What is New French Extremity? The term New French Extremity originated in film journalist James Quandt's article “Flesh & Blood: Sex and Violence in Recent French...
When I finally started watching Hammer horror in my late teens, I fell in love with these films, an infatuation that only grew as I ventured...
Welcome back to Horror 101, a series of articles where we explain horror movie legends and their lore. For beginners, the confused, or just those who...
Welcome back to Horror 101, a series of articles where we explain horror movie legends and their lore. For beginners, the confused, or just those who need...
Everything you wanted to know about the Hellraiser franchise: who they are, where they came from, what they want, and how that funny little puzzle box...
Welcome, welcome to Monster MAYhem, everybody! Please find your seats and make sure you have a snack handy. We’re here to discuss the Godzilla franchise today, so you’ll...
Name a creepy crawler. An insect, an arachnid, four legs, six legs, eight legs, a hundred… If it exists, somewhere in 1950s cinema it has been...
The Leprechaun series is a very hit-or-miss franchise. Though I hold it near and dear since it was the first horror movie marathon I ever did with friends,...
The Cloverfield franchise has had a long, bizarre journey to being a big-name horror franchise. The J.J. Abrams-produced sci-fi horror film had its way to theaters...
In this giant-size edition of Horror 101 that opens our year of lectures-that-aren't-really-lectures, I delve into the subgenre all the Letterboxd cool kids have been talking...
The film opens with Jess Bradford (Olivia Hussey) confronting her boyfriend Peter (Keir Dullea) with the news of her pregnancy,...
Black Christmas (2019) opens with so much promise but immediately gets in its own way. What seemed like an attempted...
“Horror [films] should be a space of freedom, a territory for experimentation. But what happens is often the opposite.” These...
Martyrs (2008) is infamously known as one of the most disturbing films of the 21st century. It is often considered...
In a recent article, I talked about the legacy of William Castle and the many gimmicks he used to promote...
There are people who genuinely dislike jump scares for good reasons, both personal and philosophical. However, given how frequently the...
The Mexican horror film Kilometer 31 (KM 31), directed by Rigoberto Castañeda, takes the story of La Llorona and gives...
With Terrifier 3 coming out soon and promising the deaths of between 1 and 200 children as Art the Clown...
At a recent movie screening, I saw someone displaying unparalleled bravery in the audience. I saw someone willing to push...
I know The Shining is aesthetically pleasing and has a cast many of us would have killed to work with....