The film and video game worlds are hardly related, and yet are consistently inspired by one another, with ideas, themes, imagery and even characters and franchises finding themselves interwoven between the two mediums. Those last couple things are among the…
Best Decades in Horror: The 1980s
There are few genre success stories more endearing than the run horror movies had throughout the 1980s. Visual effects – in all their animatronic and latex glory – had finally reached a point where they could capture the twisted fantasies…
10 Best Horror Films Directed By Women
Like most of the film genres, horror has usually been a male playing field. We have the horror visionaries such as John Carpenter and Wes Craven but no woman to add to that list. Sadly, the recurring pattern seems to…
Horror Sequels: What Do They Need To Make It Work?
The evil never truly ends in the horror movie world. It merely just binds its time until it comes back stronger than ever…or not. After 90 minutes of death, panic, and watching our beloved “Final Girl” (the lone survivor left…
In Memory of Wes Craven, Horror Film Icon & Legend
Wes Craven, who was famous for creating the Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream franchises, passed away Sunday after a battle with brain cancer. Craven impacted many of The Young Folks’ staff childhoods with his classic horror films. A few of us take…