Category: Lists

Lists the best entries in a franchise or a particular subject.

Top 10 Best Horror Films on Hoopla

As a horror film fan, the hunt for great movies can be intoxicating. Unfortunately, even with the plethora of streaming services available, it can still be difficult to find good horror movies. And depending on your financial situation, access to horror-friendly services like Shudder might be out of the picture. Hoopla is a streaming service … Continue reading Top 10 Best Horror Films on Hoopla →

“Was this written by a 13-year-old boy?” Ranking the Resident Evil Movies

As you can probably tell from the title (an actual quote from my wife during Resident Evil: Afterlife), I am not a fan of the Resident Evil movies. As a huge fan of the video game series, I left the theater after the first film trying to tell myself that I liked what I just … Continue reading “Was this written by a 13-year-old boy?” Ranking the Resident Evil Movies →

And the Award Goes To: A 2010s Horror Retrospective

A decade is ending, so what better time to examine 10 years worth of horror films? Admittedly, I love modern horror. Yes we've seen a horrific number of remakes, reboots, sequels, and unimaginative ripoffs. But like a magically reanimated corpse, horror continues to revive itself. In order to honor this decade, let's take a look … Continue reading And the Award Goes To: A 2010s Horror Retrospective →

Final Destination & The Curious Case of a Horror Film Franchise That Ends With Its Best Film

The Final Destination films have been described as slasher movies in which we never see the slasher. A group of people are killed one by one, and only the protagonist seems to know what's happening and how to potentially stop it. Like most slashers, these films end with the inevitably of death whether it be … Continue reading Final Destination & The Curious Case of a Horror Film Franchise That Ends With Its Best Film →

The True Heir to John Carpenter’s Halloween

The Halloween series is infamous for it's convoluted timeline Credit to Philip Summers @heyphilsummers for this wonderfully concise flowchart. (Although we will have to agree to disagree that Busta Rhymes is what ruined Halloween Resurrection) But yeah that timeline... The Halloween franchise inadvertently turned itself into a choose your own adventure as the franchise continued … Continue reading The True Heir to John Carpenter’s Halloween →

5 Underappreciated Final Girls in Horror Films

Although horror films like other stories have protagonists, they are not always heroes in the sense of being characters we admire and strive to emulate. Often I think most people watch horror films and just count the mistakes the protagonists make. To a degree this makes sense - it’s hard to have a horror film … Continue reading 5 Underappreciated Final Girls in Horror Films →