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15 Best Horror Movies of 2013 (Top 10)

Special Mention: Sightseers Directed by Ben Wheatley Written by Steve …

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‘Escape from Tomorrow’ and ‘We Are What We Are’: Sordid Cinema #69

This week on Sordid Cinema, Ricky, Edgar and Simon …

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‘We Are What We Are’ falters in the ending, but is an otherwise solid and grim backwoods thriller

Too few modern horror films take their cue from the power of suggestion. The less you show, the more terrifying your story can be. Some of the all-time greats of the genre, from The Haunting to The Shining, either show nothing scary or deliberately supernatural at all, or bide their time, allowing strange noises in the distance or unexpected shadows to do the heavy lifting.

Toronto After Dark Film Festival unveils its 2013 film lineup

October has traditionally been a great month for fans of …

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‘We Are What We Are’ is one of the best horror remakes

Jim Mickle’s previous film Stake Land, a post-apocalyptic road movie with a vampiric threat, combined the tone of something like The Road with narrative flourishes (invincible hunter known only as Mister, vampires launched from helicopters like dropping bombs) more akin to comic books.

First Trailer for Sundance Horror Entry ‘We Are What We Are’

In the same way Let The Right One In …

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Film4 Frightfest – Day 5: ‘We Are What We Are’ and ‘Big Bad Wolves’ lay the competition to rest

“We didn’t want things jumping out at you. We wanted you to feel immersed, as if you were inside the scene.” Director Blair Erickson can only be referring to 3D; unlike many lazily post-converted blockbusters, his Banshee Chapter was filmed entirely in stereoscopic 3D, a conscious choice from the outset of the film’s production and a risky experiment for something so low budget.

Watch A Cannes Festival Clip From The Acclaimed Horror Remake ‘We Are What We Are’

In the critically acclaimed genre remake We Are What We …

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100 + Greatest Horror Movies (pt.4) 75-51

Throughout the month of October, Editor-in-Chief and resident Horror expert Ricky D, will be posting a list of his favorite Horror films of all time. The list will be posted in six parts. Click here to see every entry.