Blair Witch

Audiences at the time might have been fooled, but 25 year later, everyone knows The Blair Witch Project is a work of fiction. But even without that “true story” gimmick going for it, the movie remains surprisingly potent, both taken on its own and when considered in the context of not just 1999's other horror releases, but the found-footage onslaught that followed in its wake.Grace Byers on Horror and Comedy in The BlackeningMade on a shoestring budget (it eventually became one of the most successful indie films of all…

Open Netflix at any given time, and the “trending” menu is inevitably peppered with true crime—tales of murder, cults, scandal, and beyond, all rendered with a stylistic polish that makes binging salacious stories feel like a not-completely-trashy experience. Black Mirror knows you can’t tear your eyes away from true crime, a subject it puts through the wringer in season-six episode “Loch Henry.”How Has Ortegas Changed and Grown Coming into Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 | io9 Interview“Loch Henry” very…

Screenshot: Fox/TheSimpsonsSure, it’s sorta weird having Halloween on a Monday since we just exited the last party weekend of spooky season. Maybe it’s time to veg out eating candy or handing it out to kids, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to be over.Here are some spine-tingling or funny-bone-ticklin’ clips to keep the festive spirit alive, from The Simpsons’ “Treehouse of Horror” (which was really good this year!), throwbacks to haunt season at the theme parks, music inspired by the Haunted Mansion, and some Scooby-…

Image: ShudderThe V/H/S found-footage horror anthology series experienced a shot of adrenaline last year with V/H/S/94, which despite being the fourth film in the main franchise was probably its best-received entry to date. Shudder hopes to keep the freaky magic going with V/H/S/99, a new installment set in guess which year.It’ll hit the streamer just before Halloween, and features the contributions of filmmakers Maggie Levin (Into The Dark: My Valentine), Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, Resident Evil: Welcome to…