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January 18th, 2022 at 9:32 AM
Educrated

After a long holiday break, Educrated is finally back! Last week we teamed up with Fandor to talk about the legacy of the slasher film. With the new Scream film killin' it in theaters this weekend (ba dum tst), we take a look back at the franchise...
October 26th, 2021 at 6:00 PM
Educrated

We're continuing our October celebration with more scary trivia–this time from the anime vertical! Community manager Steven came up thirteen questions of horror anime trivia for us. (I'll leave you to guess who won!) Can you beat our community...
October 13th, 2021 at 6:10 PM
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Hey Looters!  If you didn't already know, this month's Loot Crate features the classic Universal Monsters: Frankenstein, Wolfman and Dracula. This top fives covers one of my favorite horror genres, werewolves! Surprisingly, I had a difficult time...
October 8th, 2021 at 6:00 PM
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No one does screams like Blumhouse. They’re one of the leading production companies in horror, with some of the biggest hits and franchises–Paranormal Activity, The Purge, Creep, and Happy Death Day just to name a few–and they’re never...
October 7th, 2021 at 3:51 PM
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Welcome to October! Our Looter Recipes are taking a turn into the horrifying and spooky. This week, we’re keeping it classy with one of the most famous chefs and psychologists: Hannibal Lecter. As he tells us in Silence of the Lambs, there’s...
October 5th, 2021 at 9:30 AM
Educrated

We're bringing in October with everything we've got! To celebrate the beginning of our favorite month, as well as Loot Fright's Blumhouse takeover crate, we dedicated our next Educrated to the world of horror movies. Horror collector Jake...
October 1st, 2021 at 12:35 PM
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Comedy and horror don't have to be mutually exclusive. In fact, they make quite a good pairing when done right. Some of the most memorable "horror" films lean more comedy than anything else. We broke down five of our favorite comedy horror movies...
September 24th, 2021 at 6:32 PM
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American blockbusters might be widespread, but we’re far from having a lock on the industry. Every country has their own particular brand of horror, with their own tropes and their own set of rules. Some lean more into practical effects, some...
September 17th, 2021 at 2:19 PM
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For our first Halloween Movie Marquee, we talked about our favorite Tim Burton movies. This week, we're taking it in a different direction. For some people, binge watching a television show is a lot more appealing than a movie marathon. Shows are...
August 19th, 2021 at 4:00 PM
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Ten years ago, I cautiously shuffled into the movie theater to watch Fright Night (2011). This was in my pre-horror days, where I was a certified scaredy cat. It took my friends a good week of convincing to get me to go with them, but I’d seen the...
July 9th, 2020 at 12:40 PM
Loot Fright

CHECK OUT OUR LOOT FRIGHT CRATE From Halloween to The Nightmare On Elm Street, we are far past the days of men running around and hacking people to pieces. Todays horror films are SCREWED UP (in a good way). They are terrifying and full of mentally...
June 11th, 2020 at 2:31 PM
Loot Fright

CHECK OUT LOOT FRIGHT Welcome back to my blog everyone! This week I want to discuss some of the creepiest horror movie characters I have ever seen. NOW, since you guys decided to ROAST my ass for my last fright post, let me remind you that I am no...
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