Jonathan Barkan

When I was a kid, I loved the Addams Family movies. They were that perfect mix of playful and creepy that convinced parents to let their children watch it. It was also where I got one of my first big crushes: Wednesday Addams. Before you think I’m some sick freak, please remember that Christina Ricci is four years older than myself, so it’s kosher.

The reveal of Bill Skarsgard as “Pennywise the Clown” in Stephen King’s book-to-film adaptation of It was one of the biggest posts of the year. Clearly, there is something about this vicious clown that draws attention and curiosity.

A new trailer for the second half of The Walking Dead‘s fifth season was just released and it shows Rick Grimes and the band of survivors fighting some unknown terror in a misty forest. The entire sequence is done in slow motion, almost like some hazy dream where the the ferocity and fear on every face is readily apparent. Grimes states at the beginning, “Surviving.