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Saul Bass’s Only Credit as Director Is a Weird Horror Movie About Ants
Even if you don’t know his name, you’ve seen his work: the hypnotic, dizzying poster for Vertigo (and its iconic opening credit sequence), the vaguely horrifying original poster for The Shining, and a pretty sizable selection of household logos, from Lawry’s to the goddamn Girl Scouts. On top of that, legendary graphic designer Saul Bass […]
Continue readingThe Kill in a Stephen King Movie That Is So Stupid, It’s Brilliant
Stephen King is without a doubt one of the greatest creators in horror history. His novels are some of the most successful in the horror genre and have gone on to spawn film adaptations that stand the test of time. Contributions such as Carrie, The Shining, Cujo, and It are among some of his most […]
Continue reading‘The Shining’ Has a Much Different Ending in the Book
It’s not really a secret that Stephen King absolutely hates Stanley Kubrick’s film adaptation of The Shining, something he reiterated back in 2020 during an interview with New York Times. In fact, he hated it so much that he went on to make his own adaptation of it in 1997 by way of a three-episode […]
Continue readingThere’s Only One Thing Stephen King Hates as Much as Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’
We all know that Stephen King hates the 1980 movie adaptation of The Shining, but there’s one thing that he hates more than what Stanley Kubrick did to his novel and that’s the documentary Room 237. The 2012 doc, which speculates on The Shining‘s hidden meanings, is one of the most fascinating examples of the […]
Continue reading‘Pet Sematary: Bloodlines’ Review: Paramount+ Resurrects a Property That Hardly Needed a Prequel
Evil, as conceived by Stephen King, is an inexorable force as old as the world itself. It exists in countless forms, some of which can be staved off for a time but none of which can be extinguished permanently. It’s as much a part of the earth as it is a part of us, and […]
Continue readingThe Haunting at 60: is it still one of the scariest films ever made?
Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg count the slow-burn 1963 horror as one of the greatest of all time but it wasn’t always seen as a classicThere’s a strange kind of pride that many people take in not being frightened by certain celebrated horror films. “Oh, it’s not scary at all,” they’ll say loftily about The […]
Continue readingThis Stephen King Movie Shows He’s at His Best With Real-Life Horror
In 2017, Mike Flanagan proved he could accomplish the impossible: Adapting Stephen King’s horrific novel Gerald’s Game into a film. Stephen King, one of the most recognizable horror authors ever, is no stranger to using the supernatural to scare his audience. From the frightening vampires in Salem‘s Lot to the ghosts of The Shining, he […]
Continue readingThe Alternate Ending to ‘The Shining’ That We’ll Never See
Executive producer Jan Harlan remembers asking director Stanley Kubrick to explain the finer points of The Shining to the crew. Per the New York Daily News, he quoted Kubrick as saying, “I never explain anything, I don’t understand it myself. It’s a ghost film!” But The Shining is more than just a ghost film. In […]
Continue readingThis Was the Best Year for Horror Movies
2022 was seen as one of the best years in horror history. Part of that success came from how unexpected it was. Yes, there was the anticipation around popular franchises like Scream and Halloween, but it was the surprises that made the year so memorable. Who expected much from the straight-to-Hulu release of Prey? Instead, […]
Continue readingStanley Kubrick Made ‘The Shining’ Cast Watch This David Lynch Movie
In the late 70s, Stanley Kubrick was directing The Shining as an unprecedentedly surreal, terrifying, and complex horror film. With a special blend of mystery and suspense that begs the audience to contemplate its intricacies, The Shining was really unlike most horror films to come before it. However, Kubrick did manage to find a kindred […]
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