As Halloween approaches and the nights get darker, lots of people will be settling down to watch a horror film. What is it about these movies that make horror-lovers obsessed with them and keeps them coming back for more jumpscares and gore? What makes someone sign up for a dose of “media-induced masochism”? Science may…
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Why Do We Watch Horror Films?
Horror is one of the most enduringly popular genres of cinema and has been from the very start. Glancing over lists of highest grossing films by year, it is inevitable that behind the barrage of superhero and animation features, a litter of twisted flicks will prove to be some of the biggest earners and local…
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Must Watch Hallowe’en Horrors
Neven Devies and Jack Lusby bashed their heads together and came up with a collection of skin-crawling spine-chillers to make your halloween more treat than trick.
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The Wicker Man – a retrospective
To celebrate its 30th anniversary re-release, Jay Slayton-Joslin revisits a horror classic.
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