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If you remember Fizzies, Hula-Hoop, The One-Eyed-One-Horned-Flying-Purple-People-Eater, Natalie Wood, and Muhammad Ali, then you've been lucky enough to grow up with the Beatles, Woodstock and see...
If you want to be frightened or scared out of your wits, watch a thriller, slasher, or horror film. Although each may have elements of the other, they are different and here are some flexible...
If trick-or-treating isn’t on your schedule this Halloween, or you’re a movie fanatic who loves horror films, it might be time for a scary movie night with your friends. What better way is there...
The classification essay is a piece of writing that allows the writer to pick one element from that in his/her life and divide it into 3-4 types or genres. Before entering advance level English...
October days full of frosted pumpkins, fall-changing colors and apple-cider drinking conjure up visions of costumed guests meeting on a chilly October evening near midnight. Why not throw a...
Everyone knows that horror films are all about the thrill, but are they maybe a little too thrilling for you to handle? Here are a few steps to help you view horror/scary movies without fear!
Horror is a very interesting genre to write because it has a lot of variety within it. Some stories rely more on gore and shock. Others rely more on building suspense and keeping the reader in...
J-Horror is the abbreviated version of saying Japanese Horror. It is no surprise that many of Hollywood's recent horror movies have been blatant remakes of some of J-Horror's best. It is only...
Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” (1980) is considered one of the greatest horror films of all time. It’s not a direct adaptation of King’s novel, but it introduces several important themes through...
If you are a fan of punk rock and horror movies you might be a prime candidate to be horror punk. Horror punk is a fashion style made popular by some late 1970s rock bands such as The Misfits....
Have you ever talked to any pompous movie buff and wondered, "How do they know so much about horror movies?" In order to put them in their place, here are a few movies/directors/actors...
Horror movies are one of the few types of movies where dumb behavior is virtually assured. When characters are killed off in horror movies, they are usually doing stupid things. If you are a...
Scary Halloween makeup tips! Get tips on supplies used to create horror movie special effects & scary Halloween makeup in this free video.
Scary Halloween makeup techniques! Learn about using horror movie makeup for Halloween special effects in this free video instruction.
Most people in real life know how to fight for survival, aim for life, try to live, etc. But if you're in a horror movie, every 9 out of 10 of you will probably be dead by the end. So what if...
Before sitting down with that bowl of popcorn in the darkness of your preferred room, you will need to pick that perfect horror film. This could actually be harder then you might think. You will...
A home experience of the ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW party can be great for several purposes. For the nostalgic, who miss the days of midnight showings of ROCKY HORROR. For those too old or young...
Just because you are in a house, or on a farm, or in the middle of the woods doesn't mean that you are in a horror movie. How will you know that you are being haunted or not?
Do you enjoy bloodless knuckles and piercing screams? Think it's cool when your date grips your forearm so tightly that you wind up with a bruise shaped like a hand? Then try to see the scariest...
The horror novel is one of the most challenging genres to tackle because it requires a sensitive knowledge of plot devices to achieve a very specific effect. The horror novelist must understand...
One of the fastest growing genres in music is horror rock. If you are not familiar with it, just imagine a horror movie put to rock and roll music. The lyrics are often smart, witty and catchy and...
The horror genre remains one of the most popular in American cinema, with flocks of fans going to see movies like Rob Zombie’s Halloween and Saw IV. Creating your own horror movie can be a fun and...
They're beautiful. They're fearless. Sometimes they're dumb. They're women in horror movies and if there's a ghost to be found, a creature to be killed or a force to be reckoned with, they're...
Monsters in numberless quantities haunt the pages of horror novels, but none is more popular than the vampire. Why? Probably the versatility of the vampire. Most other monsters have severe...
You know you've got the talent to be a filmmaker, but finding the money is the hard part. If only you had a completed film to show, to prove your skill to the people with deep pockets. For less...
Ready to get scared? There are countless ways. Alone in the night, you can get scared by the slightest noise upstairs. Is there a serial killer hiding in your attic? Probably not, but you can have...
For every great horror film, there are many that copy what the classic one does. The reason is that horror films are a huge market, bigger than the novels and comics that began the stories. Also,...
A band called The Meteors started the psychobilly movement. The three-man band includes a punk rocker, a rockabilly and a horror film fanatic. A combination of these three cultures defines a...
Horror movies are exciting and thrilling, but watching one late at night can mean many hours of tossing, turning and jumping. With these tips you will be able to fall asleep like a baby no matter...
When writing a horror novel, not many things are more important than choosing the proper location or setting for your characters. The setting can be scary in and of itself, and using this...
All of the great horror writers started out as short-story authors. Working your way up in the publishing business is essential in making contacts and developing an audience, so if you have a...
It seems everyone has a horror story about their boss. Read below for tips on how to change that and be a great boss.
Robert W. Chambers was a prolific writer of many different kinds of stories, including the horror and fantasy stories for which he is remembered today. These are the stories that influenced the...
Are you a horror movie buff? Do you get really excited when you discover a movie coming out that sounds really awesome? Do you get really mad when one slipped by? Well, here are some resources...
There are all types of Horror movies. There are 70's-cheezy horror movies, there are classic horror movies, there are cult classics, there are spoof horror movies...and there are really scary...
Horror is quite possibly one of the most difficult genres to write in. While shock horror and slasher horror use gore and violence to upset the reader, the genuine draw of horror is to scare...
The best way to write a movie horror script is to start by researching a story, creating an interesting set of characters and then killing them off. Scare movie audiences with a terrifying film...
Windows Movie Maker is a very useful tool for editing your homemade horror movie. It has many tools, effects and transitions that can make your horror film really frightening. This free software...
The key here is get a good night sleep the night before and be ready to pop the first DVD on shortly after you get up. You want to set a start time and stick to it. You are going to want to...
More and more films are available online these days, especially horror films, which have a large number of rare titles that are difficult to find anywhere else. And there are sites where you can...
Horror movies are designed to strike fear into the hearts of viewers. As such, you love them or hate them. If you’re a viewer who can’t stand to be scared during a movie but have to watch for some...
Kids absolutely love making horror movies. I have been teaching movie making to teens for years--and the movies that they love making the most are the scary ones. iMovie has several features that...
Having nightmares will leave you awake at night. This also scares you and let you believe for few minutes that what happened on your dream world was true due to the vivid scenes. Here's some...
You've watched every lame horror movie ever written. Now you're sure you can write the next horror story that will have Wes Craven knocking at your door. Horror movies may share many of the same...
A monster is hiding in your house, out to kill everyone there. Or you're stranded in the middle of nowhere in a town with a legendary curse. Or you've wandered too far into a creepy forest in the...
Making a low budget horror film is a great way for an aspiring filmmaker to gain experience. Depending on the film's distribution, it may also be a way to get noticed by a producer with deep...
Since its inception in 1973, the Rocky Horror Picture Show has achieved cult status around the world. Die-hard fans live for the "audience participation" performances. If you've thought about...
Horror writing is a genre onto itself and now that the sub-genre of torture porn horror is all the rage, a great manuscript could make you a start writer almost overnight. A good horror novel...
Horror movies play on one of our most basic emotions;fear. As adults, our fears tend to be rational rather than supernatural, but horror movies take us back to the time when our world wasn't ruled...
The Time Warp dance became famous for its essential role in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" in the mid 1970s and has been a classic dance ever since. Sitting out for this one is just not an...
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