Kate Spofford, author

Category: Horror Movies

31 days of Halloween, day 2: space horror

Are you looking for more aliens in your horror? Maybe the very idea of an endless void fills you with fear? You’ve come to the right place.

October 2, 2019
31 days of Halloween, day 1: Halloween-themed horror

A few years ago, I did a daily blog post during October, one for each horror movie I watched. This year I’m back to give you some fun themed lists of horror movies and books to fill your Halloween cravings!

October 1, 2019
horror movies “based on a true story”: The Town That Dreaded Sundown

How accurate is The Town That Dreaded Sundown? Let’s look at the facts!

April 30, 2019
Christmas horror story 2: All the Creatures Were Stirring

Christmas, Christmas time is here, time for screams and time for fear

December 22, 2018
diversity in horror movies (or lack thereof)

More, please.

September 19, 2018
Christmas in July!: Silent Night continues…

Okay, so remember last Christmas season when I posted about the magnificent (ly awful) Silent Night Deadly Night movie franchise? Netflix decided* to send me the DVD “Silent Night” (yes, I still have the DVD option on Netflix, because I have quite the backlog of obscure horror movies to watch before I cancel it). Serial…

July 15, 2018
christmas horror story: Silent Night, Deadly Night

This has to be one of the worst holiday horror movie franchises in existence. It may also be the only holiday horror movie franchise, which makes it that much worse. Where is Black Christmas 2? Jack Frost 2? No one asked for Gingerdead Man and its many sequels but we got them anyway, and that’s…

December 6, 2017
my favorite evil clown movies (aside from It)

Stephen King’s It is generally considered the standard for the “scary clown” in horror movies, but there are so many other great ones! Here are my faves. Stitches (2012) (Stitches had quite the attitude, even before he died) Highlights: Killjoy (2000) (Killjoy the clown, apparently shooting someone with bullets from his mouth) This gem was…

September 22, 2017
what is it about slow covers of happy songs in horror movie trailers?

It’s a trend that has been going on for years. A slowed-down version of a song played during a horror movie trailer. The slowness of the normally happy tune throws you off, and suddenly the song’s lyrics sound creepy. Recently, I saw a trailer for A Cure for Wellness (2017): Took me a minute, but…

March 10, 2017
horror movies “based on a true story”: House of the Devil

“During the 1980s over 70% of American adults believed in the existence of abusive Satanic Cults… Another 30% rationalized the lack of evidence due to government cover ups… The following is based on true unexplained events…” This is the text which opens the 2009 film, The House of the Devil. What is true: The statistics…

March 4, 2017