Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Wes Craven’s iconic slasher film A Nightmare on Elm Street on its 40th anniversary… A Nightmare on Elm Street is a horror film that requires little introduction. The movie introduced audiences to one of most iconic horror villains with Robert Englund’s malevolent, razor-clawed Freddy Kreuger and also launched […]
Unmissable Horror Movies for Halloween from 1924 to 2024
We’re diving back through a hundred years of horror and picking one unmissable film every ten years from 1924 to 2024… Whether you’re going full-on Shocktober or simply upping your intake of horror-related films, Flickering Myth will always have you covered with an array of recommendations. The history of cinema, from silent pictures to a […]
The Worst Movies From The Best Horror Franchises
EJ Moreno looks at lackluster entries from in horror… Horror fans will tell you that even movie series they find to be absolute classics will have at least one stinker. No franchise is safe from a bad film, regardless of the genre. But there’s something about a bad horror movie that can shake the foundation […]
10 Essential Films From 1984
It’s time to venture back 40 years as we look at the best movies of 1984… The 80s were a glorious era for movies and music. As the years drift on, the kids born and raised in the decade such as me, suddenly find themselves in their 40s, careering headlong to the big 5-0. When […]
Iconic Characters Who Deserve Their Own Christmas Movie
Tom Jolliffe places some iconic characters into the festive chaos of the Christmas movie… It’s Christmas. You might already be fed up with the never-ending barrage of Christmas songs, the neighbours who have had their lights going since they threw out their pumpkins, and the barrage of Christmas movies. Are there too many? Maybe. So […]
When Movie Artwork Was Great
Tom Jolliffe looks at the peak of movie artwork (and subsequent decline)… Movie making is a long drawn out process. From those first scrawled notes that slowly evolve into script, to the preparation, production and post, so many elements combine to deliver a final product. Then you have the small matter of selling said film. […]
Who is the Best Final Girl in Horror?
EJ Moreno looks at ten influential and badass final girls… Did Carol J. Clover think we’d have endless discourse around the term she coined in her 1992 novel Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film? God, no, but thankfully she’s given horror fans endless conversations about who is the real screaming queen […]
Robert Englund names who he thinks should play Freddy Krueger
While his time as the iconic slasher Freddy Krueger is over, the remarkable career of Robert Englund is far from over. Constantly working and promoting the horror genre, Englund seemingly cares about his work in slashers and his impact on horror fans quite a bit. This could explain why Englund has retired as Freddy in […]
Mike Flanagan dreams of making A Nightmare on Elm Street
Having achieved what seemed like the impossible with his superb The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep, Mike Flanagan has his sights set on another classic horror franchise with news that he has an idea for a new A Nightmare on Elm Street film. The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor director was speaking […]
Rooney Mara says filming A Nightmare on Elm Street remake was “not a good experience”
The A Nightmare on Elm Street remake is a sour spot for many people. Horror fans hated it, the critics hated it, and now it seems one of the main stars has an awful experience on set. Actress Rooney Mara made her mainstream debut in 2010’s Elm Street remake, and the film nearly derailed her […]
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