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Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning – Character and Plot Analysis – By Baron Craze

While it may serve as a nostalgic entry for fans of the franchise, it ultimately lacks the depth and creativity necessary for a memorable or meaningful horror experience. The primary aspects of the horror genre are to shock, scare, terrorize, and work on viewers’ phobias, simply – entertain; the social commentary is either performed subtly…


Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning – Cinematic Analysis – By Vix

First, one must note the incredible misstep by Paramount Studios, when they initially killed off Jason in Part IV the film received box office paydirt the fanbase was all in and the studio knew they needed another film so they tried to pull a fast one by attempting to make Tommy Jarvis a more centralized…


Words Conjure Nightmares: New Fiction Releases – January 2026 – Part 2

Greetings page turners and finger scrolls, here comes the long-awaited horror fiction new releases enjoy them all as we try for a cross section of materials to entice your imagination. January 20, 2026 A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James Simone St. James, the New York Times bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel, returns with…


Words Conjure Nightmares: New Fiction Releases – January 2026 – Part 1

Greetings page turners and finger scrolls, here comes the long-awaited horror fiction new releases enjoy them all as we try for a cross section of materials to entice your imagination. January 5, 2026 Visions from the Phantom Line: More Tales of Terror and the Bizarre by B.A. Ries  Stalkers, slashers, and succubi are just a…


Revisiting Past Horrors for January 2026

Unlike most artists, reviewers of films never seem to return to the reviews, it is to them a one and done as if the return might reveal that there is further self-reflection or discovery in watching the film once more and examining the review. However, haven’t everyone perhaps watched a movie at a younger age…


Horror and Thrillers Enshrined in the Library of Congress for 2026

It is always an honorable and noteworthy moment when a film is added to the Library of Congress, something exquisite or everlasting about the film, and with The Thing [1982] now inducted, a movie so many though horrendous survived the frigid weather to find its rightful place,  However, here below is the list of films…


Blood and Guts for February 2026

The response was intriguing to last month, therefore, let’s continue in delivering the gory goodies, to all our curious sicko fiends. Most horror fans remember the movie Cujo [1983] and few who are gearheads will be able to recall the make, model, and year … 1978 Ford Pinto Runabout but what two horror movies predominately…


The Amityville Horror (1979) Q & A Part 2 – By Baron Craze

After reading Part 1, it’s time to expand past the confines of the movie and into the area of the backstory, the DeFeo murders. Why did Ron “Butch” DeFeo Jr. kill his family? Who died? Likely, insurance on his parents, namely his father first, as it was just one of the first questions, he asked…


The Amityville Horror (1979) Q&A – By Baron Craze

It doesn’t take much for horror fans to crave something both old and new, and when someone says Amityville they either get it confused with Jaws [1975], which takes place in Amity, or they tend to roll their eyes, mainly due to the numerous sequels the film spawned and practically destroyed the franchise. The Amityville…


Blood and Guts of Horror for January 2026

Welcome to our new column that will run for the entire year of 2026, this is a list of trivia Horror covering the genre, and various influences. This is different from the ‘Weird Stats & Morbid Facts’ from Rue Morgue magazine, for those who read many of the film analysis on our site and from…