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Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II) Talks Halloween and Horror Movies

The Splat Pack director recalls the October haunted house trips and scary movie nights that as a kid connected him with a love of the macabre.

October 31, 2015

Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak

Del Toro's new movie, a gothic chiller which is both personal and commercial, underlines how horror movies ain't what they used to be.

October 19, 2015

Alex Ross Perry (Queen of Earth) Talks Eli Roth’s The Green Inferno

After more than half a decade away, the Splat Pack director returns with a disgusting, vile, morally dubious cannibal movie. Yes, it's that good.

September 23, 2015

Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) Talks Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala’s Goodnight Mommy

A horror movie that caused an audience member to have a seizure? Yes, it's that good.

September 15, 2015

Steve Taylor (Blue Like Jazz) Talks M. Night Shyamalan’s The Visit

Will this found-footage horror film get its slumping director out of movie jail? Or win him another Razzie nomination?

September 14, 2015

Nick Simon (The Girl in the Photographs) Talks Being Mentored by Wes Craven

An emerging writer-director recalls being taken under the wing of the late master of horror.

September 12, 2015

Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks the Pleasures of Blumhouse’s Straight-to-VOD Movies

The lesser-known films from horror's most prolific and successful production company may be even bolder and more exciting than its bigger titles.

August 8, 2015

Bruce LaBruce (Gerontophilia) Talks Fabrice Du Welz’s Alleluia (and Leonard Kastle’s The Honeymoon Killers)

A contemporary take on the the infamous Honeymoon Killers prompts a look at both the new film and the classic 1969 movie on the murderous paramours.

July 15, 2015

Guillermo Amoedo (The Stranger) Talks Ted Geoghegan’s We Are Still Here

Eli Roth's protégé and collaborator finds much to appreciate in the chilling debut from a fellow screenwriter turned director.

Producer Mynette Louie (Land Ho!) Talks Gil Kenan’s Poltergeist

A producer of Sundance-y dramas and comedies (and an avid fan of horror movies) thoughtfully considers the 3D remake of a classic '80s scare-fest.

May 27, 2015

Filmmakers Rodney Ascher and Lloyd Kaufman Talk Cannes Film Festival Stories

As the French Riviera's great festival finishes, our final two Cannes alumni recall their experiences braving the craziness of the Croisette.

Vincent Grashaw (Coldwater) Talks Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook

A standout at Sundance, this smartly constructed Australian horror film taps into primal fears about both family ties and the boogeyman under the bed.

December 2, 2014