How HorrorBuzz Covers Horror
HorrorBuzz has covered horror films, haunts, books, games and the people who make them since 2015. This page explains how we choose what to cover, how our reviews and scores work, and how to reach us when we get something wrong.
Who writes for us
HorrorBuzz was founded by editor-in-chief Norman Gidney. Our coverage is split into beats (movies, haunts and events, books, games, and theme park news), and each beat has writers who know it well. You can meet the team, and read every writer’s work, on our Meet the HorrorBuzz Team page.
How our reviews and scores work
Every review is one writer’s honest take. Films are scored on a 1 to 10 scale. Haunt reviews get an overall score from 1 to 10 plus a separate Scare Level, also 1 to 10, so you can tell how good an attraction is apart from how frightening it is. Some of our oldest reviews were published before we added scores, so they don’t have one.
Screeners and press access
Studios, distributors, festivals and haunts often give us screeners, press passes or early access so we can cover their work. That access never comes with conditions on what we write, and it doesn’t guarantee a review or a good score.
Partner Content
Articles in our Partner Content section are published separately from our editorial coverage and are not written or scored by our critics.
Artificial intelligence
Our reviews, interviews and features are written by people.
Corrections
We work hard to get release dates, names and details right, and we fix mistakes when we find them. If you spot an error, please let us know through our Contact page and we’ll correct it.
Submitting your work
Made a horror film, book, game or haunt? You can submit it for review. We read everything that comes in, though we can’t promise coverage for every submission.
