Explanation is the Death of Horror

Die, Monster, Die! (1965): adapted by Jerry Sohl from the  H.P. Lovecraft novella "The Colour Out Of Space"; directed by Daniel...

Even the cover is quiet. Too quiet... The Edge of Running Water (1939) by William Sloane: William Sloane remains somewhat known today f...

No devil appears in the movie. The Devil Commands (1941): adapted by Robert Andrews and Milton Gunzburg from the novel The Edge of Runn...

The Mummy (1932): adapted by John Balderston from a story by Nina Wilcox Putnam and Richard Schayer; directed by Karl Freund; starring Bo...

Hitchcock/ Truffaut (2015): written by Kent Jones and Serge Toubiana; directed by Kent Jones; narrated by Bob Balaban: It's too short...

Ancient Images (1989) by Ramsey Campbell: Probably the sleekest, most thriller-like novel in the prolific Ramsey Campbell's catalogue...

The Devil Commands : adapted by Robert Andrews and Milton Gunzburg from the novel The Edge of Running Water by William Sloane; directed by...

The Mummy : adapted by John Balderston from a story by Nina Wilcox Putnam and Richard Schayer; directed by Karl Freund; starring Boris Kar...

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty : based on the short story by James Thurber, written by Philip Rapp, Everett Freeman, and Ken Englund; direc...

21 Jump Street : based on the television series created by Stephen J. Cannell and Patrick Hasburgh, written by Michael Bacall and Jonah Hill...

Black Friday : written by Curt Siodmak and Eric Taylor; directed by Arthur Lubin; starring Boris Karloff (Dr. Ernest Sovac), Stanley Ridges ...

The Invisible Ray : written by Howard Higgin, Douglas Hodges, and John Colton; directed by Lambert Hillyer; starring Boris Karloff (Dr. Jano...

The Raven , 'inspired' by the poem by Edgar Allan Poe, written by David Boehm, Florence Enright, Michael L. Simmons, Dore Schary, Gu...

The Black Cat , written by Peter Ruric and Edgar Ulmer, 'inspired' by the short story by Edgar Allan Poe; directed by Edgar G. Ulmer...