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Cosmic Horror

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John Carpenter's Most Underrated Film Wouldn't Work Without Sam Neill

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5 Years Ago, The Worst Lovecraft Thriller Hid An Important Lesson

Game to Screen

The 'Bloodborne' Movie Will Change The Game. Literally.

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How 2025’s Creepiest Cosmic Horror Movie Was Made On An Indie Budget

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'The Horror at Highrook' Is A Slow-Burn Scary Story Told Through Cards

SXSW 2025 Review

Cosmic Horror Gets a Creepy Lo-Fi Spin With 'Ash'

Oral History
The Oral History Of In The Mouth Of Madness

In 1995, John Carpenter released his cosmic horror film to lukewarm reviews. Inverse spoke to the team behind In the Mouth of Madness about its complicated legacy and eventual cult classic status.

by Jeff Ewing
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'An American Werewolf In London' Is Still The Genre's Blueprint

It's a shame we don't get werewolf movies more often when one example proved just how stellar the genre can be.

Hail to the King

Bruce Campbell Announces Ash Williams’ Retirement

It’s time to lay down the boomstick.

Inverse Interview

40 Years Later, 'The Fly’s' VFX Artist Reveals How A Masterpiece Came To Life

Chris Walas reflects on Cronenberg’s groundbreaking horror classic.

Sci-Fi Scares

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Blu-rays

You Can Now Watch The Most Underseen Body Horror Remake On 4K

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John Carpenter’s Most Infamous Flop Could Have Been Radically Different

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30 Years Ago, 'The Island Of Dr. Moreau' Ended Two Legendary Careers

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The "Twist" in One of M. Night Shyamalan's Most Misunderstood Movies Isn't the Point

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'Doctor Who’s Best Cosmic Horror Episode Is More Than “'Event Horizon' For Kids”

Entertainment News

'Portal' Could Get The 'Backrooms' Treatment

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Vin Diesel’s Wildest Sci-Fi Movie Is Now Available In Glorious 4K

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40 Years Ago, A Star Trek Legend Almost Saved A Bizarre Sci-Fi Flop

News

Taika Waititi and Mel Brooks’ 'Young Frankenstein' Reboot is Officially Coming to FX

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Decades Before M. Night Shyamalan, This Horror Movie Turned Trees Into Boogeymen

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How A ‘60s Nuclear Protest Movie Picked Up Where Ed Wood Left Off

A combination of bizarre choices makes this sci-fi flop make Ed Wood look like a genius.

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75 Years Later, 'The Thing's Source Material Remains Tragically Overlooked

First Things first.

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30 Years Ago, 'Tremors 2' Deserved To Hit Theaters

Straight to cult classic.

“The Shining in space"
The oral history of Event Horizon, Paul W.S. Anderson’s sci-fi cult classic

Twenty-five years later, seven key members of the production reveal how Event Horizon was born, died, and resurrected.

by Ralph Jones
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Zombies

Review

'Colony' Resurrects Some of Zombie Cinema’s Greatest Hits

The Inverse Interview

'Black Zombie' Unearths The Ugly Truth Of An Iconic Horror Staple

The Inverse Interview

How 'Queens of the Dead' Glammed Up The Zombie Thriller

Trailers

'Marvel Zombies' Is Coming Way Sooner Than You Think

TV

22 Years Later, Star Trek Just Rebooted A Wild Genre Mash-Up

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The Forgotten '28 Weeks Later' Provides A Perfect Bridge To '28 Years Later'

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How 'Revival' Took A Hatchet To The Traditional Zombie Story

Blu-ray

How A Dispute Between Two Friends Birthed 'The Return of the Living Dead'

Blu-ray

How A Zombie Movie Knock-Off Gave George Romero The Video Nasty Treatment

Zombies

The Original '28 Days Later' Zombies Would’ve Looked Wildly Different

Feature
The Oral History Of 28 Days Later, Danny Boyle’s Genre-Redefining Masterpiece

Inverse speaks to Boyle, writer Alex Garland, and nine others to reveal new details about the making of a modern horror classic.

by Ralph Jones
Inverse/DNA Films; UK Film Council

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How The 1941 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' Buried An Oscar-Winning Horror Performance For 30 Years

MGM set itself up for success by buying — and burying — a classic horror.

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70 Years Ago, Roger Corman Made His First Sci-Fi Cult Classic

It Conquered the World was an early Corman B-movie that conquered hearts.

They're All Going to Laugh at You

Mike Flanagan’s 'Carrie' Trailer Teases a Radical Reimagining of the Horror Classic

Revealed at San Diego Comic-Con, the trailer updates Stephen King’s 1974 tale of vicious bullying and fiery revenge for the smarthpone era.

Slashers

Trailers

'Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma' Teases The Slasher To End All Slashers

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'Stay Alive' Foresaw The Rise Of Horror Gaming's Biggest Trend

Review

'Scream 7' Review: The Good, The Bad, And The Meta

Reboot

Glen Powell Is Turning A Classic Slasher Into A TV Show — But There's A Catch

Blu-ray

'Black Christmas' Is Still The Perfect Slasher Template

Trailers

The 'Scream 7' Trailer Is One Big Nostalgia Fest

Gaming News

Halloween Learned A Valuable Lesson From Jason’s Most Underrated Game

Review

'Fear Street: Prom Queen' Is Fun, But Pulls Its Slashes

News

The Most Brutal Slasher Franchise Might Not Be As Dead As You Think

Retrospective

Decades Later, A Disappointing Slasher Sequel Is Full Of Important Lessons

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PlayStation Plus Just Added the Perfect Horror Game for Fans of Campy ‘80s Slashers

Gaming

‘Halloween’ Is Turning Into An SNES-Style Platformer, With Another Mysterious Game In the Works

Lost Classics
How Roger Corman’s Zany B-Movies Invented The Modern Blockbuster

From ’50s monster movies through ’90s superhero fare, B-movie king Roger Corman was the invisible force behind the creation of the blockbuster.

by Katie Rife

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55 Years Later, 'The Devils' Is Still An Audacious Shock To The Senses

Ken Russell's magnum opus is an anti-authoritarian epic buried by decades of censorship.

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40 Years Later, 'Maximum Overdrive' Has Aged Like Fine Milk

Stephen King goes to camp.

News

Mike Flanagan Reveals How His 'Carrie' Adaptation Changes The Iconic Ending

Back to the source.

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'Malignant' Is James Wan's Throwback Horror Masterpiece

By Chrishaun Baker

If Saw or The Conjuring didn't establish James Wan as a modern master of horror, Malignant certainly did.

News

Mike Flanagan Is Working On A Unique New Horror Movie

By Dais Johnston

Or rather, a hoarder movie.

Trailers

'Carrie' Trailer Reveals How The Stephen King Classic Is Modernized

By Dais Johnston

“All I ever wanted was to go to school.”

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35 Years Ago, Cast A Deadly Spell Gave Lovecraft The Inventive Film Noir Treatment

By Gayle Sequeira

HBO’s forgotten noir TV movie is worth another look.

Blu-rays

You Really Should Get This Scuzzy Lo-Fi Zombie Film On High-Def 4K

By Rory Doherty

After more than two decades, 28 Days Later is finally getting a 4K remaster. But does it need it?

News

'Pulse' Is Getting Another Remake — But There’s A Silver Lining

By Dais Johnston

“Tasukete!”

Rewind

15 Years Ago, 'Apollo 18' Launched The Found Footage Horror Into Space

By Jon O'Brien

And maybe it should stay there.

Review

'Onslaught' Is an Action Movie for Today’s America

By Katie Rife

Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett’s bullet-riddled John Carpenter homage gets its kicks from gun fetishism and conspiracy theories.

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50 Years Later, 'Squirm' Still Makes For Deeply Uncomfortable Eco-Horror

By Don Kaye

It can really worm into you.

News

Stephen King’s Love Letter To Lovecraft Is Getting A Historic Adaptation

By Dais Johnston

“London was asleep... but London never sleeps deeply, and its dreams are uneasy.”