Economic Horror & Modern Haunted House Films
Horror films often speak to contemporary anxieties, a reflection of societal fears and concerns. So it's interesting to observe how the haunted house sub-genre of horror movies is evolving.
Jaws (Ben Gardner) – Jump Scare
The editing, sound mixing and Score all come together to produce a scare that makes me jump no matter how many times I've seen it.
Top 10 Horror Films Set in Space
You are utterly reliant on technology to keep you alive, breathing, and to stop your brains from exploding out through your eye sockets.
The Exorcist III (Nurse Scene) – Jump Scare
There's a couple of other contenders - so you can't make me stick to it! But I think my favourite jump scare is the "Nurse Scene" in the Exorcist III.
Jaws (You’re gonna need a bigger boat) – Jump Scare
The iconic scene where the shark makes its first appearance while Brody is shovelling bloody chum into the water.
Top 20 Stephen King Movie Adaptations
The last few years have been great for adaptions of Stephen King's work. With plenty of new releases and plenty more in the works.
The Best Creature Feature Movies of the 2000s
Ceature feature film offerings from the noughties
The Lewton Bus – Jump Scare
One of my favourite jump scares is from Cat People (1942) credited as popularising or inventing a technique called The Lewton Bus.
The Descent (Night Vision Scene) – Jump Scare
The Descent has lots of great scares, but the most effective is when after almost an hour of steadily increasing claustrophobia and dread, we finally get our first glimpse of what the F is down there with them.
The Eye Jump Scare
Was thinking about Jump Scares today, because... well you know. And remembered one that really freaked me out back in the day. The calligraphy scene in The Eye from 2002.
Featured Lists
A List of the Best Zombie Books
A list of great zombie novels, for some reading inspiration. Some of them are pretty well known, like World War Z - while others are a little more obscure
