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Dec 24, 2024

It's time for more Horror for the Holidays, and this year, we have double the chills and thrills to celebrate!

First, the tradition of telling ghost stories for Christmas gets a new annual series from Severin Films called The Haunted Season, and the first episode streams on Shudder through December, with a new...


Dec 17, 2024

Welcome to PART TWO of our dive into Hong Kong CAT III films, the classification of the most outrageous, transgressive, explicit, and violent films. These films, made by a group of wild and unpredictable filmmakers, thrived from 1988 until the British Handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997.

Hong Kong audiences loved...


Nov 16, 2024

The UK created the Video Nasties list. 

The MPAA created NC-17. 

And Hong Kong had CATEGORY III films.

It is probably the least widely known classification of outrageous, transgressive, explicit, and violent films. From 1988 to the British Handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997, the government tried to tame a group of...


Oct 31, 2024

Happy Halloween!

Hellbent for Horror returns from the dead (and grateful to be here) to start more conversations. I’ve missed you all!

The best-kept secret of long-term horror fans may be that we don’t necessarily watch merely to be scared. What captivates us is the element of surprise. If you can't scare us,...


May 30, 2024

Like it or not, failure is a part of creation, invention, and art. Sometimes, failure forces improvisation that creates something amazing; other times, not so much. 

So, I wanted to look at failure in horror: how some filmmakers overcame major setbacks and Acts of God, but also look at the movies centered around...