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  Having been reared on a steady diet of sugar, John Carpenter, and Wes Craven as children, we’ve become a little desensitized to Hollywood’s often stale attempts at horror. Sure, once in a while something wicked pokes its head out of California (did you see “House of The Devil” yet?) but for real screams, we often have to turn our ... Read More »

You may or may not have know that Santa is an anagram for Satan. Well now you do, so keeping that in mind, let’s revisit one of our favorite holiday horror films, the 1984 Santa slasher, ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night.’ Read More »

One of our favorite films here at Museyon is ‘American Movie,’ the 1999 documentary about one man’s quest to make the scariest film ever made. The brainchild of amateur director Mark Bochardt, the short film ‘Coven’ tells the story of a down-and-out artist with an alcohol problem, who discovers a much bigger problem when he starts going to meetings and ... Read More »

We’re gearing up for Mischief Night and here at Museyon, our minds have turned to all things spooky. In honor of the most important day of the year (Halloween, in case you weren’t paying attention) we’ve scoured the web to find some seriously spooky links.   The Scariest Movies You Haven’t Seen: Slate (via NPR) looks at some underrated horror ... Read More »

Since Jack Nicholson taught us that all work and no play a dull boy makes, in Stanley Kubrick’s 1977 interpretation of Stephen King’s ‘The Shining‘, there’s nothing scarier than the thought of being snowed in at an empty hotel. Stranded, with no way to contact the outside world…   Most of the movie was shot on a British soundstage — ... Read More »

Dario Argento’s 1977 slasher flick ‘Suspiria‘ is one of the creepiest films of all time — and one of the most beautiful. It’s the last film ever developed at the Technicolor processing plant and ‘Suspiria’ oozes horror: the greens are more acidic, the reds bloodier and the shadows are among the creepiest ever captured on film, inspired by the rich ... Read More »

Danish director Lars von Trier’s fear of flying gets nearly as much ink as his filmography. So when Dave Itzkoff, a reporter from the New York Times wanted to schedule an interview about ‘The Antichrist‘ star Willem Dafoe, the director suggested a decidedly 21st century way of meeting face-to-face — internet phone service Skype. Looking at each other from across ... Read More »