Horror Beat: Horror wins big at the Oscars, signaling a brighter future for genre films The 98th Oscars did right by horror, rewarding Sinners, Weapons, K-Pop Demon Hunters, and Frankenstein in some of the biggest categories.

Horror at the Oscars! Big wins all around. Read my take! #horrorbeat #oscars #movies www.comicsbeat.com/horror-beat-...

Horror Beat: This 1959 JACK THE RIPPER movie has the best theory as to why we never caught the infamous killer Horror Beat: This 1959 JACK THE RIPPER movie has the best theory as to why we never caught the infamous killer

A strange movie with an amazing ending. Give my take a read! #jacktheripper #severin #horrorbeat www.comicsbeat.com/horror-beat-...

Horror Beat: TWISTED CRYPTIDS lets you choose folk creatures to build up myths and scare humans away Twisted Cryptids is a game about myths, mystery, and scared humans. Choose a creature and build your legend in the wild.

Got to review this adorable horror board game. It has great storytelling elements. Read on! #twistedcryptids #boardgame #horrorbeat www.comicsbeat.com/horror-beat-...

Horror Beat: Enjoy these 4 cold horror stories during these very cold days Cold Horror is a very specific kind of genre offering that is not synonymous with Christmas horror. Here are 4 examples of it.

It’s cold. Very cold. Perfect time for horror. Here 4 suggestion by me! Read on! #horrorbeat #cold www.comicsbeat.com/horror-beat-...

Horror Beat: Ballingrud’s CATHEDRAL OF THE DROWNED adds centipedes to its moon spider nightmare Nathan Ballingrud's second book in the Lunar Gothic Trilogy, Cathedral of the Drowned, finds new fears in a sentient centipede.

Ballingrud delivers with book 2 of the Lunar Gothic Trilogy, Cathedral of the Drowned. Read me review! #horrorbeat #novel #books www.comicsbeat.com/horror-beat-...

Horror Beat: The new year kicks off with WEAPONS’ Amy Madigan and Horror in general getting rare awards love Weapon's Amy Madigan took one of the top prizes at the Critics Choice Awards. Is this a good sign for horror in this awards season?

Horror’s getting some love this awards season. Will it yield results? Read my take! #horrorbeat #movies #awards www.comicsbeat.com/horror-beat-...

Horror Beat: Ricardo Serrano’s Top 5 horror movies of 2025 Let's do things a bit differently. Here are 2025's best horror movies that didn't get the attention they deserve in other Best Of lists.

Not your usual best of. More of a horror movies that are also great and deserve to be on best of lists…list. Enjoy! #horrorbeat #movies #bestof #thebeat www.comicsbeat.com/horror-beat-...

Horror Beat: Rebellion’s SCREAM collections are a treasure trove for horror fans Scream is a legendary horror comics magazine that lived too short a life. Still, it managed to inspire generations of creators.

Two colossal books that collect all of SCREAM! Read my review! #horrorbeat #horrorcomics @stevewmorris.bsky.social www.comicsbeat.com/horror-beat-...

Horror Beat: THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM is an excellent mood piece on melancholy The Occupant of the Room takes to the stage in the second episode of the yearly horror anthology series The Haunted Season.

The Haunted Season is back! And episode 2 is pure eeriness greatness. Here’s my review. #shudder #holidays #horrorbeat www.comicsbeat.com/horror-beat-...

Horror Beat: The final season of STRANGER THINGS is remarkable for all the wrong reasons Stranger Things has finally reached its final chapter, but it feels like something we've already seen before. Here's our review!

Wasn’t a fan of the first half of #StrangerThings’ final season. Read my review! #netflix #horrorbeat www.comicsbeat.com/horror-beat-...

CREEPSHOW to get first ever short story collection in prose Creepshow steps into the world of prose. Editor James Aquilone has put together a short story collection that's all scary words.

Exciting news for #Creepshow lovers. Read my article on it! #books @jamesaquilone.bsky.social #horrorbeat www.comicsbeat.com/creepshow-to...

Horror Beat: PHASE IV puts ants at the top of the food chain, humanity be damned Phase IV is a science fiction film that resorts to the language of horror often enough to make its super smart ants terrifying to behold.

Phase IV is a masterpiece that deserves to be talked about way more. Read my take on it! #horrorbeat #comicsbeat #scifi www.comicsbeat.com/horror-beat-...

Horror Beat: PLURIBUS makes happy people absolutely terrifying Pluribus is Vince "Breaking Bad" Gilligan's new series. Something is turning everyone impossibly happy. Existential horror ensues.

Pluribus had more horror in it than I expected. Here’s my take on it! #Pluribus #horrorbeat www.comicsbeat.com/horror-beat-...

Horror Beat: EXORCISM ISLAND is like Lost with possessed people Exorcism Island takes a fresh new approach to possession horror that sees a ragtag group of priests taking on the worst demons around.

Exorcism Island is a great start and a fresh take on possession horror. Read my review! #exorcism #horrorbeat www.comicsbeat.com/horror-beat-...

Horror Beat: WHAT HAPPENED TO DOROTHY BELL is one of this year’s hidden gems What Happened to Dorothy Bell surprises in different ways, taking to trauma horror with the intention of producing something different.

WHAT HAPPENED TO DOROTHY BELL is this years horror gem, and it deserves more eyes on it. Read my review! #foundfootage #horrorbeat www.comicsbeat.com/horror-beat-...

Halloween Beat: Here are 3 horror experiences to help you get the most out of All Hallows’ Eve Halloween is here! Need ways to celebrate it? Here's a cartoon, a card game, and a comic to help you get your seasonal horror fix in.

It’s Halloween! Need ideas for it? Let me recommend a few things here. Enjoy. #halloween #horrorbeat www.comicsbeat.com/halloween-be...

Halloween Beat Roundtable: What is horror? Halloween Beat Roundtable: What is horror? The Beat's very own horror team weighs in on what the genre really is

Great to talk horror at The Beat! Read our thoughts on genre and sub genres! #horror #horrorbeat www.comicsbeat.com/halloween-be...

BHFF25: KARMADONNA is an angry and bloody call against everything Karmadonna sees an older pregnant woman carrying out a vengeful god's hit list. Ironically, it's quite a hopeful film.

KARMADONNA is a movie with the kind of anger we might be in need of now. Read my review! #bhff #horrorbeat #karmadonna www.comicsbeat.com/bhff25-karma...

Horror Beat: The Exorcist II THE HERETIC is the most baffling sequel in horror history The Exorcist II: The Heretic is a movie that goes against logic, a sequel that brings new things to the table that no one really wants.

If ever there’s a movie that leaves you in total incredulity, it’s The Exorcist II. Read my take on it! #exorcist #sequel #horrorbeat www.comicsbeat.com/horror-beat-...

Halloween Beat: PAPERHOUSE finds horror in magical realism and child imagination Paperhouse is Bernard Rose's first feature-length film. It tackles childhood imagination the smart application of magical realism.

Paperhouse is a dark and heartbreaking fairy tale that still finds ways to inject hope into the story. Read my piece on it! #paperhouse #horrorbeat #halloween www.comicsbeat.com/paperhouse-h...

Horror Beat: JONATHAN JANZ finds invisible monsters are the scariest monsters in VEIL Jonathan Janz's VEIL pits a father against an invasion of invisible monsters that snatch people out of thin air.

Jonathan Janz’s Veil is certainly in line for Best Horror Book of the year. I got to interview him! Read on! #Veil #horrorbeat #books @jonathanjanz.bsky.social www.comicsbeat.com/horror-beat-...

Halloween Beat: Amicus’ TALES FROM THE CRYPT is still the best horror anthology ever made Tales from the Crypt is one of the most important horror movies ever made. As far as anthologies go, there's no topping this one.

More Halloween Beat! This time, Tales from the Crypt, the Amicus production. #horrorbeat #halloween #talesfromthecrypt www.comicsbeat.com/halloween-be...

Halloween Beat: HALLOWEEN 4 was a bold step in horror franchise filmmaking Halloween 4 took some big swings at the franchise's mythos, and the results were fascinating. That alone makes it special.

Horror Beat is turning into Halloween Beat for the remainder of October! First up, Halloween 4’s twists on the slasher formula. #halloween #horrorbeat #michaelmyers www.comicsbeat.com/halloween-be...

Horror Beat: Halloween is Here! Here’s a movie, a comic, and a novel to kick things off It's Halloween all over again and we can't be more excited here at The Beat. Here's a few recommendations to get the festivities rolling.

Halloween has begun! Here’s a few recommendations from yours truly to start things off right. #horrorbeat #halloween www.comicsbeat.com/horror-beat-...

Horror Beat: Become The Shape in the new HALLOWEEN video game Halloween: The Game follows in the footsteps of Dead by Daylight and Friday the 13th: The Game. It is slated for a September 2026 release.

Become Michael Myers, but first read my thoughts on the game! #halloween #horrorbeat #videogames www.comicsbeat.com/horror-beat-...

Horror Beat: CONJURING LAST RITES sacrifices scares for a soft goodbye it was meant to the final curtain, the end of a story. The Conjuring Universe was to say its goodbye to its beloved exorcists. But does it?

Was it a good sendoff for #TheConjuring? Read my review! #lastrites #horrorbeat www.comicsbeat.com/horror-beat-...

Crypt of the moon spider review

Nathan Ballingrud is a master of the weird and CRYPT OF THE MOON SPIDER is one his best, and weirdest, stories. Read my review! #horrorbeat #books @nathanballingrud.bsky.social www.comicsbeat.com/horror-beat-...

Netflix unleashes first MONSTER: THE ED GEIN STORY trailer, full of dancing with mommy issues Monster: The Story of Ed Gein is the latest season of the popular Netflix series. It'll focus on the Butcher of Plainfield.

Monster: The Ed Gein Story got its first trailer. I got thoughts. Read on! #edgein #horrorbeat #serialkiller #netflix www.comicsbeat.com/netflix-unle...

Horror Beat: Ignite Films’ 4K restoration of RE-ANIMATOR is worthy of the film’s legendary status Ignite Films has produced the best edition of Stuart Gordon's Re-Animator around. It's new features alone justify giving it a look.

Ignite Films’ #ReAnimator restoration is simply incredible. Here are my thoughts on it! #horrorbeat #bluray www.comicsbeat.com/horror-beat-...

Horror Beat: Brooklyn’s horror bookstore THE TWISTED SPINE is a dark slice of heaven The Twisted Spine is Brooklyn's new home for horror fans and fiends. It had its grand opening this past weekend and it shows great promise.

The Twisted Spine is a great horror bookstore and I hope it lives a long life, here’s what I thought about it on my first visit. #horrorbeat #bookstore www.comicsbeat.com/horror-beat-...