Why AI Will Win the War for Special Effects
It will not win because it creates better monsters. It will win because filmmakers can finally afford to create any monster at all. By Rory...
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Christmas Horror 2026: Killer Santas, Undead Grandmas, Haunted Trees
Christmas Horror 2026: Killer Santas, Undead Grandmas, Haunted Trees & Holiday Nightmares Christmas horror is having one of its recurring little meltdowns. Every year, the...
Why the Evil Dead Franchise Is the Best Horror Franchise. Period.
There are plenty of arguments to be made about which horror franchise deserves the crown. Halloween gave us Michael Myers and helped define the modern...
Can 1408 Escape the Room Again? What will the Sequel Show us?
Spoilers for 1408 follow. There are haunted houses, haunted hotels, haunted dolls, haunted ships, haunted lighthouses—and then there is Room 1408, a piece of real...
Can Vertical Video Actually Make Horror Scarier?
Horror has always understood that what you cannot see is often more frightening than what you can. The monster behind the shower curtain. The shape...
HORROR-FIX EXCLUSIVE: Casting Carrie – Meet the Casting Directors Behind Mike Flanagan’s New Series
Bringing Stephen King’s Carrie to life requires more than just blood, terror, and telekinetic mayhem. It starts with finding the right people to bring these...
Whatever Happened to Practical Horror Effects?
Horror did not abandon rubber monsters, exploding heads and buckets of blood. It just stopped letting them run the show. By Rory Jackson There was...
15 Independent Film Marketing Clichés That Need to Die
You are not redefining horror, the internet is still functioning and we are almost certainly ready By Rory Jackson Independent filmmaking requires confidence. You need...
What Does Sidney Prescott Still Mean to Scream?
Sidney Prescott has already survived the impossible several times over. She has survived masked killers, sequel logic, franchise reboots, the weaponization of celebrity, and the...
Horror-Fix Invades Kino Lorber’s DEATH MACHINE Blu-ray with Exclusive Audio Commentary!
Horror-Fix joins the official Death Machine Blu-ray! Ash Hamilton and Jim Chandler provide audio commentary for Kino Lorber's special edition....