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Do you like blood? Violence? Freaks of nature? Well, here at Arrow in the Head, we love all of those things – and that has inspired us to put together this list of some of The Goriest, Bloodiest Films Ever Made. Some of the movies are on here due to their historical significance, some are due to the amount of fake blood that was used during the production, and all of them are quite messy. Here we go:

Blood Feast (1963)

This is where it all began. In the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, independent filmmaker Herschell Gordon Lewis and his producing partner David F. Friedman were looking at the major movies of the day to find what they could offer the moviegoing public that the studios weren’t providing. They started out with “nudie cutie” sexploitation movies, meeting the demand for bare flesh. After taking note that violence in movies had...

A low budget horror splatter comedy with obscene amounts of blood. The most iconic fantasy story with adventure, emotion, and scale being adapted into a monumental trilogy which shaped an entire generation. Two contrasting filmmaking endeavors you would only find on a shelf next to each other when you find the Peter Jackson section at your local movie store (if you still have those near you). Film directors can be commended on various platforms including their talent, creativity, resourcefulness, and influence. While Peter Jackson holds all these qualities, his most unique trait is his diverse choice of genre spread out in his filmography. Not that most directors stick to one kind of film through their entire career (though some do), but they at least develop a cinematic style or choice of story that remains the same throughout their career. As seen through his 37 years of making feature films, Jackson is...

Ask any stunt person, and they'll tell you: the ability to sell taking a punch is just as important, and perhaps more so, than credibly throwing one. Ask any editor or sound designer, and they'll corroborate this and then some. If you've ever watched raw dailies from an action movie, you'll note how oddly weightless a lot of fight sequences become when they're robbed of their rhythm and the satisfying Thwam sound of their body blows. All this is to say that action in cinema is so incredibly dependent on selling the total effect of the violence, even more than show-stopping stunts and feats of strength and dexterity. Since it's all in the timing, it's no wonder that so many great action directors either come from or are adept at comedy -- from Buster Keaton to Jackie Chan.

However, there are just as many great action filmmakers who come from the world of horror,...

In a movie landscape where the horror never stops, “Longlegs,” released last summer, was able to make more than the usual boo!-and-then-forgotten-in-a-week impact. It was a serial-killer mystery with a suavely creepy atmosphere and a showpiece performance by Nicolas Cage, who camped it up under long hair and pounds of makeup as an androgynous ringmaster sicko who reminded me of no one so much as the character of Witchiepoo from “H.R. Pufnstuf.”

“Longlegs” established its writer-director, Osgood Perkins (the 50-year-old son of Anthony Perkins), as a force in horror. Yet I wasn’t as wild about the movie as a lot of people were. It was most effective when the fear gathered around Cage’s performance. But as the mystery revealed itself, it turned out that we were watching an overcooked supernatural occult evil-doll movie. It was clear that Osgood Perkins had talent, and that he was influenced...

There are many animals associated with the world of darkness: bats, rats, black cats, hooting owls and slithering snakes are all horror film fixtures. But, consider the humble primate — humanity's clever cousin, benign enough to help out around the house, or entertain families under the big top. As friendly as Hollywood makes these animals seem, they have proven to be excellent villains. In anticipation of the Stephen King film The Monkey, here are ten of cinema's most terrifying simians.

Though King Kong is clearly the reigning champion of hominid horror, this collection of underrated evil apes, homicidal chimps, and human-primate hybrids will keep horror fans busy until The Monkey arrives on February 21. Readers can even use this list of films by the likes of Peter Jackson and George Romero to enjoy a monkey movie marathon while they wait for the latest Stephen King adaptation to hit the big screen.

The...

When we last left the Return of the Living Dead franchise, Part 2 had just flopped badly, satisfying neither critics nor fans of the first one. Making only $9 million worldwide after a $6 million budget, what was once thought to be a burgeoning series of movies in the mold of Friday the 13th looked deader than a week-old corpse. But as we all know, you can’t keep a good zombie down, and after the man who held the rights to the Living Dead name, Tom Fox, decided he didn’t want to be in the ghoul business any longer, he sold the rights, which eventually ended up at Trimark Pictures, a small studio specializing in horror pictures like Warlock, Leprechaun and Peter Jackson’s Dead Alive. Trimark saw there was potential still pumping in the Living Dead’s veins and decided to make a third entry, although this one would be...

I believe it takes a well-developed sense of humor to be a horror fan. After all, none of us would be able to sleep if we actually thought that Freddy Krueger could show up in our dreams at night – and yet we always play along when the time comes to enjoy spooky stories about supernatural killers and mutated monsters.

That’s why the rise of horror comedies was all but inevitable, as most horror hounds were already willing to laugh alongside their favorite filmmakers instead of at them. That being said, some of these humorous scares are more popular than others, and today we’d like to shine a light on six criminally underseen horror-comedies that deserve a second chance at success!

As usual, this list is based on personal opinion, but don’t forget to comment below with your own underrated favorites if you think we missed a particularly...

“Horror in the 90s sucked!” It’s a phrase we have all heard. We may have even uttered it. While the 70s was a time for grimy experimentation that set the standards for decades to come, and the 80s were the heyday of franchise slashers, the 90s represented something completely different for horror fans. The slasher giants like Halloween and Friday the 13th were petering out and no new horror icons had risen to take their places. In the last few years of the decade, the slasher re-emerged via Scream and gave rise to the more clever, self-referencial horror cycle that carried us into the new millennium, but what about the years before that? Was horror truly the barren wasteland that so often gets moaned about?

No! No, it was not.

The 90s might have seen the deaths of Freddy, Jason and Michael, but it also saw the births of...

Peter Jackson is a three-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker thanks to his contribution to the complex The Lord of the Rings universe, but not all his projects were major successes. In 2009, he directed a supernatural drama that brought him his first "rotten" score.

Jackson gathered a star-studded cast to adapt Alice Sebold's 2002 novel The Lovely Bones, a supernatural drama that didn't impress the critics or the audience. The Lovely Bones is heading to streaming on Paramount+ starting Dec. 1. Despite its substantial budget, the film didn't manage to win it back.

Related An Iconic David Fincher Thriller With 90% on Rotten Tomatoes Hits Paramount+ Next Month

One iconic thriller from David Fincher gets a new streaming home.

The Lovely Bones is a heartbreaking story about a 14-year-old girl who her neighbor murders. She watches over her family, hoping to get vengeance on her killer. The film stars four-time Academy Award-nominee Saoirse Ronan...

One of the things I’m most proud of doing here in the horror world is co-creating the “Horror Buddies” with Horror Decor, inspired by the WWF “Wrestling Buddies” of my youth. Along with artist Matt Ryan, we launched the popular line way back in 2013 with icons including Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees, but all good things inevitably come to an end.

Eleven years after we originally launched the line, Horror Decor has announced this month that they’re officially discontinuing the “Horror Buddies” line at the end of this year.

The company explains, “We have always tried to come up with something new and exciting that no one else was making. Unfortunately, there are now a lot of other companies doing something similar. Horror Buddies are expensive and time consuming for us to produce as we make them all by hand. While it’s been a good run, the...

The melt movie, a subcategory of body horror, is a specific flavor of genre film wherein the flesh melts, oozes, and dissolves into goo. These films are best viewed on an empty stomach.

On that note, this week brings the release of Ryan Kruger‘s Street Trash, a spiritual sequel to the 1987 melt movie cult classic that boasts no shortage of gruesome, practical effects-driven meltdowns. Flesh dissolves in vibrant but gooey fashion, inspiring this week’s streaming picks.

Brace your stomach for these five horror titles, all finding inventive new ways to explore this niche corner of body horror. As always, here’s where you can stream them this week.

For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.

The Blob – Tubi

Chuck Russell’s remake of the 1958 sci-fi horror film dials up the practical effects to eleven and delivers on the memorable, goopy horror moments. In keeping with tradition,...

Cate Blanchett gave quite a little shock to Andy Cohen this August when she revealed that her role in Peter Jacksons The Lord of the Rings did not garner her biggest paycheck. The brilliant Australian actress gave a near otherworldly performance as Galadriel in the epic trilogy, but she did not take on the role for fame and fortune, the latter of which being scant for most actors in those movies. Instead, Blanchett told Cohen that she wanted to work with the director of Braindead. It is, by now, fairly well known that Peter Jackson got his start directing splatter movies, and the most famous of these films is 1992s Braindead, better known as Dead Alive in the US. The film is gloriously over the top, and while it does not especially resemble Jacksons tone in The Lord of the Rings (to put it mildly!), one can easily see why Blanchett is a fan.

Stephen King's It miniseries was one of the great horror releases of the 90s, and still terrifies audiences more than 30 years after release. Featured within In Search of Darkness 1990-1994, we have an exclusive clip with director Tommy Lee Wallace, who talks about the world's fear of clowns, and bringing Pennywise to life with Tim Curry!

Ready to explore the best of ‘90s horror films and TV? In Search of Darkness 1990-1994, a five-plus-hour documentary featuring brand-new interviews with the greatest line-up of horror icons and experts, is now available to pre-order exclusively at 90sHorrorDoc.com until Midnight Halloween (Pacific Time) on October 31st, 2024. Audiences will have their last chance to have their names alongside their favorite horror icons in the credits!

From Creatorvc, the creative minds behind the In Search of Darkness ‘80s horror trilogy and Aliens Expanded documentary, In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994 delves into an...

From the producers of the hit In Search of Darkness documentary franchise comes In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994, an all-new epic documentary that aims to be the ultimate celebration of the wacky world of 1990s horror. Horror icons John Carpenter, Heather Langenkamp, and Mike Flanagan lead the line-up of 40+ genre favorites who were interviewed for this in-depth re-assessment of the decade, and we’re debuting the official trailer this morning!

In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994, a five-plus-hour documentary featuring brand-new interviews with an incredible line-up of horror icons and experts, is now available to pre-order exclusively at 90sHorrorDoc.com until Midnight Halloween (Pacific Time) on October 31st, 2024. This is your last chance to have Your name alongside your favorite horror icons in the credits.

In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994 Purchase Options:

Isod: 1990-94 Blu-ray Package (including Blu-ray w/slipcase; 2 posters; sew-on patch; membership card; name in credits; digital...

Edmonton’s premiere genre film festival, NorthwestFEARFest, is pulling out all the stops this October with six spine-tingling days and nights of new and classic genre cinema haunting Metro Cinema. Running from October 16 to 22, the lineup is peppered with myriad highlights, including the local premiere of Parker Finn’s Smile 2 and a 50th anniversary screening of Brian De Palma‘s Phantom of the Paradise with special guest Paul Williams!

Festival Director & Programmer Guy Lavallee says audiences are in for Edmonton’s biggest celebration of horror, thriller, dark comedy, and retro genre favourites. “With so much local support for our first 2, I’m pretty stoked to finally be able to announce the full 2024 lineup,” Lavallee announced. “Starting with our phenomenal Opening Night Film, Smile 2, our whole team is excited about this year’s movies, and I hope local genre enthusiasts will be as pumped as we are.

Lavallee continues,...

On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.

This September, we’re celebrating Back to School Night with four midnight movies that aren’t just academically themed but also teach the lessons essential to understanding this school of cinema.

First, read the spoiler-free bait — a weird and wonderful pick from any time in film and why we think it’s worth memorializing. After you’ve watched the movie, come back for the bite — a breakdown of all the spoiler-y moments you’d want to unpack when exiting a theater.

The Bait: You’re Invited to the Worst School Dance Since “Carrie”

“He looks dead,” panics the teenaged Lola (Robin McLeavy) while surveying the unconscious body of her prom date Brent (Xavier Samuel) in the trunk of her dad’s car. “You’ve ruined it!”

“I didn’t use that much!

Throughout the last two decades, Peter Jackson has become one of modern cinema's most celebrated directors. With his directorial work on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit franchises, along with his most recent project, a five-Emmy-winning Disney+ original docuseries on The Beatles titled Get Back, it's almost hard to believe that Jackson cut his teeth in the B-horror genre. Starting his career with cheesy horror films like Bad Taste and Dead Alive, no one safive-Emmy-winningw his transition from gore-filled slaughterfests to Academy Award-winning fantasy films coming.

A few years before his foray into Middle-earth with The Fellowship of the Ring, Jackson teamed with '80s megastar, Michael J. Fox, and the two created possibly the most underrated film of both their careers, with The Frighteners. While the film was seen as a financial failure, not quite making back its budget, it was decently lauded among critics, specifically for its fun performances from Fox,...

After Peter Jackson redefined fantasy cinema with The Lord of the Rings trilogy, he returned to try and make lightning strike twice with The Hobbit. However, Jackson didn't always intend to direct the sequel trilogy, as Guillermo del Toro was once attached to the director's chair. Cate Blanchett, who appeared in both trilogies as the elf Galadriel, remembers when del Toro was in charge of the project and wonders what the unique director would have brought to the franchise. The horror auteur behind Pan's Labyrinth, The Devil's Backbone, Cronos, and Blade II would have brought his fantastical gothic vision to the Lord of the Rings franchise.

Cate Blanchett spoke to GQ to look back at her most iconic characters throughout her career. While discussing her vital role in The Lord of the Rings, the actress was asked about her time appearing in The Hobbit and if she ever worked with...

Cate Blanchett’s role as Galadriel in The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) was iconic for several reasons. The actress played the role of a royal elf with magical abilities and narrated the prologue scene. Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogy ended up becoming one of the most successful franchises.

The actress was a part of the later sequels of the 2001 movie, but she was not supposed to return for the prequel. This was because it was based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit prequel, which did not include Galadriel’s character. However, a playful email resulted in the movie version including the popular role, which pleasantly surprised fans.

Cate Blanchett’s unexpected return as Galadriel

Through her role in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Cate Blanchett immortalized the character of Galadriel. In an interview with GQ,...

Cate Blanchett set the record straight on her pay for filming The Lord of the Rings.

The star of the Peter Jackson-directed trilogy cleared up the misconception that it was a high-paying job.

While appearing on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, Blanchett played “Plead the Fifth,” in which host Andy Cohen asks his guest three hard questions and can only veto one of them.

Cohen asked Blanchett which one of her films gave her “the biggest paycheck.” The Borderlands star told Cohen to guess which film it was after he said he assumed it was Lord of the Rings.

“Are you kidding me?” Blanchett said. “No, no one got paid anything to do that movie.”

Cohen asked Blanchett if she got a cut of the film’s box office success, to which she said, “No, that was way before any of that.”

Blanchett said that she signed up...

Cate Blanchett may have two Oscars, but back in the day, she was glad just to get a free sandwich.

The actress revealed that her miniscule salary on “The Lord of the Rings” films only covered crafts services and her costumes. Blanchett played royal elf Galadriel in the film trilogy directed by Peter Jackson that began in 2001.

“I wanted to work with the guy who made ‘Braindead,'” Blanchett said during “Watch What Happens Live” in the below video. Jackson helmed the 1992 zombie comedy, which was released as “Dead Alive” in North America.

But “The Lord of the Rings” was far from Blanchett’s biggest paycheck.

“Are you kidding me?” Blanchett said when asked about her salary for the blockbuster series. “No, no one got paid anything to do that movie. […] I basically got free sandwiches, and I got to keep my [elf] ears.”

“Wwhl” host Andy Cohen later asked if...

Cate Blanchett reveals that she was paid very little for playing Galadriel in Lord of the Rings, including no backend pay based on box office. Blanchett took the role because she wanted to work with Peter Jackson. The Lord of the Rings cast featured mostly unknown actors at the time, meaning most didn't command high movie-star salaries.

Lord of the Rings star Cate Blanchett recalls her low salary for appearing in Peter Jackson's beloved trilogy. Based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien, the first installment in Jackson's trilogy was released in 2001, introducing audiences to Elijah Wood's Frodo as he embarks on an epic quest to destroy the One Ring. The Lord of the Rings cast includes a host of talented actors, with Blanchett playing a memorable role as Elven queen Galadriel during The Fellowship of the Ring's Lothlrien sequence, a character she would revisit in the latter...

“The Lord of the Rings” is one of the highest-grossing film series of all time, having grossed $2.9 billion worldwide. But, according to Cate Blanchett, that doesn’t necessarily mean the actors earned a handsome salary for their involvement in Peter Jackson’s film trilogy.

During “Watch What Happens Live” on Tuesday night, host Andy Cohen asked Blanchett what film she received the biggest paycheck for. “I think it’s probably ‘Lord of the Rings,'” Cohen guessed.

“Are you kidding me?” Blanchett replied. “No, no one got paid anything to do that movie.”

When Cohen asked her if she “got a piece of the backend,” Blanchett replied, “No! That was way before any of that. No, nothing.”

“I wanted to work with the guy who made ‘Braindead,'” she continued, referring to Jackson and his 1992 zombie comedy film, which was released as “Dead Alive” in North America.

Blanchett starred in...

Zombie movies in the 1990s showcased a mix of comedy horrors and gory releases, diversifying the genre scene. Acclaimed directors like Wilson Yip, Clive Barker, and Peter Jackson created standout zombie movies of the decade. Despite being a decline for the genre, some 1990s zombie movies like Cemetery Man still hold up well.

The 1990s were a strange time for zombie movies, which didnt have as many classics as other decades, although there were still great releases during this time. While George A. Romeros Night of the Living Dead signaled the birth of the modern zombie movie in the 1960s, and the 1970s and 1980s have countless iconic releases, the last decade before the millennium amounted to somewhat of a slump for the genre and may have been impacted by viewer fatigue from years gone by. However, despite this decline, some movies stood out amongst the rest and still hold up today.

The director of The Vourdalak, Adrien Beau recommends six horror favorites.

Family is the ultimate encapsulation of society. It offers us a taste of the whole world, but at a molecular level – and is very convenient if you want to destroy the world via your storytelling. The Greeks knew it with their tragedies, and we’re still using it to this day.

The tale of The Vourdalak is about how a monster can destroy their relatives from within, feeding one by one on those they love the most. In our case it’s a fatherly, patriarchal figure who has transformed into something inhuman… but the horrible threat can come from elsewhere in the family unit.

Here, I share my five favorite horror films about that very topic…

Horror Featuring… The Father And Mother

Stanley Kubrick‘s The Shining, of course, is my definitive pick when it comes to fear of one’s father.

Peter Jackson has a wide range of successful projects under his name, from blockbuster franchises like The Lord of the Rings to cult classics like Meet the Feebles and Dead Alive. And his journey to becoming one of the most proficient filmmakers in the industry began with the 1987 film Bad Taste, which paved the way for his illustrious career in the film industry.

Peter Jackson | Credit: Wikimedia Commons/foilman

The film has since become a cult classic known for its over-the-top gore and dark humor. However, it faced significant challenges during production, particularly due to limited resources. In order to realize his vision, Jackson found himself compelled to employ unconventional methods to secure funding.

Peter Jackson’s Sneaky Tactics to Fund His Debut Feature Film

Peter Jackson’s journey as the filmmaker began with the gory extravaganza of the 1987 sci-fi horror comedy Bad Taste. Based in a fictional town in New Zealand,...

These days, Peter Jackson is best known for directing big budget spectacles. He took the Hobbits to Mordor, he cast Benedict Cumberbatch as a dragon, he brought us the sight of a motion-capture King Kong smacking around a bunch of dinosaurs. But when he was just getting his career started, he was making very different kinds of movies: horror comedies that were drenched in blood and pretty much every other bodily fluid you can think of. In 1992, he brought the world what may be the bloodiest film ever made: a zombie comedy he would call Braindead, but many fans know it as Dead Alive. And if you haven’t seen this one yet (you can watch it Here), it’s the Best Horror Movie You Never Saw.

Peter Jackson never had any formal film school training, and not just because they didn’t have such courses in his home country of New Zealand.

One of the scariest movie characters of all time is no doubt Zelda from Pet Sematary, the deathly ill sister of Rachel Creed who was actually played by male actor Andrew Hubatsek in the ’89 big screen adaptation. Zelda, who suffers from spinal meningitis, makes a brief but unforgettable appearance in the film, and she continues inducing nightmares to this day.

Our friend Gabe Lapeer over at Homemade Horror has captured that original version of Zelda in a brand new hand-sculpted figure, and he’s launching pre-sales in one week.

Pre-sales will run from March 13-15 on the Zelda figure, which recreates the most terrifying moment from Mary Lambert’s movie. Gabe even included Church in the sculpture.

Through Homemade Horror, Gabe Lapeer whips up all kinds of custom figures and collectibles that are usually offered up on a limited basis. Other iconic horror characters he’s given the treatment to...

Fast zombies redefine horror genre by introducing relentless, terrifying undead threats in recent films. Classic horror comedies and action horrors showcase the evolution and danger of fast-moving zombies. Movies like "Train to Busan" and "28 Days Later" explore post-apocalyptic fast zombie scenarios in thrilling ways.

Fast zombies were terrifying creatures that have frightened filmgoers in plenty of nail-bitingly tense zombie movies in recent years. While the zombie horror movie genre dates as far back as White Zombie in 1932 and its modern incarnation can be traced to George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead in 1968, these earlier movies featured slow-moving, lethargic zombies that were easily outrun when compared to more sinister fast-moving zombies. While fast-moving zombies have their origins in 1980s horror, they truly came to the forefront in 21st-century horror movies that featured undead creatures.

From horror comedies like The Return of the Living Dead to truly tense...

Actors Alex Winter and Jonah Ray Rodrigues face off as new neighbors in Shudder’s splatter-comedy Destroy All Neighbors, and it’s safe to say that the confrontation escalates to a lethal, gory degree.

In Destroy All Neighbors, Rodrigues stars as William Brown, a neurotic, self-absorbed musician easily distracted from his prog-rock ambitions by an apartment building full of eclectic neighbors. That includes the noisy and grotesque Vlad (Winter), who just moved in next door. When an accidental murder ensues, William’s unwitting reign of terror causes victims to pile up and become undead corpses that further derail his journey toward prog-rock Valhalla.

Contracted: Phase II’s Josh Forbes directed Destroy All Neighbors from a screenplay by Charles Pieper and Jared Logan, with story by Pieper and Mike Benner, and the splatter-comedy arrives on Shudder on January 12, 2024.

Ahead of its debut, Bloody Disgusting spoke with director Josh Forbes and stars...

Adam Chaplin is one of the goriest movies you’ve never seen. The extended cut is even more batshit insane.

You truly aren’t prepared for Adam Chaplin, which can only be described The Crow meets Fist of the North Star by the way of Peter Jackson’s Dead Alive.

Bloody Disgusting and Screambox are excited to bring to you the Streaming World Premiere of the extended cut of this Italian must-see-to-be-believed-madness, which is already jam-packed with insanity.

After premiering at Beyond Fest this past fall, Adam Chaplin is now kicking teeth out and punching heads off right now on Screambox! Merry fucking Christmas.

Necrostorm’s slaughterhouse actioner hails from co-directors Emanuele De Santi and Giulio De Santi, and the film also stars De Santi as Adam. Following the suspicious death of his wife, he investigates her murder and discovers mafia boss Denny is involved. Unable to trust the corrupt police,...

Adam Chaplin is one of the goriest movies you’ve never seen. The extended cut is even more batshit insane.

You truly aren’t prepared for Adam Chaplin, which can only be described The Crow meets Fist of the North Star by the way of Peter Jackson’s Dead Alive.

Bloody Disgusting and Screambox are excited to bring to you the Streaming World Premiere of the extended cut of this Italian must-see-to-be-believed-madness, which is already jam-packed with insanity. It’ll be kicking teeth out and punching off heads tomorrow, on December 1st. Merry fucking Christmas.

Necrostorm’s slaughterhouse actioner hails from co-directors Emanuele De Santi and Giulio De Santi, and the film also stars De Santi as Adam. Following the suspicious death of his wife, he investigates her murder and discovers mafia boss Denny is involved. Unable to trust the corrupt police, Adam summons a demon who offers him superhuman...

Peter Jackson has had a long and successful career that has earned him three Academy Awards, including Best Director in 2004 for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. He's made 14 feature-length films and has directed several popular documentaries, including the highly praised The Beatles: Get Back. Many associate him with his big-budget studio projects like The Lord of the Rings, or King Kong, but it was his earlier career-making splatter comedies in New Zealand that started his career and gave reason to call him the king of gore.

These movies were made with passion, fun, and often homemade props and camera rigs. They may not have made the same level of money, or carry the same level of prestige, but these are the types of movies that Peter Jackson should return to someday. This is why Peter Jackson needs to return to the horror genre.

Update...

HeBGB TV was among my favorite films I saw at Salem Horror Fest earlier this year, so I’m delighted that the frenetic horror-comedy anthology has made its way to Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting’s streaming service Screambox in time for Halloween.

In my review, I called it “a high-camp blend of the wistful glow of Wnuf Halloween Special, the uninhibited hyperactivity of Rick and Morty‘s “Interdimensional Cable” episodes, and the absurd unpredictability of Adult Swim’s Too Many Cooks.”

What I didn’t mention was all nods to genre favorites peppered throughout the film.

Here are 17 horror references in HeBGB TV.

1. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

HeBGB TV’s opening credits are inspired by the Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers title sequence, which perfectly captures the autumnal atmosphere.

2. Creature from the Black Lagoon

The boy in the opening scene is playing with a Creature from the Black Lagoon figure.

Every year, horror fans and aficionados attempt to take on the daunting task of watching a horror movie for each day in the month of October. Aptly named 31 Days of Horror, the challenge usually consists of viewers watching a mixture of their favorite classics, recent releases, and popular genre staples that may be new to them. In celebration of the spooky season, we at MovieWeb have curated our own suggestions for the month, providing a plethora of favorites from our contributing writers and editors. Check out our 31 Days of Horror posts every day this October, and embrace all the freaky found footage, vicious vampires, and stalking slashers you could ever hope for. Today, we kick off Day Five of MovieWeb's 31 Days of Horror with the lesser-known and massively underrated zombie movie, Dead Alive.

After the triumphant comeback of the Evil Dead franchise that debuted earlier this year, it's been proven...

The idiom "never judge a book by its cover" is one that has been ingrained in the brains of people since they were young, and while this metaphorical phrase is generally reserved for holding off judgment on another person, it is also used in a literal sense when looking at the media one wants to consume. Movie posters are generally representative of the films they want to present, allowing audiences a little preview of what they will see on screen. However, there have been many cases where a movie's poster is -- intentionally or not -- misleading, especially in horror.

While one of these horror entries made a misleading poster on purpose, most of these movie posters were inaccurate representations of the films they were trying to present. Whether showcasing scenes with very little significance to the plot, such as Happy Birthday to Me and Ghoulies, or just using images...

Graveyards: those eerie expanses where the departed find their eternal rest, and where filmmakers unearth some of the most spine-tingling tales ever told. At Nightmare on Film Street, we’ve got a bone to pick with anyone who doesn’t appreciate the macabre magic of a good cemetery-set scare.

So, dust off your tombstone trivia and join us on a moonlit stroll through 13 graveyard horror movies that promise to leave you delightfully disturbed.

ABC 13. The Midnight Hour (1985)

Halloween night, a cursed scroll, and the dead rising from their graves. This TV movie is a nostalgic trip back to the ’80s, where a group of teens must confront the supernatural to save their town. With its graveyard setting playing a pivotal role, it’s a hauntingly fun start to our list.

Rko Radio Pictures 12. I Walked with a Zombie (1943)

A nurse is brought to the Caribbean to care for a woman in a mysterious catatonic state.

Horror has long been a jumping-off point for big studio directors. Sam Raimi made the "Evil Dead" films before he got "Spider-Man." Peter Jackson made one of the bloodiest films ever filmed with "Braindead" (aka "Dead Alive" for us Americans) and then did "The Lord of the Rings." This is a trend that continues to this day. James Gunn is one of the most powerful directors and producers in the business right now and he got his start with Troma! 

Then we have James Wan, who transformed the horror cycle twice in the last 20 years. First with "Saw" in 2004, which kicked off a short-lived, but prolific movement of "torture porn" horror, and then with "Insidious" and "The Conjuring" in 2010 and 2013, respectively. We're still living in the ripples of those two movies which have spawned franchises in their own right as well as pulled supernatural horror back into the mainstream.

Wan...

Adam Chaplin is one of the goriest movies you’ve never seen. The extended cut is even more batshit insane.

Film Twitter always says, “You are not ready for <insert random title>”, but you truly aren’t prepared for Adam Chaplin, which can only be described The Crow meets Fist of the North Star by the way of Peter Jackson’s Dead Alive.

Bloody Disgusting and Screambox are excited to bring to you the Theatrical World Premiere of the extended cut of this Italian must-see-to-be-believed-madness at this year’s Beyond Fest, which is already jam-packed with insanity.

Necrostorm’s slaughterhouse actioner hails from co-directors Emanuele De Santi and Giulio De Santi, and the film also stars De Santi as Adam. Following the suspicious death of his wife, he investigates her murder and discovers mafia boss Denny is involved. Unable to trust the corrupt police, Adam summons a demon who offers him superhuman strength and dark powers,...

Talk to Me has garnered nearly unanimous praise since its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, even going on to win big at the Fantasia International Film Festival just this week. Now, Talk to Me has earned some major backing from yet another Oscar winner, with New Zealand native praising the Australian horror film.

Speaking with Ahi Films (via Newshub) – a distributor of the film – Peter Jackson said that Talk to Me is “relentlessly scary and disturbing – in the best possible way”, adding that it “isn’t just good – it’s very very good. The best, most intense, horror movie I’ve enjoyed in years.” That’s some high praise for a guy that started off his career with two of the most relentless horror movies of their era, Bad Taste and Braindead (aka Dead Alive). While Talk to Me leans more supernatural than, say, lawnmower bloodbath,...

Welcome to Camp Nightmare, where we're about to embark on a wild adventure through the wacky world of campy horror movies. The moon casts an eerie glow on the haunted cabins, and the rustling leaves whisper tales of horror. Gather 'round the campfire, fellow thrill-seekers, as we invite you into the twisted world of camp. Not summer camp, but camp camp. These delectably cheesy flicks have achieved legendary status, eliciting uproarious laughter and spine-tingling cringes in equal measure.

Before we delve into the world of campy horror movies though, we should probably answer the question: What is camp? It's the B-movie that's loud and proud. The intentionally over-the-top horror movie that winks at the audience, saying, “Sure, we might be cheesy and predictable, but isn't that part of the bloody charm?” Camp is a whirlwind of blood-splattered delight, where rubber monsters and questionable dialogue collide in a gleeful explosion of entertainment.

The new ten-episode Disney+ series"The Muppets Mayhem" sees the return of the psychedelic Muppet band The Electric Mayhem as they embark on a rip-roaring adventure to record their debut album. Their fearless bandleader Dr. Teeth is still behind the keys and Animal is still beating his drum kit into submission, with all the rest of the band getting back together to make magic happen once again. The long history of Muppets movies has always been filled with pop culture references and glorified celebrity cameos, but aside from "Muppets Haunted Mansion," they've largely avoided any direct nods to the horror genre. 

That all changed with the seventh episode of the series "Track 7: Eight Days a Week," where an uncredited appearance from director Peter Jackson confirmed one of the most unlikely puppet crossovers in film history. For the sake of your own sanity and to keep wholesome childhood memories intact,...

Peter Jackson is a name that many people recognize, and for good reason.

He has experienced tremendous success in his career, from creating short films to directing Hollywood blockbusters like the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and The Hobbit. But what many don’t know is that he’s an independent filmmaker who has been making movies since the 1980s.

In this article we’ll look at Peter Jackson’s epic career. We’ll explore his early career, discuss his film-making style, and discover how his involvement in projects such as The Lord of the Rings has shaped the Hollywood film industry today.

We will also look at some of the lessons aspiring filmmakers can learn from Peter Jackson’s journey. So let’s dive into this exciting story and find out how an independent Kiwi filmmaker made it big in Hollywood!

Early Life and Short Films: Peter Jackson’s Humble Beginnings Peter Jackson.

All ten episodes of “The Muppets Mayhem“ dropped on Disney+ earlier this week, sending beloved Muppet band, The Electric Mayhem, on a musical journey to record their first album. In true Muppet style, the journey comes with a slew of notable cameos, including a shocking horror crossover we never would’ve anticipated in a million years.

A surprising uncredited cameo by director Peter Jackson confirms that the characters from his raunchy spluppet feature (splatter + puppet), Meet the Feebles, exist within the same world as the Muppets, making for one of horror’s most surprising crossovers.

“Track 7: Eight Days a Week” is the seventh episode of the season, which sees the Muppets’ music exec Nora (Lilly Singh) attempt to create a documentary about the band. Enter director Peter Jackson, playing himself. The Award-winning director is there with a crew, and the band recognizes him instantly.

In a bizarre exchange, Muppet...

Certain genres go in and out of fashion, but there’s been a perennial love for the horror genre and stories that leave their audience scared and shaken. In horror, a strong idea can be enough to elevate even a low-budget project to impressive heights.

Related: 10 Sci-Fi Films That Bombed At The Box Office But Became Cult Classics

Since horror is so subjective, there’s a high chance for horror content to divide its audience. Certain titles crash and burn rather than set the box office ablaze. That being said, horror films are constantly being reappraised. Scary movies that initially bombed have since been reclaimed as genre masterpieces.

Updated May 9, 2023 by Daniel Kurland: Horror remains one of the film industry’s most exciting and unpredictable genres. Its one of the few places where original stories continue to thrive and a good idea from a talented team can take a tiny budget surprisingly far.

Before Peter Jackson became The Lord of the Rings Peter Jackson, he was still honing his craft in his home country of New Zealand and dabbling with a variety of genres. One of his works from this period is the gory romantic comedy called Dead Alive (Braindead). In 1992, Jackson directed this tiny film based in New Zealand that is so incredibly different from the Middle-Earth trilogy. In fact, if you didn't see the Kiwi-born and bred director's name during the opening credits, you wouldn't believe that the fun and light-hearted Dead Alive and the fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit franchises were made by the same man. And Jackson, who grew up making video nasties on Super 8, has loads of fun intermingling elements of rom-com, horror, and comedy into one beautifully raw and cheaply-produced independent film that has probably flown under your movie radar for decades.

Deltron 3030 — the groundbreaking hip-hop trio of Del the Funky Homosapien, Dan the Automator, and Kid Koala — are set to reunite on September 8th for a show in Denver, Colorado with Wu-Tang Clan and Run the Jewels.

To date, Deltron 3030 have released just two albums: their 2000 self-titled debut and 2013’s Event 2. Since then, each member of the group has carved out their own path as a solo artist, but they have performed together as recently as 2020.

Tickets for the reunion show go on sale Friday, April 28th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Axs.

In a recent interview with Rock the Bells, Del the Funky Homosapien teased that there could be new Deltron 3030 music on the horizon. “I’m thinking about it,” he said about a new album. “We’re basically living in the future. I would just try to work on making it more whimsical this time, not as heavy.

A new creature feature from New Zealand filmmaker Scott Walker (The Frozen Ground), The Tank is coming to select theaters April 21, followed by Digital on April 25.

Set in the 1970s, The Tank is about a young family who unwittingly awakens creatures at their recently inherited coastal property. Academy Award-winning special effects supervisor and creative director Richard Taylor (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Krampus, Braindead) and his team at SFX studio Wētā Workshop are behind the film’s practical creature effects.

Ahead of the film’s release, Bloody Disgusting spoke with Walker and Taylor about bringing these creatures to life.

Walker explains where his throwback creature feature began, “It was during Covid when I wrote this, and I wanted it set in 1978 as a nod to a simpler time. That was about a year into Covid, and nobody knew what was going to happen. We had been displaced around the world,...

Evil Dead Rise Photo: Warner Bros. It can be argued that 1981’s The Evil Dead, made on a shoestring budget when director Sam Raimi was barely 21, kicked off the 1980s boom in horror comedy, which would include Ghostbusters, Return Of The Living Dead, Re-Animator, The Stuff, Beetlejuice, Gremlins, and (in...

In celebration of its 20th anniversary, House of 1000 Corpses has received a new Blu-ray edition. The two-disc box set is loaded with extras — including never-before-seen cast and crew interviews — among other bells and whistles, but writer-director Rob Zombie’s new commentary track is a digital exclusive (here’s how to listen).

It’s a bizarre choice — a timing issue is the only logical explanation I can fathom — but thankfully the Blu-ray comes with a digital copy that includes the track. Zombie begins by noting that it’s his first time watching the movie in its entirety since recording the previous commentary for the DVD 20 years ago, but he manages to remember plenty about the tumultuous production.

Here are seven things I learned from Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses commentary…

1. Zombie intended to play Dr. Wolfenstein.

The footage of horror host Dr. Wolfenstein that opens the movie was the...