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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).
Tom ChapmanPublished 7 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.
Ronald G. BerkleePublished 7 years ago in HorrorHe 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.
Tom ChapmanPublished 7 years ago in HorrorRollerskating 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.
Tom ChapmanPublished 7 years ago in HorrorBro 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:
Tom ChapmanPublished 7 years ago in HorrorThe 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.
Joseph PozoPublished 7 years ago in HorrorKing Ezekiel Just Joined the Walking Dead, but for How Long?
Spoilers ahead for The Walking Dead Season 7 and comic books. After last week's season premiere of The Walking Dead, we expected the next episode to tone down the intensity. And tonight's episode "The Well" started with a lighter tone, as Carol delightfully met a character who will have a very integral part to play in Season 7. The character in question is King Ezekiel.
Negan Isn't Done Taking Lives yet, Not by a Long Shot—Who'll Bite the Bat Next?
After last week's incredible Season 7 premiere of The Walking Dead, we were all left in shock and awe, mostly shock. After witnessing Negan brutally execute two beloved central characters, we were all just relieved that Negan didn't kill anyone else.
Floating The Idea: Stephen King Explains How He Created Pennywise In 'It'
Horror hound #StephenKing certainly wasn't "clowning around" when he wrote It, his nightmare-inducing novel about clowns, in 1986. The book had something of resurgence thanks to ABC's miniseries in 1990, which famously starred Tim Curry as #Pennywise the dancing clown.
Tom ChapmanPublished 7 years ago in HorrorAre We Headed for All out War in Season 7 of the Walking Dead?
Spoilers for The Walking Dead Season 7 and comic books follow! The Walking Dead is only two episodes into its seventh season, and just from what we've seen so far, it's going to be more massive in scale than any previous season by featuring several major events depicted in The Walking Dead comics.
Turning Over A New Heath: Where Has Heath Gone In 'The Walking Dead'?
Put down your packet of freeze-dried apocalypse food and pay attention, Episode 6 of The Walking Dead's seventh season wasn't actually that bad! Connecting the dots in a complicated web of characters like in a Ryan Murphy show, "Swear" saw the return of Heath and Tara — yeah, we forgot they existed too.
Tom ChapmanPublished 7 years ago in HorrorThe Walking Dead: What Will Sasha Do Now That Abe Is Gone?
Season 7 premiere of The Walking Dead definitely left a lot of fans in shock. With a more violent spectacle than ever, the premiere episode topped the list of most brutal Walking Dead episodes; we witnessed the murder of two beloved characters, Abraham and Glenn.