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Horror Movies (Feature, Short, Student & Fan)

Details: Written by: Gary Johnston; Category: Movies; Published: 06 August 2026

There are only three things guaranteed to start an internet argument.

Pineapple on pizza.
Who the best Batman is.
Whether a certain movie is horror or "actually a psychological thriller."

Seriously, horror fans have been having this debate since before social media made arguing a full-time hobby. Critics love to slap the word thriller onto movies that are clearly trying to traumatize audiences, while horror fans point at their nightmares as Exhibit A.

The truth? Genres overlap. A movie can be horror, thriller, psychological horror, crime thriller, supernatural mystery, or all of the above.

Still, these 25 films have kept the debate alive for decades.

Details: Written by: Gary Johnston; Category: Movies; Published: 05 August 2026

Every horror fan has heard it.

"It's not a horror movie... it's a thriller."

Usually spoken by someone who just watched a serial killer skin three people alive while whispering poetry and somehow believes they experienced "elevated cinema."

But what actually is the difference between a thriller and a horror movie?

It's a surprisingly blurry line. Some films are unquestionably horror. Others are clearly thrillers. Then there are movies that spend two hours sitting on the fence like a confused cat before everyone argues about them on the internet for the next thirty years.

Let's investigate before someone starts calling Jaws a romantic comedy.

Details: Written by: Gary Johnston; Category: Movies; Published: 04 August 2026

Remember when the most terrifying thing about an ice cream truck was realizing you only had $1.37 in your pocket?

Those were simpler times.

Now, thanks to Eli Roth's upcoming horror film Ice Cream Man, hearing those cheerful little chimes might make you sprint indoors, lock every door, and throw your freezer into the nearest volcano. According to the film's premise, an idyllic suburban town descends into absolute chaos after a mysterious ice cream vendor starts serving frozen treats that turn children into homicidal little monsters. Yes... the kids become the problem.

Honestly?

About time someone blamed the sugar.

Details: Written by: Gary Johnston; Category: Movies; Published: 02 August 2026

★★★★★ (Five Machetes Out of Five)

I waited over forty years for Hollywood to stop pretending it had dignity and finally give us Friday the 13th - Part 13. The good news? It happened. The better news? It somehow made less sense than Jason Takes Manhattan, which should have been mathematically impossible.

The film opens exactly the way every Friday the 13th movie should: a group of teenagers ignoring a giant sign that says "ABSOLUTELY DO NOT GO TO CAMP CRYSTAL LAKE. SERIOUSLY. WE'VE LOST COUNT."

Naturally, they go anyway.

Details: Written by: Gary Johnston; Category: Movies; Published: 30 July 2026

Spider-Man is supposed to be your friendly neighborhood superhero.

Except... have you looked at his villains lately?

This poor guy spends his weekends fighting a man dressed like a goblin, a scientist with four murder-tentacles, an alien blob that eats people, a vampire, a living scarecrow, a giant lizard, an immortal hunter, and whatever Morbius was trying to be.

At some point Peter Parker should probably stop calling himself a superhero and start calling himself a paranormal investigator.

Let's take a trip through Spider-Man's surprisingly horrifying cinematic family tree.

Details: Written by: Gary Johnston; Category: Movies; Published: 29 July 2026

There are horror movies...

Then there are Hammer Horror movies.

These aren't just films. They're gothic comfort food. They're the cinematic equivalent of wrapping yourself in a velvet cape, pouring a glass of suspicious-looking red wine, and spending the evening in a castle where absolutely nobody should be opening mysterious coffins.

If you've always wondered what all the fuss is about, congratulations! You're about to discover one of the greatest horror studios of all time.

Just remember one thing:

If someone named Van Helsing tells you not to go into the crypt...

GO HOME.

Details: Written by: Gary Johnston; Category: Movies; Published: 19 July 2026

There are horror icons who terrify us.

There are horror legends who become larger than life.

And then there was Sam Neill—a man who somehow managed to become one of the most beloved faces in horror while looking like the nicest neighbor you'd ever meet.

News of Sam Neill's passing at the age of 78 has left a tremendous void in the film world. Tributes have poured in from friends, co-stars, directors, and fans alike, all remembering not only a remarkable actor, but an exceptionally kind, witty, and generous human being.

For horror fans, Sam Neill was something special.

He never relied on over-the-top performances or scenery-chewing theatrics. Instead, he grounded the impossible. Whether he was facing Satan, dinosaurs, vampires, haunted spaceships, or cosmic gods, he reacted the way we imagined we would—with intelligence, courage, and just enough disbelief to make everything feel terrifyingly real.

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence

Details: Written by: Gary Johnston; Category: Movies; Published: 15 July 2026

For decades, humanity has laughed at the humble tomato.

We sliced it.
We diced it.
We turned it into ketchup.
We argued whether it belongs in fruit salad (it doesn't, and you know it).

The tomatoes remembered.

Now they're back in Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence, proving once and for all that the world's most dangerous vegetable-that-is-technically-a-fruit has been hitting the gym while we weren't looking.

Details: Written by: Gary Johnston; Category: Movies; Published: 12 July 2026

Every horror fan has that argument.

"Actually, The Thing is the greatest."

"No, it's Halloween."

"What about Alien?"

Then someone in the back quietly whispers, "I really liked Leprechaun in Space..."

Security promptly escorts them from the building.

Look, horror is wonderfully subjective. Everyone has their favorites. But when the dust settles, the heads stop spinning, and the pea soup has finally been cleaned off the walls, one film still sits on the throne.

1973's The Exorcist.

Here's why.

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