
This episode explores significant events in horror history from May 4 to May 10, focusing on slasher films and horror comics.
This Week in Horror History for May 4–10 dives into a killer week of horror movie history, slasher movie anniversaries, cult horror films, horror comics, survival horror games, and classic monster adventure . This episode revisits the bloody legacy of Friday the 13th , the 2005 remake of House of Wax , the serial-killer comic-book mystery Nailbiter , the retro survival-horror game Crow Country , and this week’s Deep-Cut Spotlight: The Burning , one of the most brutal and underrated 1980s camp slasher movies . Inside this episode: May 7, 2014 — Nailbiter #1 A modern horror comic favorite from Image Comics introduces Buckaroo, Oregon—a small town with a terrifying reputation for producing serial killers. If you love crime horror, serial killer stories, creepy small-town mysteries, and horror comics , this one belongs on your radar. Where to read (U.S., this week): Image Comics, Kindle/Comixology, and collected editions from Image and major booksellers. May 6, 2005 — House of Wax The 2005 House of Wax remake brings glossy 2000s horror, slasher-movie chaos, and a gruesome wax museum setting together in one sticky nightmare. A cult favorite of the era, it mixes road-trip horror…
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