Trends of Terror Series

I hope you like cheese. This book is full of it. In this edition of Trends of Terror, film critic Steve Hutchison reviews 150 horror and horror-adjacent movies so bad they're good, sorted from best to worst. How many have you seen?

Feel-good movies are movies which present people and life in a way that makes the audience feel happy and optimistic. In this edition of Trends of Terror, film critic Steve Hutchison reviews 62 feel-good movies sorted from best to worst. How many have you seen?

Have you been recently introduced to horror movies? You want to explore the genre and don't know where to start? Here are 101 simple and accessible ranked horror movies you should definitely check out. How many have you seen?

Slapstick gore movies deliberately focus on graphic comical portrayal of violence. They are a mix of slapstick and splatter comedies. In this edition of Trends of Terror, film critic Steve Hutchison reviews 131 slapstick gore movies sorted from best to worst. How many have you seen?

Kinky movies involve fetishism, bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism, and other related interpersonal dynamics. In this edition of Trends of Terror, film critic Steve Hutchison reviews 78 kinky movies sorted from best to worst. How many have you seen?

Sex, shock, and horror go hand in hand. When you mix them right, it gets kinky. The first thing you know, someone's being cuffed, gagged, and whipped without a safe word. Combining horror with bondage, discipline, dominance, submission, sadism, and masochism often results in trauma... and sometimes in a bloodbath. In this book, I rate and review 173 kinky horror films. How many have you seen?

A plot twist is a literary technique that introduces a radical change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot in a work of fiction. In this edition of Trends of Terror, film critic Steve Hutchison reviews 58 horror and horror-adjacent movies with big plot twists sorted from best to worst. How many have you seen?

Slapstick gore movies deliberately focus on the graphic comical portrayal of violence. They are a mix of slapstick and splatter comedies. In this edition of Trends of Terror, film critic Steve Hutchison reviews 194 slapstick gore movies and ranks them. How many have you seen?

Psychological thrillers depict the unstable or delusional psychological states of its characters. They focus on the complex and often tortured relationships between obsessive and pathological characters. In this edition of Trends of Terror, film critic Steve Hutchison reviews 128 psychological thrillers and ranks them. How many have you seen?

Feel-good movies are movies which present people and life in a way that makes the audience feel happy and optimistic. In this edition of Trends of Terror, film critic Steve Hutchison reviews 128 feel-good movies and ranks them. How many have you seen?

A plot twist is a literary technique that introduces a radical change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot in a work of fiction. In this edition of Trends of Terror, film critic Steve Hutchison reviews 106 horror and horror-adjacent movies with big plot twists and ranks them. How many have you seen?

Kinky movies involve fetishism, bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism, and other related interpersonal dynamics. In this edition of Trends of Terror, film critic Steve Hutchison reviews 144 kinky movies and ranks them. How many have you seen?

Some movies get your heart pumping and make you feel as helpless as their protagonists. Thrillers are all about suspense and apprehension. Add a psychological element and, suddenly, love, friendship, and admiration turn into jealousy, envy, hate, adultery, crime, or revenge. In this book, I rate and review 159 psychological thrillers. How many have you seen?

When it comes to horror movie brutality, the gorier the merrier. Gore feeds a fascination for mutilation and the vulnerability of the human body. It can be fun and it can be overwhelming. It can make you laugh and it can make you look away. In this book, I rate and review 263 splatter films. How many have you seen?

Have you been recently introduced to horror movies or are you hoping to convert someone? You want to explore the genre and don't know where to start? In this edition of Trends of Terror, film critic Steve Hutchison reviews 408 horror movies for beginners and ranks them. How many have you seen?

I hope you like cheese. This book is full of it. In this edition of Trends of Terror, film critic Steve Hutchison reviews 492 horror and horror-adjacent movies so bad they're good and ranks them. How many have you seen?