“Make Alien Scary Again” Fede Alvarez & Rodo Sayagues Takes ‘Alien: Romulus’ Back To Its Survivalist Horror Origins
The Alien film series is ostensibly a horror franchise with elements of science fiction. The basic story formula tracks a group of space colonizers heading out into the darkest depths of outer space and fight for survival when aliens enter their ship. The fear is visceral, relentless, and adrenaline-pumping. There is little respite for them […]
Writing The Perfect Horror Screenplay
Horror movies were traditionally saved for bulk release during the month of October. Every stripe of horror was fired from the studio cannons and executives crossed their fingers and hoped for the best. Then studio executives discovered there were eleven more months in the year that were being consistently neglected. Although many marquee horror films […]
Reinventing the Remake in Your Own (Re)Image
How Alexandre Aja and Fede Alvarez Reclaimed Two Horror Classics
By Bill Gibron. It is, perhaps, the most hated word among film fans. The punchline to this proposed cinematic joke always leaves some beloved title stranded and suffering, relegated to the need for revisiting without any significant proof, save a studio’s bottom line, to suggest same. Indeed, the “remake” reference always sounds like a critique, […]
