“All universal moral principles are idle fancies.” — Marquis de Sade This is not exactly going to be a shock, but the Marquis de Sade was one strange dude. His very name has come to be a synonym for the love of pain. There are […]
Movies & TVLove is in the air, everywhere you look around, during this time of year. But you’ve been misled your entire life, folks. Cupid doesn’t actually enjoy love–in fact, the mythological creature hates everything about it and the people who celebrate the Hallmark holiday on February […]
Movie Reviews Movies & TVEvery now and then we here at Ravenous Monster receive a movie trailer that works EXACTLY the way trailers are intended to work. The trailer for writer-director Neil Rowe’s special effects showcase Alien Outbreak, available On Demand and DVD on February 11 via High Octane […]
Movies & TV NewsA horror movie relies on many things in order for it to work. Apart from a killer plot and good acting, they also rely largely on visual effects that include costume, makeup design, and all the gory special effects that keep us captivated for hours on […]
Movies & TVOf the numerous horror movie sub-genres there is one that hits closer to home than any of the others: home invasions. This is not surprising considering the nearly 2 million home invasions that take place in the USA every year. The idea of intruders entering your home […]
Movies & TVLegendary Italian gore machine Lucio Fulci’s bloody fever dream The House by the Cemetery is one of the director’s weirder films—if you can believe that—and it’s finally getting an all-out, 4k restoration chocked (or maybe choked?) full of special features courtesy of Blue Underground. This […]
NewsThe road trip is a classic American pastime that has been featured in horror films such as Jeepers Creepers, Funny Games, and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. And while your idea of a good time may not involve getting chased by a psychopath on wheels, there’s […]
Featured Article Movies & TVThe thing that typified horror cinema of the 2010s more than just about anything else was the proliferation of movies about ghosts or ghost-adjacent entities, from the Paranormal Activity franchise to The Conjuring and its several offshoots, apparitions have been everywhere. So, why stop now? […]
News“Why do you like horror?” We get this question a lot, usually from people too puritanical or weak stomached to enjoy the genre, but this time was different. The woman who asked me was a refuge from Iraq. “I’ve seen too much horror,” she said. […]
Movie Reviews Movies & TVIf there’s one thing I love, it’s a scary story with a creepy kid as its main monster. I mean, kids are scary enough in real life, right? I have two of my own and I know this to be true. So, when I saw […]
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