With last week’s release of Immaculate starring Sydney Sweeney and The First Omen coming to theaters on April 5, it seems more than appropriate to examine some of the best pregnancy horror movies.
Pregnancy horror works because it makes the implicit explicit, forcing viewers to confront their attitudes about this most basic of human functions. What’s more, these films also reveal the extent to ...
Pregnancy has long been used to explore power, control, identity, and the body in horror. From the classic Rosemary’s Baby to more modern films like False Positive, the pregnant body has been an ...
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Alien (1979), Prometheus (2012), and Alien: Romulus (2024). 2024 will likely come to be known as the year of pregnancy horror. With Immaculate and ...
Ecclesiastical-based horror Immaculate clearly wants to take a bold and principled stance on religious mania and the church’s attack on bodily autonomy. Its heroine Cecilia (Sydney Sweeney) arrives in ...
If you’re looking for something scary but not too long, there are some great horror shorts to see. I love horror. Anyone who knows me knows that at this point. I love the best horror movies out there, ...
The first official trailer for American Horror Story season 12 all but confirms this season will focus on an all too familiar yet underrated genre trope: the horror of pregnancy and giving birth. The ...
"We're having a rough day, huh?" Shudder has unveiled an official trailer for an indie horror thriller film titled Push, the third horror feature made by filmmakers David Charbonier & Justin Powell.
Joel Medina spent his life devouring all things pop culture - for better and worse (he watched Final Destination way too young). Born and raised in LA County, he spent his summers watching every movie ...
"I don't know what it wants with you, but it can't be good..." They want the baby. Scary. Brainstorm Media has unveiled an official trailer for an indie horror film titled Birthrite, made by filmmaker ...