Casey Chong looks at ten essential horror movie jump scares… Horror movies are all about the cinematic experience of scaring the hell out of you, keeping you on the edge of your seat and startling you while watching a scene. The latter is especially true with jump scares, one of the most widely-used visual techniques […]
Smile 2 featurette teases a bolder, nastier, and bloodier sequel
Paramount Pictures has released a behind-the-scenes featurette for the sequel to their 2022 box-office hit Smile, which promises a bolder, nastier, and bloodier film for audiences this scary-season. Smile 2 is written and directed by Parker Finn, and features an entirely new cast being stalked by the smirk, including Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Lukas Gage, […]
There’s not a lot to laugh about in the terrifying trailer for Smile 2
Paramount has dropped the official trailer for Smile 2, the sequel to their $2220 million grossing 2020 horror-hit in which a curse follows its victims with a terrifying perma-grin. This time around we are in the company pop sensation Skye Riley (played by Aladdin’s Naomi Scott), who is facing the pressures of fame at exactly […]
Naomi Scott to lead Smile sequel
Get ready to smile again as Paramount is moving forward with a sequel to last year’s horror hit Smile and have cast Naomi Scott (Aladdin) to lead the untitled sequel. Temple Hill will produce Smile 2 with Paramount. Smile followed a psychiatrist who began to believe she was being targeted by a supernatural entity after she witnessed a traumatic […]
The Best Horror Movies of 2022
EJ Moreno lists his favourite horror movies of the year… 2022 was a year filled to the brim with amazing horror films. If anyone ever doubted the state of the genre, we’ve collected ten films to prove why horror was in a better shape than any other year in recent memory. You will find ten […]
Is “Cinema” turning the tide against “Theme Park” blockbusters?
With 2022 particularly impressive so far, we look at whether great films which might pass the Scorsese “cinema” test might be turning the tide against formulaic blockbusters… 2022 has been pretty horrible all told. From a cost of living crisis to the war in Ukraine to skyrocketing energy bills and a farcical political landscape, real […]
Smile producers hoping for more scares with the terrifyingly-titled Clown In A Cornfield
As Smile nears $200 million at the worldwide box office, the producers are already searching for their next dose of nightmare fuel, and have come up with the terrifying sounding Clown in a Cornfield. Deadline reports that producers Temple Hill Entertainment, who are responsible for Love, Simon, the Twilight franchise, and The Maze Runner series of […]
Black Adam blasts off with $67M at the U.S. box office and and $140M worldwide
The combined powers of Dwayne Johnson, the DCEU, and an audience starved of blockbuster content meant that Black Adam bowed with an expectation smashing $67 million at the domestic box-office and a worldwide haul of $140 million. A passion project for Johnson, Black Adam proved to be worth the 15-year wait by landing the actor […]
Halloween Ends with $41.2 million opening weekend for Laurie and Michael’s final fling
Laurie Strode and Michael Myers’ final battle opened at the softer end of predictions this weekend, with David Gordon Green’s trilogy capper Halloween Ends taking $41.2 million at the North American box-office. If we’re comparing apples to apples, or pumpkins to pumpkins, then Ends opening is some way off that of 2018’s Halloween, which opened […]
Exclusive Interview – Sosie Bacon discusses her hit horror Smile and crafting its best jump scares
EJ Moreno sits down with Sosie Bacon about Smile… Actress Sosie Bacon is no stranger to horror. Not only has she starred in MTV’s Scream series, but her father, Kevin Bacon, famously started his career in the genre. During our interview, Sosie dives into how her love for horror began while sharing early memories of […]
