From all of us here at 52 Weeks of Horror, we just want to say thanks for making that scary, Uncle Creepy.

Photo courtesy of Midsummer Scream Midsummer Scream, the West coast convention that’s a celebration of Halloween horror haunts returns July 29-30 to the Long Beach Convention Center. Along with Vendors, and a gathering of the friendliest, ghosts and ghouls in Southern California, Midsummer Scream boasts its Hall of Shadows, a large portion of the convention’s show floor that’s shrouded in darkness and filled with billowing fog, roaming monsters, and 14 highly-themed “mini hau

Dawn of the Dead is one of my favorite zombie movies. The original, not the 2004 remake with Ving Rhames. I love the cheesy, campy, blue painted zombies, the phenomenal quotables that lend some insight into the chaos of the apocalypse, and that late 70’s charm as survivors make a new life for themselves in the heart of a shopping mall. Romero’s zombies became the perfect analogy for the overbearing consumerism and materialism swallowing an entire nation. If you haven’t watche

Release: 1981 Director: George Mihalka Screenwriter: John Beaird Cast: Paul Kelman, Lori Hallier, Neil Affleck Rating: R Studio: Paramount 1981 was a solid year for horror. Sam Raimi put out surprise cult hit Evil Dead, while John Landis scored big overseas with An American Werewolf In London. The runaway success of Friday the 13th ushered forth a fresh slew of slasher films as distributors scrambled to grab box office dollars. The Prowler, The Burning, Graduation Day, Bloody

If you’re a kid who grew up hiking through the woods and camping out in the darkness under the stars, Friday the 13th is one of those films that just messes with you. Being alone in the raw, undisturbed depths of nature is a powerful experience but, with a vivid imagination and one of the greatest campfire tales ever told to play out in the back of your mind as you hike along those overgrown trails and wooded slopes can quickly turn a relaxing hike into a primal exercise in f

If you’re a horror devotee and haven’t yet signed up for Shudder’s $5 per month streaming service, you’re missing out on some underseen genre greats. The site offers everything from classic monster movies to obscure giallo fare; there’s truly something for everyone. Shudder just revealed some of the highlights on tap for February, and it looks like we’re in for some treats. Programming this upcoming month is helmed by Shudder Canada’s Sam Zimmerman and Colin Geddes, who bring

The 70’s and 80’s saw a Renaissance in horror cinema as writers and directors ushered in a new era of schlock and awe. Violence, graphic practical effects, and buckets of blood that would have all been left to our imagination during the B Movie “Golden Age” the 50’s and early 60’s was suddenly fair game as zombies and crazed killers cut a swath across the silver screen. Some of the most endearing and iconic horror movie figures were born along this blood soaked new trail and

The last few years have been hard on horror fans. We’ve suffered some pretty substantial losses. From the deaths of Wes Craven and other genre icons to the collapse of Fearnet and similar outlets it seems like we’re gradually losing our cultural voice. Hollywood is more interested in mass producing watered down PG-13 tripe than it is about making art while independent filmmakers, writers, and artists are struggling to share their visions with a fan base desperately seeking so