In the year 2511 on one of Saturn’s moons, a man with serious girlfriend issues dismembers a race of alien monsters called Necromorphs. Dead Space 2–already positioned to be one of the goriest major releases in 2011–is a refined follow-up to 2008′s rough but promising survival horror game.
The first volume of European comics creators Mezzo and Pirus’ King of the Flies, subtitled Hallorave, was one of the creepiest graphic novels of 2010–an intersecting set of short pieces about a small group of people drawn together by sex, drugs and violence in various combinations, whose horror deepens with every new connection it draws [...]
The release of another Stephen King short always brings the dexterity of the short story author back from the shadows. King’s latest collection of novellas, Full Dark, No Stars, has thrust not only his body of work back into public consciousness, but the work of the literary genre he’s come to practically define.
Looking to cuddle up with something spooky? We just took stock of your options. Here are our picks for the best (and mostly free) horror shows and films available to watch online.
Begin (or continue) your horror literature education with our list of the top 15 classic horror novels published before 1950.
To honor the sleepy Swedish roots of Let Me In, we’ve listed twenty films that have gone somewhat unseen in the catalog of vampire films.
Two years ago, EA’s EA Partners division announced a collaboration with Grasshopper Manufacture, the development studio headed up by Goichi Suda, better known as Suda 51. Suda 51–famous for doing some of his earliest interviews in a luchadore mask–is best known for idiosyncratic clut favorites like Killer 7 on the GameCube and No More Heroes [...]
Night Of The Living Trekkies ($10, Amazon), the latest release from publisher Quirk Books gives us zombies and Star Trek. I’m not sure I need explain much else, but because nothing snares my little zombie-lovin’ heart like a good “Holy shit, we’re trapped inside a convention center full of cosplaying zombies!” plot – well, I’ll [...]
The international trailer for Matt Reeves’ (Cloverfield) Let Me In dropped this week, giving us a glimpse into the film, a remake of the 2008 Swedish film Let The Right One In. The original being as adored as it was, Reeves’ remake has been met with hostility by some fans. (Understandable, considering Hollywood produces so [...]
When it comes to the gory genre of zombie horror, there is no one more revered than director George Romero. From 1968′s cult classic Night of the Living Dead, to his latest, Survival of the Dead, which opens in theaters today, his work has been delightfully grossing us out for decades. There’s no question: He’s [...]
Because gaming moves at the speed of light, it’s easy to gloss over or outright miss the quirky, bizarre or just plain interesting elements that go into the games we obsess over. Continue? will be where we dig back into the used bins and back-catalogue stacks to talk about the trends, personalities and uniqueness that [...]
