Horror — Movies and Television — Monsters, Madness and Magic

The Amityville Harvest - It's Not The House, It's What Lurks Inside

The gore is cool, the camera work is competent, the setting is intriguing, and most importantly, what is shown on the box art is what you get in the film

Movies and Televsion, Museum of Macabre MediaDaniel EdenfieldNovember 17, 2020The Amityville Harvest, Horror, review, monsters, madness, magicComment

'Clownface' Will Keep You Smiling Through The Screams

Horrific flavors merge in Alex Bourne’s Clownface, a new film from Wild Eye Releasing (available August 18 On Demand and DVD) serving up a delicious sundae, made with a big, campy scoop of “Masked Stalker Urban Legend” double-dipped in “Killer Clown” iconography, topped with “Badass Heroine” sprinkles, and drizzled with an award-winning score composed by Hans Michael Enselmo Hess.

'Ghosts of War' Is An Action-Packed Horror-Filled Ride Set During World War II

A competent, original story presented in traditional fashion, and yet welcome. Gore, blood, gunfights, evil old mansion, secret diaries - this movie is a well-planned and executed haunted house story set in WWII, while also having elements of a siege/assault on precinct 13 feels.

The Power of The Night: Monsters and Macabre Melodies

Movies and music share an inherent ability to conjure forth or surgically target specific emotions. When and where these two mediums intersect, magic is born. Injecting a powerful film or scene with a sonic steroid can amplify its’ impact tenfold. Examples of these audio-visual enchantments were never more prominent than in the macabre melodies crafted for horror films in the ‘80s.

Museum of Macabre MediaJ.R YoungFebruary 7, 2020Monsters, monsters, madness, Madness, Magic, magic, Horror, horror, Museum of Macabre Media, eighties, '80s, metal, music, historyofhorrorComment

AHS 1984: A Regrettable Retrospective.

Over the course of the last several years, my affections for the horror genre have waned significantly. I can’t tell whether its due to becoming jaded with age or if the genre is slowly stagnating. To be completely honest, my credibility when talking horror could be considered…questionable. Being a product of the ’80s, I am an avid fan of the Slasher genre and proudly have been for many years. Thus when I discovered the 9th season of FX’s American Horror Story would be set in 1984 and be an homage to the Slashers of the ’80s, I was cautiously optimistic.

Guest UserJanuary 22, 2020AHS1984, Museum of Macabre Media, Horror, RetrospectiveComment

The Warlock's Writ: A Cannibalistic Conjuration

A year before the infamous Salem witch trails plagued Massachusetts in the Spring of 1692 , a malignant manifestation of the blackest of magic was festering just to the south. Offering a 17th century backdrop that coincides with a historical pox outbreak, the audio-visual grimoire that is 1989’s Warlock conjures the audience to Boston, circa 1691. This tale of witchcraft and sorcery pits a John Wickian-esque witch hunter, Giles Redferne (Richard E. Grant) against the son of Satan himself, the titular Warlock, portrayed by Julian Sands.