As we step into a winter packed with thrilling new releases, the allure of the werewolf movies beckons us to revisit its cinematic history. With two blockbuster lycanthrope films set to hit theaters and a formidable indie gem ready for physical release, it’s the perfect time for a deeper look … Top Werewolf Movies to Watch This Winter – Fright Club PodcastRead more
Horror Films
Cocaine Bear and Other Human-Created Monsters
On Cocaine Bear and Other Human-Created Monsters by Tamika Thompson I wouldn’t call Cocaine Bear divisive, but the 2023 Elizabeth Banks-directed horror film about a bear who ingests cocaine and goes on a killing spree has definitely elicited some strong opinions. One camp, which includes me, is excited about the thrill ride … Cocaine Bear and Other Human-Created MonstersRead more
Do Not Open (2024) – Horror Movie Review
Do Not Open (2024) Written and Directed by Brian Babarik After arguing with her parents a distraught teen opens an email promising acceptance, but what the message delivers infects the whole family. There are some mild spoilers ahead for Do Not Open We all know the internet and social media … Do Not Open (2024) – Horror Movie ReviewRead more
Street Trash: A Colorful and Nasty Cult Classic
Street Trash A group of homeless misfits must fight for survival when they discover a plot to exterminate every homeless person in the city. A Horror Movie Review by Hope Madden In 1987, J. Michael Muro unleashed a colorful, sloppy bit of nastiness in bottles labeled Tenafly Viper. Street Trash was unlike … Street Trash: A Colorful and Nasty Cult ClassicRead more
Free Horror Titles on WatchFree+ for November
Free Horror Titles on WatchFree+ for November Your friends from VIZIO want to give you more reasons to be thankful this holiday season…13 to be exact. Get your scream on with these 13 FREE terror titles on VIZIO WatchFree + this November! WatchFree+ has thousands of FREE premium movies and … Free Horror Titles on WatchFree+ for November Read more
Coming of Age – A Fright Club Podcast
Coming of Age – A Fright Club Podcast I Was a Teenage Werewolf. Teen Wolf. The Craft. Even Carrie. Horror moviemakers have long equated coming-of-age with otherness, monstrosity. Sometimes it’s fun, sometimes it’s tragic, but whatever the result —the witches of The Craft or the mermaid of Blue My Mind, the zombie of Maggie or the … Coming of Age – A Fright Club PodcastRead more
Looking Back and Looking Forward with Filmmaker Zack Parker
Zack Parker is an American director and screenwriter known for his low-budget, high-concept films that often explore unsettling themes. The New York Times referred to him as a “one-man Hollywood.” Recently, Parker celebrated the 10th anniversary of his thriller Proxy at the 2024 Nightmares Film Festival in Columbus, Ohio. The … Looking Back and Looking Forward with Filmmaker Zack ParkerRead more
Straight on Till Morning – Horror Movie Review
Straight on Till Morning, Directed by Craig Ouellette. A Horror Movie Review by Jim Mcleod Dani and Kaitlin are two dreamers falling for each other on a romantic road-trip. The future is theirs – until they cross paths with a twisted family who have something much, much darker in mind. … Straight on Till Morning – Horror Movie ReviewRead more
The Devil’s Bath, Folk Horror Part 2: In Which We Restore Our Faith
The Devil’s Bath, Folk Horror Part 2: In Which We Restore Our Faith The Devil’s Bath (2024), directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala Check out Part 1 Lord of Misrule, folk horror, and why we’re still arguing about The Wicker Man Warning: if the death of a child is … The Devil’s Bath, Folk Horror Part 2: In Which We Restore Our FaithRead more
Your Monster – Horror Movie Review
Your Monster – Horror Movie Review by Hope Madden Melissa Barrera (Scream, In the Heights, Abigail) stars in Caroline Lindy’s hilarious and charming romantic-comedy-horror Your Monster, a modern day, feminist fairytale set in the world of musical theatre. After battling an illness and being dumped by the love of her life, … Your Monster – Horror Movie ReviewRead more
Brides, A Fright Club Podcast Episode
Brides, A Fright Club Podcast Episode Brides are terrifying. That is a simple fact. It’s just one of the reasons that weddings are so ripe for horror’s picking: emotions are high, the promise of a lovely future creates ironic tension, a lot of people are confined (and often drunk). And … Brides, A Fright Club Podcast EpisodeRead more
Alien – The Necessity of The Unknown, My Life in Horror
In that, the alien is essential, regardless of its presentation as an icon of horror: It is the factor that upsets those systems, that they cannot utilise, arrest or assimilate. It occurs amongst them as a cataclysm but also a revelation; the factor that shudders foundational assumptions and upsets what … Alien – The Necessity of The Unknown, My Life in HorrorRead more
Guest House Paradiso – Film Review
Which means really only one thing. Whether they’re running a hotel, ducking from jets of vomit, espousing the virtues of not doing one’s business on their bedsheets, or even saving the “Nipples from Naples” from a jilted fiancé, Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson are a duo not to be missed. … Guest House Paradiso – Film ReviewRead more
Last Straw (2023) – Horror Movie Review
Last Straw (2023) Directed by Alan Scott Neal – A Horror Movie Review by Mark Walker Masked assailants converge on a roadside diner where a young waitress is working the night shift alone. Trapped inside with no place to go, she soon finds herself in a brutal fight for survival as … Last Straw (2023) – Horror Movie ReviewRead more
Nightmares Film Fest 2024 Review Round-Up Part 3
Ginger Nuts of Horror is thrilled to be heading to the Nightmares Film Fest 2024, to provide our readers with early access coverage and reviews of the most spine-chilling and thought-provoking horror movies on display. As we embark on this terrifying journey, we aim to delve into the depths of … Nightmares Film Fest 2024 Review Round-Up Part 3Read more