Ahh, the horror movie. There's nothing quite like it. As a kid, I was endlessly fascinated with the frightening or horrible, and was drawn to this genre more than any other. Though tyranist and I had dissimilar childhoods, when we started to hang out in school, we rubbed off on each other: I introduced him to the world of Horror and evil, he introduced me to literacy and eating with utensils.
There's nothing we love more than a good horror movie (although bad horror movies and Cherry flavored Icees are a close second for me). We live for a bowl of popcorn and a stack of videos for a weekend, or the pleasure of sitting in an audience watching a midnight showing of Friday the 13th.
There are hundreds of horror movie sites out there, so we've decided on a little different tack. We present you reviews that contain our most basic reaction to the movie and then list all of the traditional horror film elements that we found in the movie. One Skull by the element means it can be found within and two Skulls mean that it was overused or poorly used.
Years ago, the movie Scream led us to a conversation about horror film conventions, which led to a game, which led to making a list, which led to the website you're reading now. Now, with over 666 reviews under our belt, and 300 uses of the word "crap," there's no end in sight. Thanks for joining us.
Rish Outfield tyranist
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