Long before Jigsaw ever rolled out a rusty trap, #VincentPrice was already staging elaborate revenge kills in THEATRE OF BLOOD. Shakespeare, murder, meat pies, and proto torture porn collide in underrated performance by The Prince of Darkness. tinyurl.com/y8ff5zhf

#VincentPrice Week continues with MADHOUSE (1974), a meta horror film where Vincent Price plays a horror icon losing control of his career and sanity. @24thdoctor.bsky.social looks at Peter Cushing, killer TV horror aesthetics, and one of Price’s most vulnerable performances. tinyurl.com/yv43b5fr.

To kick off #VincentPrice Week, "Wise Up" Katie Weiss digs into the horror icon's strangest side hustles: hanging with the Bradys, becoming one with the Muppets, and lending that legendary voice to Michael Jackson's THRILLER. tinyurl.com/fkbua3hv

#SACCHARINE is out now and follows a medical student who turns to an unlicensed weight-loss pill, only to discover its secret ingredient is human ash. Natalie Erika James turns body anxiety, hunger, and self-worth into pretty disgusting body horror. tinyurl.com/5n7wfnrk

#TALESFROMTHECRYPT Season 3 on @Shudder may not hit as hard as S2, but @Lucilleballer thinks the Crypt Keeper still has tricks left. Kyle MacLachlan dodges vultures, Malcolm McDowell becomes a vampire, and Jon Lovitz learns “the look” has consequences. tinyurl.com/6np4vss5

Courtney Convex explains how LEE CRONIN’S #THEMUMMY drags Universal’s old monster back into the dark as a grotesque domestic possession nightmare. Jack Reynor and Laia Costa anchor a family horror story filled with decaying houses, brutal kills, and deadite-style chaos. tinyurl.com/4bmbnym6

MĀRAMA transforms a fog-covered English manor into a haunting story about stolen identity and colonial guilt. Radek Velička says Taratoa Stappard’s Māori Gothic debut is visually striking, anchored by one unforgettable haka sequence. t.co/kcWWxjtckg

#ISGODIS sets up a scorched Southern Gothic revenge tale where 2 sisters hunt the father who burned their lives down. Michael Fairbanks says Kara Young and Mallori Johnson are magnetic together, their bond shifting between fury and reluctant mercy. tinyurl.com/n69rj6e6

TALES FROM THE CRYPT S2 is where the series finds its groove. The Crypt Keeper goes bigger and darker, and the season features Schwarzenegger, Iggy Pop, and Don Rickles. From “Fitting Punishment” to “Cutting Cards,” this season is packed w classics. tinyurl.com/4tntxha6

At SXSW 2026, C. Robert Cargill broke down why horror still works: rhythm, character, tension, and nightmares that refuse to leave your brain. From #SINISTER to #THEBLACKPHONE, Radek explains why this was one of the smartest horror talks at the fest. tinyurl.com/3jmrxus4

Davalyn Baker ranked every episode of #TalesFromTheCrypt Season 1 after @shudder brought back the original episodes intact, from voodoo mishaps and killer vigilantes to the absolute classic “And All Through the House.” Which episode would you put at #1? tinyurl.com/3jdhaxmk

#OBSESSION takes the "nice guy wishes for love" premise and asks: what does it actually feel like to be the person being wished upon? Watch as someone's autonomy, and sense of self are slowly consumed by someone else's fantasy. tinyurl.com/2t5dt98x #sxsw

#BreakALeg turns the audition room into pure psychological horror. Two actors. One empty theatre. And the slow realization that the call might never come. A Godot-coded nightmare about ambition, power, and the cruelty of waiting. @PanicFilmFest tinyurl.com/47j2m6rz

#TalesFromTheCrypt is finally crawling onto Shudder this May...and honestly? It feels like our Davalyn Baker summoned it herself. From licensing chaos to childhood nightmares, here’s why this revival matters (and the 5 episodes you need to watch first)! tinyurl.com/35t4dbah

Wes Craven’s #Scream didn’t just revive horror, it warned us. Meta became formula, fandom became obsession, and originality got buried under franchises. #Pleatherface revists the film in an era of endless reboots hits very differently. tinyurl.com/bdfytv6m

#EXIT8 traps you in fluorescent deja vu and somehow finds a heartbeat in the maze. Courtney Convex talks about how a simple game mechanic becomes a story about failure, fatherhood, and finding purpose when you’re stuck going nowhere. tinyurl.com/m4f94a8u

Our writer Michael Fairbanks says #Newborn had the bones of a haunting prison drama, but Nate Parker fumbles it into generic horror by the third act. David Oyelowo does everything he can to carry it, but even he can’t save that ending. A frustrating near-miss. tinyurl.com/ys2tfe4x

OVER YOUR DEAD BODY at @sxsw : proof that til death do us part is more of a suggestion than a vow. Samara Weaving and Jason Segel choose extreme violence and gore over couple counseling. tinyurl.com/bdhbtsbe

The bride survived… now she’s running the game. READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME crashes SXSW 2026. My new favorite writer Radek Velicka talks about how the movie brings bigger kills, richer chaos, and a whole lot more rich people to destroy. tinyurl.com/ysya9eak

Horror finally got its Oscar moment… but are we about to ruin it? Super excited to have Davalyn Baker join our time as she breaks down why Weapons works so well...and why giving Aunt Gladys a backstory might kill the fear. professorhorror.com/Deep-Cuts-Os...

What if the best Scream movie… isn’t a Scream movie? #FacesOfDeath takes meta horror into the algorithm age and actually has something to say about people. @kingofburbank2 breaks it down. #Horror #FacesOfDeath #Scream tinyurl.com/33n2xmwa

Guess who's back? Our #Pleatherface finally watched Romero's DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978) and wow! turns out the real zombies were us, the consumers, all along. A mall, a helicopter, and a masterclass in social commentary. tinyurl.com/ycyn4aac

What happens when horror gets “cleaned up”? A new Hays Code wouldn’t just censor gore… it would erase queerness, silence dissent, and drain the genre of everything that makes it dangerous. Read Bee Delores' article on Hays Code 2.0. tinyurl.com/33s68696

Any writers/reviewers looking for work? Professor Horror is looking for people to write reviews ($10) or more in-depth analytical pieces ($20). If you have a column or piece to pitch or want to work as a reviewer, please let us know. And share this post if you can. Thanks!

Our new writer Michael Fairbanks says #TheyWillKillYou is part Tarantino remix, part blood-soaked brawler. Zazie Beetz delivers, but the film’s style sometimes outpaces its substance. Still… hard to complain about this chaotic, machete-swinging fun. tinyurl.com/kb6u5rmn

Why are home invasion movies so terrifying? Because they strip horror down to its most brutal truth: it can happen anywhere…even at home. Temmie's debut article looks at home minimalism hits harder than monsters. tinyurl.com/58dsntvx

Lizzy Caplan throws out her back mid-robbery and suddenly #DRAG turns into a full-blown nightmare. Add a terrifyingly chill John Stamos and you’ve got one of @sxsw's most bizarre crowd-pleasers. New writer Courtney Convex reviews the movie here tinyurl.com/ya5bbvne

Talking animals, magical realism, and the worst relationship advice imaginable. Dario Russo’s #TheFox premiered at @SXSW and turns folklore into a hilariously strange tale of infidelity, denial, and one man’s terrible plan to fix his relationship. tinyurl.com/mndkvpw5

Irish folklore, haunted artifacts, and a hotel room no one wants to unlock. After scaring @SXSW audiences with #Oddity, Damian McCarthy returns with #Hokum. A folk horror story about the power of stories and the dangers of dismissing them. tinyurl.com/ybkyx4xd 🐇👻

#SXSW has quietly become one of the best festivals for horror discoveries, and the 2026 lineup looks ready to impress (and terrify) festival audiences once again. tinyurl.com/mryxcd3a Keep Austin scared! #Hokum #ReadyOrNot2 #OverYourDeadBody #NeverAfterDark #Fifteen #Serling

#TheIncomer (@sundancefest NEXT Innovator Award winner) is a bedtime story with teeth. Two siblings, one island, a bureaucrat with paperwork and LOTR fan-fic energy. Darkly funny, weird, about outsiders building realities from fantasy and fear. tinyurl.com/3u57599f

SXSW’s first Film & TV wave is here! @grubbycole will be on site keeping the fest running smooth. Check out his list of must see films at @sxsw.com this year. #SXSW #FilmFest #HorrorMovies. tinyurl.com/yz8r57fx

Alien splooge, practical-effect body horror, and a sharp jab at bodily autonomy Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant is gross, funny, and weirdly profound and Sundance's slimiest sci-fi comedy. tinyurl.com/mb5wmttf

Here are some articles from the Sundance Film Festival Press Inclusion Initiative. I was absolutely thrilled to be part of this, and will definitely cherish my time at Sundance forever. www.sundance.org/blogs/meet-t...

Wicker Than Fiction: Love Without Ownership. #WICKER, premiering at Sundance, reimagines the fairy tale as a romance built on agency, devotion, and refusal to be owned. Olivia Colman stars in a story that is decidedly NOT Beauty and the Beast. tinyurl.com/3jpmjjws

#Buddy played the first midnight at @Sundance and it brought the crowds Mascot horror, puppet chaos, more weirdness from the mind of Casper Kelly. tinyurl.com/59fvbp6v

Check out our newest column! Our resident linguist “Wise Up” Katie Weiss dissects how language, family, and animal communication collide in Primate (2025)...and why it makes the horror hit harder. tinyurl.com/4wxw5nt7

Professor Horror is headed to #Sundance for the first time. Midnight chaos, slow-burn dread, and genre weirdness await. These are the 5 films we’re watching closely. Expect vibes, fear, and emotional damage (the good kind). tinyurl.com/yu4u787d

Life aboard the HSS Matilda is designed to keep order by producing suffering. Rivers Solomon’s AN UNKINDNESS OF GHOSTS is institutional horror...where race, medicine, and power are enforced through policy, not villains. A brutal, necessary read: tinyurl.com/y7t7j9mk

#PRIMATE is fast, nasty, and wildly fun. Big practical gore, a chimp that feels terrifyingly real, and crowd moments that had my theater laughing and screaming. If you love creature features that go hard, check it out in theaters today! tinyurl.com/22benetd

A creepy spoken-word horror short narrated by Danielle Harris turns gendered violence into an urban legend: whispered about, passed down, and never acted on. Watch "Jennifer Murphy Still Lives" and read our analysis at Professor Horror. tinyurl.com/3ftpjzpk #horror #horrorshort

New Year, New Column! In Purgatory Video, writer @prestonfassel.bsky.social digs up obscure movies. This month, he revisits #AmazonWomenOnTheMoon, a bizarre 1987 sketch comedy by horror legends that predicted the media hellscape we’re living in now. tinyurl.com/ms4vyv3w

Love Halloween III? Hate it? Today, horror newbie #Pleatherface explores this polarizing film on his first-ever watch...going in with almost no prior knowledge and discovering a strange tale of masks, media, and consumer terror. tinyurl.com/237zhxwp

ANACONDA (2025) is a movie about making movies...and loving the bad ones. A love letter to messes, midlife movie dreams, and why sometimes the joke is the point. Don’t expect the first move and just go to have a good time. Out Dec 25. #AnacondaMovie tinyurl.com/2yj9mv8h

Happy last night of Chanukah to everyone!

Paul Feig’s @housemaidmovie.bsky.social is glossy domestic horror with camp bite: weaponizing class, gaslighting, and “nice guy” masculinity. Amanda Seyfried goes feral. Messy, unsettling, and very intentional.

We love international horror and @amylouahava.bsky.social made The Curse sound like one we need to see immediately. horrormovieblog.com/the-curse-li...

#25SlaysofWinter Winter horror hits different when the snow isn’t just scenery but a psychological trap. From #TheShining’s hedge maze to #TheThing’s whiteouts, here’s why the coldest films freeze the mind before the body. tinyurl.com/3wkcmmh6.

For Day 2 of #25SlaysOfWinter, I asked a jolly bearded man to bring me some Christmas found footage films… and he delivered!🎄📹 Here are 10 festive found-footage horrors (and comedies) to add to your holiday cheer. tinyurl.com/2nv4a3jv

Day 1 of #25SlaysOfWinter is here! Santa was always a monster, and this piece dives into #RareExports and how this Finnish masterpiece reinvented Christmas horror through ancient folklore. tinyurl.com/yucefc8c