love and resilience, full of hope and beauty, that still delivers in spades for horror fans.
Now Read This: The Final Girl Support Group
"The Final Girl Support Group" is an emotionally impactful story of survival, facing your demons, and what it takes to be a final girl.
Let’s Talk About: The Dangers of Dark Romance
Do dark romance books like the controversial "Haunting Adeline" romanticize violence against women and dangerous, controlling relationships?
Fiction Friday: Split Scream Volume Five
Volume Five of the "Split Scream" series offers two gorgeous and immersive tales of women fighting to overcome horrific obstacles.
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COMING SOON
As great new horror hits our radar, we’ll share it here to make sure you never miss a great new horror release throughout the …continue reading COMING SOON
Release Radar
Don’t miss a minute of killer horror throughout the year. We’ll make sure you always know what to watch and when and where to …continue reading Release Radar
24 Must-See Horror Movies You May Have Missed in 2024
From hidden indie treasures to overlooked studio gems, these 24 horror movies of 2024 showcase the year’s best that you might have missed. 2024 …continue reading 24 Must-See Horror Movies You May Have Missed in 2024
Around the World in 80 Films (Foreign Horror)
In our quest to help you expand your horror horizons, we travel around the world to uncover the best in undiscovered foreign horror. Join …continue reading Around the World in 80 Films (Foreign Horror)
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