The phrase “Hollywood has run out of ideas” has been used a lot over the last few decades by movie fans. With studios cranking out lackluster sequels, prequels, re-imaginings, reboots and remakes, it’s no wonder cinema goers have become jaded. The most frustrating part of this is most fans would be fine with Hollywood … Continue reading Lethal Listings: 7 Best Horror Remakes
Mixing genres isn’t as easy as one might think. Like Comedy and Drama…do you balance the two or will your story be heavier on one side or the other? Historical and Romance…my wife’s book collection only proves that it can be done. Western and Horror…now that’s an interesting combination. Sometimes we take for granted … Continue reading Talk About Terrifying: Horrors Of The Weird West
Welcome to the 2nd Annual 2GuysTalkingHorror Spookies Award Show! A celebration of excellence and achievement for 2019 horror films and those responsible for them! What are the Spookies, you ask? That’s simple. The Spookies are essentially the Oscars for horror movies. How are the Spookies decided, you ask? That’s also simple. The Spookies are decided … Continue reading 2nd Annual 2GuysTalkingHorror Spookies Awards!
It’s a shame that the horror genre gets overlooked when it comes to receiving praise. Sure, now and then a film will come along and get attention, but because it’s more art piece than freak show, the actual horror aspects are ignored and replaced with the word “thriller” or “suspense.” Bottom line is horror … Continue reading 2nd Annual Spookies: Our Nominees Are…?
Welcome to the nomination video for the 2nd Annual 2GuysTalkingHorror Spookies! A celebration of excellence and achievement in the horror genre for 2019! And not just top shelf horror. ALL horror. It doesn’t matter if it’s Thought Provoking Psychological Horror, Switch Off Your Brain And Veg Horror, good, bad, disturbing or ridiculous, we’ll give it … Continue reading 2nd Annual 2GuysTalkingHorror Spookies Nominations!
Horror and Science Fiction, when done right, can depict some bone chilling scenarios. Take the fears of a person, a community or even a species and add the words What If…well, that’s just the perfect recipe for pure terror. A beloved subgenre of horror and sci-fi is the Outbreak/Viral/End Of The World story. And … Continue reading Surviving In A Covid-19 World!
The act of dreaming is an important part of our sleeping habits. Dreams are thought of as the brain’s way of helping us decompress from the days trials and tribulations. But not all sleep is restful. Sometimes dreams have a nasty habit of going bad. Transforming into nightmares. If dreams are just movies in … Continue reading A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) – A Perspective Review
A film adaptation of a book, especially one that’s over a thousand pages, is hard to pull off. Fans of the source material want to see the story unfold like it did when they were reading the book, but most of the time what they end up with is just a watered down facsimile. … Continue reading Cut The Crap Movie Review – IT Chapter 2
Imagine, if you will, a world without the internet. Where information on your favorite horror films and monsters was NOT right at your fingertips. A time when seeing your favorite monster movies a second time proved more than difficult, it was nearly impossible. Where would you go to get your fix for horror and … Continue reading Monster Magazines…Then & Now!
Behind the scenes, there are a few rules filmmakers have to follow to appease the studio execs and censors. Some are as silly as the number of curse words used by a main character, while others are as arbitrary as how much side boob is considered nudity. These rules are put in place to … Continue reading Lethal Listings: The Kids Are NOT Alright – 7 Horror Films That Did The Unthinkable