A Killer Guide to Slasher Fiction – Part 1
Jennifer Sternberg March 27, 2023
Serial Killers sell. The publishing industry is saturated with them from Hannibal Lecter to Dexter Morgan. But let’s not confuse the cunning serial killers of
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Depraved (2009) – Where the twists get more twisted
Lionel Ray Green February 24, 2023
No book I’ve read is better at tapping into the visceral violence of 1970s horror movie classics The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Hills Have
He Comes to Kill (2022) – Let he who has made a $2000 movie cast the first stone
Lionel Ray Green February 2, 2023
Serial killer Stanley Elk is not the next Michael Myers, but he tries his best in the 2022 slasher He Comes to Kill. Wearing coveralls
Teddy Told Me To (2022) – A fluffy bloodbath from Tom Devlin
Zack Puckett January 23, 2023
We are taking an early look at Tom Devlin’s debut at the directing helm of his new feature film, Teddy Told me To. Tom Devlin
Nightmare #1 – Malevolent Dave’s Stain of Mind
Malevolent Dave January 4, 2023
In this volume, Dave covers the 1981 Video Nasty, Nightmare, the impotent psychological horror of Session 9, Ti West’s ode to the babylonian demon Tom Noonan, Slayer’s nu metal experiement, David Cronenberg’s crimes of the present and the up and coming Evil Dead Rise!
10 Essential Horror Films to Know Malevolent Dark
Malevolent Dave December 24, 2022
As I have often alluded to, I am a child of the 70s. Likewise, my horror journey lead me through many films that would now
Pearl (2022) – 5 things kickass things about Ti West’s prequel
Malevolent Dave December 5, 2022
In early 2022 Director Ti West and his team released a love letter to 70’s horror with X (2022). Lead actress Mia Goth brilliantly portrays
Alice Sweet Alice (1976) – 4 Qualities of a Mediocre Proto-Slasher
Malevolent Dave November 7, 2022
Until recently, the 1976 film by Alfred Sole, Alice Sweet Alice, remained relegated to the list of picked over movies that never got rented by this
Terrifier 2 (2022) – The Art of Slaughter
Malevolent Dave October 23, 2022
In 2008, Damien Leone introduced a horror icon that holds the potential to unseat some of the all-time greats of the genre. With his short-film
Halloween Ends (2022) – It’s Finally Over, Thank Baby Jesus (Spoilers)
Malevolent Dave October 18, 2022
The Halloween franchise, maybe more than most attracts some of the most opinionated fans in all of horror. It appears that the most recent release,
Halloween 2 (2009 ): The Directors Cut – Halloween Fans LOVE to HATE
Malevolent Dave September 20, 2022
There may be no horror franchise remake more maligned than Rob Zombies reimagining of the classic slasher film, Halloween (1978). In fact, this series is so
X (2022) – Brilliant Film, Exquisite Acting, Not Quite A Classic
Malevolent Dave July 19, 2022
For horror fans, and movie fans in general, we have suffered a great injustice in the form of a 2 year pandemic drought in that
Just Before Dawn (1981) – Don’t Believe the Hype
Malevolent Dave April 25, 2022
Just Before Dawn (1981) is an American slasher directed by Jeff Lieberman. For those that remember Jeff, he also directed the bane of all slithering
Psycho 3 (1986) – Anthony Perkins’ Debut Behind The Camera
Malevolent Dave April 19, 2022
A simple Internet search of the most impactful horror/suspense films of all time will quickly reveal Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 masterpiece Psycho. To this day, Psycho still holds
Deranged (1974) – Quirky, Fun and Overshadowed
Malevolent Dave March 14, 2022
A quick tour through horror cinema during the last half of the 20th century reveals that one of the most used real-life stories comes from
The Definitive All 9 Texas Chainsaw Massacre Franchise Ranked
Malevolent Dave February 25, 2022
Upon the advent of the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022), Malevolent Dark has been sorting through the comments, criticisms and accolades that this film received immediately upon
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2022 – Pleasantly Unpleasant and Surprisingly Decent
Malevolent Dave February 19, 2022
It has been nearly a year since we wrote our first article on the news that a new Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2022 film was being
My Bloody Valentine (1981) – From Canada with Love
Malevolent Dave February 14, 2022
Back when Brian Williams claimed to have false memories of an RPG attack on his chopper, I wondered how that could actually happen. That was
Nail Gun Massacre (1985) – What a Nice Piece of Shit!
Malevolent Dave January 25, 2022
Here at Malevolent Dark we expound on the quality of horror that released in 1985. Classics like Re-Animator, Demons and Return of the Living Dead stand out
The Card Player (2004) – A Rotten Hand
Malevolent Dave December 8, 2021
Dario Argento holds a firm spot in the top-5 best horror directors ever. If not a torch bearer for the entire international horror genre, he
Driller Killer (1979) – Unusual NYC Psycho Killer Trash
Malevolent Dave October 16, 2021
Driller Killer (1979) has been in the Malevolent Dark archives for years. Over the course of decades, I probably walked by it 100 times at
The New York Ripper (1982) – Lucio Fulci, NY Trash
Malevolent Dave May 24, 2021
Malevolent Dark devotes a ton of time writting about the exploits of Italian horror films. Of these films, some of our favorites are direted by
The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) – Savage Found Footage
Malevolent Dave May 12, 2021
The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) is a found footage film directed by John Erick Dowdle. This films tells the story of Edward Carver, a serial killer
Psycho 2 (1983) – The Gripping Return of Norman Bates
Malevolent Dave April 26, 2021
Psycho 2, directed by Richard Franklin, required extreme courage to make. The original Alfred Hitchcock classic came out 23 years prior. Many fans of the
Halloween 2 1981 – Happy Samhain
Malevolent Dave April 13, 2021
Halloween 2 1981 is of course the follow-up to the psycho-slasher masterpiece Halloween 1978 by John Carpenter. Many consider this notable for many reasons. First
Freddy vs Jason (2003) – A Shamefully Indulgent Mess
Malevolent Dave April 5, 2021
Everyone loves the idea, right? Who would win in an epic battle to earn the title of baddest slasher of all time? These conversations resonate
The Definitive Best – Top 10 Horror Movies of 1982
Malevolent Dave January 22, 2021
Malevolent Dark is taking charge and compiling the definitive Top 10 Horror Movies of 1982. Overall, 1982 didn’t blow us away across the board, but
Stage Fright (1987) – Sexy Italian Murder Style
Malevolent Dave January 12, 2021
For some, Italian horror movies are an acquired taste. For hardcore horror connoisseurs, they become a required taste. Artful, stylistic and hopelessly European, these films
All Hallows Eve (2013) – Introducing Art the Clown
Malevolent Dave December 20, 2020
I started watching and writing almost immediately after watching 2016’s horror film, Terrifier. I found myself so smitten with Terrifier and Art the Clown, that I
Terrifier (2016) – A Terrifying Work of Art
Malevolent Dave December 18, 2020
I am tickled to death. It has been forever since I have been so enamored with a new slasher character. After several years of seeing