It’s Day 31, which means we’re ending this year’s 31 Days of Horror with the most recently released film on our list, The Visit!! Many of you may not know this, but The Visit is an M. Night Shyamalan film. I imagine when I say his name, there’s a good chance you’re rolling your eyes and thinking back on some of his… shall we say… lesser films, but the truth of the matter is that he is a great filmmaker. When you’ve got The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and Signs as back-to-back-to-back films you’ve created on your résumé, you’re clearly doing something right. It’s a shame that he’s taken such a …
Horror Cinema Overview (1920s – 2010s)
Here’s a more complete overview of horror cinema history, starting with the 1920s and going all the way through the 2010s!! It was originally divided into 10 segments as part of our series during 31 Days of Horror.
Day 30: The Conjuring (2013)
It’s Day 30 already (just one more movie left) and we’re talking about The Conjuring!! I need to point out that I consider Insidious to be one of the scariest movies of this decade so far. I bring that up because it’s also from director James Wan and shares many of the same styles (and even actors) as The Conjuring. Insidious scared the heck out of me when I watched it in theaters and I had a hard time sleeping for days. I really wanted to see The Conjuring in theaters, but I just never got around to it. This was much to the chagrin of my friend Robert because …