2024-04-11 19:01
The South African film Gaia (2021) feels very familiar. With the recent release of The Last of Us (2023), and considering that series being rooted in the 2013 video game of the same nam… Read More
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2024-04-11 18:47
The Malevolent Dark Horror Fiction Top 25 April 2024 Edition
Check out the charts for March, February, and January
1. Murder Road by Simone St. James
A young couple suspected of murder… Read More
2024-03-27 15:41
6 Essential Found Footage Horror Films
Welcome to Malevolent Dark’s 6 Essential Found Footage Horror Films! Found footage is a film-making technique in which all or a significant part… Read More
2024-03-25 17:22
Here we go again. Welcome to the sequel of Maniac Cop – Maniac Cop 2. How very original. Will the movie be just as interesting? There’s only one way to find out. Read on, my frie… Read More
2024-03-18 14:20
“When an evil is too great for man to judge, the Windigo is called upon.”
So begins The Windigo, a stark but emotionally charged tale of vengeance run amok. Directed by Gab… Read More
2024-03-13 14:39
Alan Wake 2 and The State of the Scene
For many, the mid to late 2000s were the golden age of gaming, with 2010 being a particularly memorable year. Not only did 2010 see the release of icon… Read More
2024-03-13 14:31
Back in January, Doug Roos reached out to Malevolent Dark with his recent film, Bakemono. The film tracks the events that occur to several residents that stay in a Tokyo AirBnB. Unaware, eac… Read More
2024-03-11 13:44
MALEVOLENT DARK HORROR FICTION TOP 25 MARCH 2024 EDITION
Check out the chart for February and January
1. The Bad Weather Friend by Dean Koontz
Koontz, a four-time Bram Stoker Award nom… Read More
2024-03-06 20:08
The life and times of the infamous Wisconsin graverobber and murder, Ed Gein, permeates the world of modern horror cinema. Devout horror fans with a morbid curiosity need no introduction to… Read More
2024-03-06 16:11
The 2014 horror flick Kristy mines the familiar territory of masked stalkers terrorizing lone victims to generate a surprisingly intense film about a college girl trying to survive against a… Read More
2024-02-27 21:25
Happy nearly ¼ of the way through 2024 folks. My drinking game has gotten off to a weak start this year but here’s to hoping it improves.
Or worsens, depending on your POV.
I fi… Read More
2024-02-21 21:01
MalevolentDark.com Top 10 Extreme Horror Fiction of 2021
Check out the Top 10 lists for 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017
1. The Night Stockers by Kristopher Triana and Ryan Harding
Two Spl… Read More
2024-02-21 18:29
Directed by Zach Cregger, Barbarian (2022) released to American audiences in September of 2022. It offers a another entry in the burgeoning “basement horror” sub-genre… Read More
2024-02-15 00:33
MALEVOLENT DARK HORROR FICTION TOP 25 FEBRUARY 2024 EDITION
Check out the chart for January 2024
1. The House of Last Resort by Christopher Golden
A two-time Bram Stoker Award-winning autho… Read More
2024-02-14 23:50
The Hellraiser franchise might be among the most recognizable in all of horror. Considering how maligned the franchise gets at times, it rather remarkable that it’s so revered. One rea… Read More
2024-01-25 18:21
In 1977, Italian horror master Dario Argento began a journey with his groundbreaking horror masterpiece, Suspiria (1977). He tells the tale of three headed cabal of ancient witches that… Read More
2024-01-24 16:17
In 2018, Ari Aster made his directorial debut by releasing Hereditary (2018) with A24. In 2019, he returned to A24 with a modern take on the ‘Folk Horror’ genre with&nb&hell…Read More
2024-01-17 04:12
MalevolentDark.com Top 10 Extreme Horror Fiction of 2020
Make sure to check out Lionel’s Lists for 2019, 2018 and 2017
1. The Magpie Coffin by Wile E. Young
2020 was the year of… Read More
2024-01-17 04:01
In 1972, Armando De Ossario released an absolute classic in Spanish horror cinema when he released Tombs of the Bind Dead (1972). The Ghost Galleon (1974) represents his second return to his… Read More
2024-01-08 21:21
MALEVOLENT DARK HORROR FICTION TOP 25 JANUARY 2024 EDITION
Check out the charts for December, November and October
1. The Daughters of Block Island by Christa Carmen
The mysterious pa… Read More
2024-01-07 19:55
EDITORS NOTE: One of the great things about this site is its global reach. More than once I have awoken to find a little nugget of brilliance from far across the globe smouldering in my inbo… Read More
2023-12-22 22:47
It’s common for a viewer to root for the bad guy in a horror film. But let’s be honest. For this flick, Harry isn’t the villain. Everyone else is. AKA people are fucking GA… Read More
2023-12-18 21:52
MalevolentDark.com Top 10 Extreme Horror Fiction of 2019
Make sure to check out Lionel’s Top 10 Extreme Horror Fiction lists for 2018 and 2017
1. Lakehouse Infernal by Christine Morga… Read More
2023-12-11 14:38
A Haunting in Venice – I said it once, I’ll say it again, give me a movie that doesn’t try to be more than it is and I’ll sit for hours. A plot that is so worn down I… Read More
2023-12-11 14:27
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I scrolled weak and weary, through many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten Netflix shows. While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly my eyes fell upon… Read More
2023-12-05 15:29
For some reason that I am unable to explain, we have felt compelled to pull together this MASSIVE compendium of essential horror movies that everyone should watch at some point in their life… Read More
2023-12-04 18:37
MALEVOLENT DARK HORROR FICTION TOP 25 DECEMBER 2023 EDITION
Check out the charts for November and October Editions
1. Mister Lullaby by J.H. Markert
At an abandoned train tunnel… Read More
2023-11-29 16:48
Chicago writer/director Richard Burgin’s debut feature film Fang is a stark look at mental illness through the lens of a young man spiraling into madness.
“It was an incredible l… Read More
2023-11-26 20:38
7 More Vipco Bayview November Releases
Editor NOTE: More Vipco Bayview November Releases was collated and arranged from Bayview / Vipco Press… Read More
2023-11-22 15:08
MalevolentDark.com Top 10 Extreme Horror Fiction of 2018
Make sure to check out Lionel’s Top 10 List for 2017
1. Full Brutal by Kristopher Triana
A vicious tale told through th… Read More
2023-11-15 02:35
“When faced with death, who should live versus who will live are two entirely separate things.” John Kramer, Saw VI, 2009
The traps of the Saw franchise have taken on a life of t… Read More
2023-11-14 23:41
EDITOR NOTE: New Releases from Bayview and Vipco in November collated and arranged from Bayview / Vipco Press releases
Paranormal UK: UFO'… Read More
2023-11-07 19:23
MalevolentDark.com Top 10 Extreme Horror Fiction of 2017
Make sure to check out Lionel’s other Fiction Lists
1. White Trash Gothic by Edward Lee
The 2020 J.F. Gonza… Read More
2023-11-06 14:35
Return of the Blind Dead (1973), otherwise know as The Return of the Evil Dead and El Ataque de los Muertos Sin Ojos, follows up Spanish director Amando de Ossorio’… Read More
2023-11-04 19:14
WINTER HAUNTS 2023 PRESENTS A PACKED DAY OF GHOST STORIES AND GOTHIC FICTION FOR ONLINE EVENT
Winter Haunts runs for the second time in 2023, bringing together an exciting array of authors f… Read More
2023-11-02 04:28
MALEVOLENT DARK HORROR FICTION TOP 25 for NOVEMBER 2023
Check out the October Edition
1. Becoming the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar
Stephen King says all you need to know on the cover: &ld&hell…Read More
2023-10-30 16:24
Listen up, you primitive screwheads. It’s almost Halloween. We here at the Monkey House have given tequila shots and Mad Dog to every primate and simian in residence. So buckle up for… Read More
2023-10-30 14:26
Saw X – Reinvigorating a Franchise?
Once upon a timer, SAW was appointment cinema. For the first seven years of its run of horror dominance, one could count on a new SAW movie coming o… Read More
2023-10-26 16:13
Eulogy Media is set to release ‘Take The Left Hand Path’ on 10/18, just in time for Halloween. First off, I would like to give out a big thank you to Hal Sinden at Eulogy Media f… Read More
2023-10-23 22:49
We are super excited to get our hands on Bloodthirst (2023), the latest release from Mahal Empire, just in time for Halloween season. Mahal Empire has been rocking the indie horror circuit w… Read More
2023-10-22 16:09
Four years before releasing the Folk Horror triumph, Midsommer (2019), directed by Ari Aster, A24 studios tried their hand at the sub-genre with The Witch. Directed by Robert… Read More
2023-10-21 19:50
Starting in the early 1950s, no name is more synonymous with American pop cinema than Roger Corman. His 1959 film, A Bucket of Blood (1959) perfectly exemplifies the art of Corman… Read More
2023-10-20 14:45
Candy Cain Kills
The holidays are often filled with a tension that culminates in large pine trees meticulously draped with silver tinsel and an excessive amount of baking. Everything has to… Read More
2023-10-19 13:53
Beneath Us All is a modern vampire horror movie that’s steeped in the classic tradition of the fanged undead. Directed by Harley Wallen, the 2023 horror film is another slow burn thril… Read More
2023-10-13 15:00
Ranking Rob Zombie Films
Today, Malevolent Dark try its hand at ranking Rob Zombie films into tiers. Before we begin, it should be known that we at Malevolent Dark act as official Rob Zombie… Read More
2023-10-12 14:01
The Devil’s Left Hand is a moody demonic thriller chronicling the aftermath of a séance gone awry at a couple’s housewarming party.
Harley Wallen writes, directs, an… Read More
2023-10-11 02:51
With ten movies under its belt, the Saw franchise is one of the most prolific horror series out there. However, these movies weren’t all hits, especially the later entries in the serie… Read More
2023-10-09 14:05
Herschell Gordon Lewis – Splatter Master
In the annals of cinema history, there exists none other than a man of infamous character and grisly notoriety. This same man invented a niche… Read More
2023-10-05 13:50
Apollo 18 – It’s Like A Double Secret Apollo 13
Apollo 18 is a found footage science fiction horror film directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego that explores the fictional p… Read More
2023-10-04 18:50
SEPTEMBER HORROR FICTION TOP 25 RELEASE RANKINGS
1. Holly by Stephen King
Holly Gibney returns to investigate a mother’s missing daughter in the new novel from the King of Horror.
2… Read More
2023-09-30 15:32
I have never in all my years of consuming media found a main character that I liked less than Annie. They designed her perfectly.
Directed by Rob Savage, written by Gemma Hurley and Jed Shep… Read More
2023-09-27 15:10
When it comes to Italian Cannibal films, many will point to Umberto Lenzi’s The Man From Deep River (1972) as the film that laid out the archetype. However, it is Ruggero Deodato… Read More
2023-09-25 14:09
In the dimly lit corridors of cinematic history, there exists a name that sends shivers down the spines of horror film enthusiasts — Vincent Price. With an ominous voice that curdles b… Read More
2023-09-20 13:20
13th September 2023 – PARACINEMA CULT FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS TO QUAD THIS SEPTEMBER
Paracinema, QUAD’s home-grown Film Festival, returns this September for four days of cult films… Read More
2023-09-18 19:46
I Spit on Your Grave, A Sordid History
The remake of the 1978 cult classic I Spit on Your Grave matches the misogyny of the original while amping up the fury of a woman victimized in the wor… Read More
2023-09-14 16:44
Broken Hands is a follow-up to Terra Vagus’ 2021 collection, Time Slip. Broken Hands is a reminder that healing is not linear. That it’s okay to still feel the pains of the past… Read More
2023-09-09 04:40
Author’s Note: I had every intention of writing about ten years of Bray Wyatt, as we first saw him on the main WWE roster in the summer of 2013. That article will come, as the idea beh… Read More
2023-09-08 21:31
Nope (2022) – Sigh. Another Jordan Peele joint. Yet again, I have to separate the hype that intends to turn Jordan Peele into the second coming of Steven Spielberg for the reality that… Read More
2023-09-06 17:40
In 2015, Director Phil Guidry, Simon Herbert and David Whelan wrote and directed Savageland (2015) a found footage (found snapshot, more like it) mockumentary film about a massacre that happ… Read More
2023-09-04 18:58
Welcome Home – The Evolution of Analog Horror
Despite Analog Horror being a relatively new genre in the horror scene, it’s already produced some of the most creative and te… Read More
2023-09-01 16:13
As an author, director, educator, and popular culture historian, Caseen Gaines has been making waves in the world of non-fiction film history. Having written insightful behind-the-scenes boo… Read More
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2023-08-22 20:44
Whelp…what can I say? Because I’ve spent the last two months on a drunken bender in Las Vegas with a retired monkey trainer and a band of hobos, I missed the opportunity to stre… Read More
2023-08-21 23:42
As huge fans of late 70s and early 80s Italian Cannibal mania, it was only a matter of time before we talked about Eli Roth’s love letter to genre. The Green Inferno (2013) puts a… Read More
2023-08-16 19:13
NATURE REVOLTS!
In this issue of Tubi Terror, Malevolent Dark will dig deep in the creates of dusty eco-horror selections from our favorite streaming dungeon. We chose 3 movies where God&rsq&hell…Read More
2023-08-16 18:04
We are super stoked to get early new on Matt Schorr’s new project Vintage Horror Crate on Kickstarter. The project is pre-launch, but yo… Read More
2023-08-14 20:21
At Malevolent Dark, we spend a lot of time looking at the international horror genre. We spent much of that time digging through the proverbial European crates. Admittedly, we need to pan th… Read More
2023-08-01 23:50
When Darkness Falls
The Indie thriller When Darkness Falls is a bleak look at the dark side of the human psyche as two American women, Jess and Andrea, hike into the rural Scottish countrys… Read More
2023-08-01 23:28
It’s summer! Time to switch out my snowcapped winter horror for cotton candy and chainsaws. These are my top 9 favorite Amusement park and carnival horror books.
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2023-07-25 19:19
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On this episode we will have Podcaster Dave Maresca from Hollow9ine Network and Writer Argalin Darkscares from Morbidly Beautiful as our guests! We will be discussing the… Read More
2023-07-21 15:47
Dario Argento’s Inferno (1980) marks his second entry into what would be know as his “Three Mothers” trilogy. It follows what many consider to be Argento’s magnu… Read More
2023-07-18 20:42
Oops! You’re a Vampire – Breathing life into the undead
The 2022 indie film Oops! You’re A Vampire is a microbudget masterwork of black comedy about a dysfunctional family… Read More
2023-07-17 15:26
Every once in a while, something slips through the cracks at Malevolent Dark, and we must catch up to conventional industry wisdom. We recently reviewed the insanely hyped The Black Phone (2… Read More
2023-07-14 15:02
Nathan Shepka’s “The Baby in the Basket” adds former Bond girl Maryam d’Abo to the cast
Glasgow, Scotland – June 20thth 2023 – Actress Maryam d… Read More
2023-07-14 13:53
Koa Aloha Media Begins Production on new horror film, Dinner With the Devil
Horror/Thriller “Dinner with the Devil” Starts Production in Late Summer
Gore-filled, character-driven… Read More
2023-07-13 17:22
Into the Spookhouse with Harlow’s Haunt
Years ago, some friends and I went to a local haunted house. It was just our luck that when it was time for our time to enter, all of the costum… Read More
2023-07-11 03:18
“Amber Road” keeps audiences squirming with its close-up gore
This intense thriller is now on Amazon and Apple TV
HOLLYWOOD – The low-budget, independent horror/t… Read More
2023-07-10 19:07
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Director Kathryn Andrea and Actresses Ally Hunter and Samirrah Wright of the upcoming film BLOODY POOLSIDE will be joining us as guests this evening! We will discuss (… Read More
2023-07-06 16:20
Steve Merlo is breaking ground on new psychological horror film
Steve Merlo, the filmmaker behind the critically acclaimed Texas Chainsaw Massacre fan film The Sawyer Massacre, is ready to f… Read More
2023-07-05 15:24
Summer’s here and let’s be honest, drinking wine in Carmel Valley beats writing a horror rag 9 out of 10 times. But… like on every vacation, I got to catch up on some thou… Read More
2023-07-02 14:00
Something about the 80s makes everything from that era feel nostalgic. During that time, cinema just learned the power of marketing to children. Star Wars (1977) had broken the seal on… Read More
2023-07-01 14:00
Massimo Dallamano’s What Have You Done To Solange? (1972) presents a masterpiece in giallo cinema, despite the fact that it struggles to deliver a cohesive narrative. Still, fanatics o… Read More
2023-06-26 21:47
On this episode I will have on Director Brad Twigg (MILFS VS. Zombies, KILLER CAMPOUT, WRESTLEMASSACRE, DEATHBOARD) and Writer/Producer Gary Lee Vincent (MY UNCLE JOHN IS A ZOMBIE!, DESK CL… Read More
Under Cover Of Darkness: 5 Times Reworking Classic Songs For Horror Worked Too Well For Its Own Good
2023-06-24 20:12
When Reworking Classic Songs For Horror Worked Too Well For Its Own Good
Music makes and breaks horror. Whether a simple cue or the choice of a song used diegetically, what we hear can influ… Read More
2023-06-21 23:33
MVD ENTERTAINMENT GROUP IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE SWAMP THING,LICENSED FROM MGM, FOR RE-RELEASE IN NORTH AMERICA ON BOTH4K ULTRA HD AND BLU-RAY FORMATS ON JULY 25, 2023
THE RELEASE INCLUDES BOT… Read More
2023-06-19 22:51
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Comic book Writer/Artist/Editor Rob “Potsy” Potchak will be my guest this evening. We will be talking about his work on such comic titles as JUNIOR HIGH HO… Read More
2023-06-19 22:00
This is the ninth in a series of articles looking at Eurocult films from the 1970s and 1980s that focus on a theme of diabolical/demonic possession. In this instalment, we examine Lucio Fulc… Read More
2023-06-13 15:54
Writer/Producer/Director Dave Kerr will be my guest this evening. We will be discussing his work on films such as CURSE OF THE SLASHER NURSE (2017), RETURN OF THE SLASHER NURSE (2019)… Read More
2023-06-09 22:41
While the original Prom Night movie has been a favorite for years, rewatching it as an adult, I now question A LOT that happens in that flick. I never realized how much fun the sequel was un… Read More
2023-06-05 18:28
As website and magazine articles are being written for my coverage of Carolina Fear Fest 2023 are being written and submitted, we are going back to my interview with Matt Burns from Februar… Read More
2023-06-01 15:18
The title of Final Girl goes hand in hand with a horror film. The last girl standing at the end of the movie has fought back against an evil that has killed off her friends one by one. But s… Read More
2023-05-29 16:19
On this episode I will be discussing Carolina Fear Fest 2023 with my guest Actress Angel Bradford. Angel was part of the convention by helping with the celebrities and more. HOWEVER, it sho… Read More
2023-05-23 21:39
The very nature of being a fan of the horror genre is a willingness to suspend common sense in order to allow oneself to get swept away in a fantastical narrative. Body Farm is such a ridicu… Read More
2023-05-21 17:38
On this episode we continue our coverage of Carolina Fear Fest 2023 as we will have on former NFL Player and Actor Ron Fazio! After a short lived NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys (1985) a… Read More
2023-05-17 15:29
The 13th opens with one of the most chilling prologues and finishes with one of the most shocking epilogues of any horror novel I’ve ever read. Originally released in 2009, The 13… Read More
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