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Who doesn't love a good horror story? Authors like Stephen King have made a very nice living by scaring readers and moviegoers out of their wits. Horror, in fact, has one of the most avidly devoted fanbases you'll find anywhere on the blogosphere.

Horror also covers a surprisingly wide spectrum of styles, ranging from creepy, psychological thrillers to all-out splatterfests where little, if anything, is left to the imagination in the way of guts and gore.

In the seventies, the horror bar was significantly raised with the release of The Exorcist, a film which covered demonic possession so graphically that many parents forbade their children to see the film. By the late seventies and early eighties, horror had spawned a new sub-genre of "slasher" films like the Halloween and Friday The 13th series, which featured maniacal killers picking off young sex-crazed teenagers one by one.

The Nightmare On Elm Street series took this to a borderline comical level with the introduction of Freddie Krueger and his knife-wielding gloved fingertips. More recently, films like Saw and Hostel have upped the gore factor to such a degree some critics have labeled them as "torture-porn."

On the blogosphere, you'll find horror fans at sites like the Horror Blog and Horrors Not Dead.

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  • Richard John Walters (My Bloody Valentine 3D)


    Horror Society — Authority Authority: 139
    Richard John Walters: Tangoing in Gore with My Bloody Valentine 3D’s Prime Villain. By Brian Kirst “If you’ve got stones enough to go on stage, you’ve got my respect,” Richard John Walters (the legendary Harry Warden in the grisly n’ popular…
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  • Little Red - Wendy Wheeler


    Not Free SF Reader : Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror — Authority Authority: 500
    She looks very tasty. 3 out of 5
    2 hours ago

  • Katie Price’s Cupid Stunt And Peter Andre’s Horror


    Anorak News — Authority Authority: 641
    KATIE Price and Peter Andre: Anorak’s at-a-glance look at Jordan and pop acorn Pete in the news… Daily Star (front page): Peter: I’ll never take Kate back” PETER Andre says Katie Price’s post-jungle behaviour has proved once and for all why he will never take her back. Kate? Oh, Katie Price’s ...
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  • Condemned: Criminal Origins £6.99 @ The Game Collection [Xbox 360 Games]


    Dealspwn — Authority Authority: 146
    Fancy a stocking filler that’s guaranteed to scare? If so then you might want to take a peek at Monolith’s Condemned: Criminal Origins , a rip-snorter of a fright-fest that combines C.S.I. with F.E.A.R. and is best played with a hefty surround sound system and the lights off for optimum pant-wetting. If you ...
    3 hours ago

  • ‘ZOMBIELAND’ And ‘JACKASS’ Comfirmed For 3D Sequels


    It's A Thrall World — Authority Authority: 129
    ZOMBIELAND Teaser Poster Source: Variety , JackAssWorld.com A little unusual to post these in the same update but that’s how it appeared in Variety… Dual 3D sequels: Hollywood is moving forward with a pair of unlikely 3D sequels. Sony is in the process of inking deals to bring back the “Zombieland” ...
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  • Zombieland 3D and Jackass 3D Sequels on the Way!?


    Movies - Spoilers — Authority Authority: 138
    Zombieland and Jackass 3D Sequels on the Way!? Hollywood is moving forward with a pair of unlikely 3D sequels. Sony is in the process of inking deals to bring back the "Zombieland" team for a second installment, but this time the bloody comedy is poised to unspool in 3D. And Paramount has greenlit a third ...
    4 hours ago

  • Robert Englund at Nostalgia and Comics


    The Forbidden Planet International Blog Log — Authority Authority: 595
    The great Robert Englund graced our Nostalgia & Comics store in Birmingham this week and Dave from N&C tells me that he was a real delight, utterly charming his fans and staff alike and telling them some great stories while signing copies of Hollywood Monster. I’m quite jealous, would have been wonderful ...
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  • Eagle Eye - Christian Movie Review


    Review This Crazy World — Authority Authority: 163
    … (2007) Movie Review. Horror Films … of the World - Movie Review. Hot Fuzz - A Perfect … The Movie Review of Angels and Demons (2009) LED Backlighting - TVs … See the article here: Eagle Eye - Christian Movie Review
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  • Blood Moon Rising 2009 Hollywood Movie Watch Online


    Online Watch Movies Free — Authority Authority: 155
    Blood Moon Rising 2009 Hollywood Movie Watch Online : Director : Brian Skiba Release Date : 24 November 2009 Genre : Horror Cast : Kaily Alissano, Michael Jason Allen, Robert Altizer, Richard Anderson, Gil Andrews, Brian Carr, Jeanna Coker, Sande Comenzind, Douglas L. Cook, David Corpus, Brenton ...
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  • Paranormal Activity


    The Appalling Strangeness — Authority Authority: 137
    So, saw Paranormal Activity last night. And it is good. It would be better if it wasnt just a version of The Blair Witch Project with less attractive scenery and even more irritating characters, but it does work hard at creating a level of fear that didnt rely mainly on special effects. It has atmosphere; if ...
    6 hours ago

  • My novel is a finalist in Dorchesters "Fresh Blood" contest!


    Midlist Writer — Authority Authority: 112
    December is turning out to be a good month. Not only did a short story of mine get published, but my horror novel, A Fine Likeness , is one of ten finalists in Dorchester Publishings "Fresh Blood" contest. Grand prize: publication in mass market paperback and limited edition hardcover. Sweet! I knocked out a pile ...
    6 hours ago

  • Sam Raimi’s Gotta Pay Off Panic Attack Somehow


    Screenhead — Authority Authority: 563
    How, you ask?  By re-releasing Evil Dead to a selection of theaters once again.Now, don’t get me wrong here, I love Evil Dead as much as the next cult horror junkie, but come on, Sam Raimi…doesn’t everyone already OWN this movie by now?  In like three or four separate versions?  On two or three different [...]
    7 hours ago

  • Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Director Breaks Into Movies


    Screenhead — Authority Authority: 563
    Now here’s an exciting bit of news for you, folks–one of the biggest games of the holiday season, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, was definitely one of the things that kept a LOT of people occupied lately.  Whether playing it, or just trying to find it on shelves, it was a real ride for [...]
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  • Carvel Online Review–Nothing To Do With Ice Cream


    Screenhead — Authority Authority: 563
    When I first saw this short swim up out of the depths of YouTube to give me a small coronary, I just about lost it.  Seriously…I mean, Carvel is the name of a line of ice cream treats that seems pretty much limited to around the New England area.  Featuring ice cream treats in the [...]
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  • The Most Absurd Human Rights Violations (18): Rectal Terrorism


    P.A.P. Blog - Human Rights Etc. — Authority Authority: 434
    President Sarkozy’s new domestic intelligence directorate (DCRI) learnt of an attack in Saudi Arabia in which the bomber detonated … a device in his rectum. Al-Qaeda gave video publicity to its new method tested by Abdullah Hassan al-Asiri, a 23-year-old terrorist, who blew himself apart at a meeting in Jeddah ...
    7 hours ago

  • Q (aka The Winged Serpent) (1982, USA)


    Wrong Side of the Art — Authority Authority: 513
    [IMG: http://www.wrongsideoftheart.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/5109__x400_q_poster_01.jpg][IMG: http://www.wrongsideoftheart.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/5110__x400_q_poster_02.jpg][IMG: http://www.wrongsideoftheart.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/5111__x400_q_poster_03.jpg]
    7 hours ago

  • New Nightmare on Elm Street Movie Stills Surface


    Shockya.com — Authority Authority: 551
    One, Two, Freddy’s coming for you. Check out a few awesome new movie stills from the upcoming horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street by director Samuel Bayer (Fiasco Heights) and starring Kellan Lutz (The Twilight Saga: New Moon), Jackie Earle Haley (Shutter Island, Watchmen) and Thomas Dekker (Terminator: The Sarah ...
    7 hours ago

  • Daybreakers (Trailer #2)


    HD-Trailers.net Blog — Authority Authority: 148
    Link to Catalog The year is 2019. A mysterious plague has swept over the earth, transforming the majority of the world’s population into vampires. Humans are now an endangered, second-class species – forced into hiding as they are hunted and farmed for vampire consumption to the brink of extinction. It’s ...
    8 hours ago

  • Man Beast (1956, USA)


    Wrong Side of the Art — Authority Authority: 513
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    8 hours ago

  • Sundance and stuff


    Premium Hollywood - Entertainment blog, Hollywood blog, movie blog, TV blog — Authority Authority: 482
    * The Sundance Film Festival, easily the second most influential film festival in the world, both for better and for worse, unveiled its 2010 schedule this morning. Anne Thompson takes a close look at the impact of Jim Cooper, who is now running the festival after the departure of Geoff Gilmour. At the one and ...
    8 hours ago

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