Everybody has a secret face, and Dr. Philip Decker is no exception. However, Decker’s secret face is literally a different face. Dr. Decker appeared in Clive Barker’s Nightbreed (1990) and remains one of Horror’s most overlooked psychopaths. Played by David Cronenberg, Dr. Decker seemed like a soft-spoken and mild-mannered psychologist, but he had a dark side.…

As a lot of horror film and Halloween fans know, John Carpenter, creator of the Halloween series took the third instalment in a completely different direction to the previous two films. Halloween (1978) and Halloween II (1981) are a back-to-back double feature in their structure, as the sequel continues the events of one Halloween night. But Carpenter wanted to…

Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer is an independent horror film from 2010 that doesn’t tread new ground. It’s about a serial killer, obviously, and it purports to be “based on true events.” The story unfolds through three narrative devices: flashbacks; an interview conducted in real time; and interview clips from a news program called…

Aside from bringing us the definitive slasher classic Halloween in 1978, film producer Irwin Yablans and his company, Compass International, unleashed Tourist Trap in 1979. Because of its campy vibe, this flck has more in common with Friday The 13th, though. It’s surprising that no sequels were made for Tourist Trap. At the very least, the story could…

The coming year of 2012 is shaping up to be an interesting one for Horror. It seems there will be new movies for several of Horror’s many sub-genres. Exorcism, Found-Footage, Haunted Houses, Ghosts, Paranormal Powers, Mystery, Thriller will all be represented on the big-screen by upcoming films such as The Raven, Chronicle, The Devil Inside, The Awakening, Don’t…