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Censor Niamh Algar
Censor Niamh Algar

Moral Panics and Video Nasties: How Fear Turns Into Censorship in ‘Censor’

June 30th, 2023 • Livia Reim

Set in a time of government censorship, Prano Bailey-Bond’s ‘Censor’ uses video nasties to explore the darker side of moral panics.

Elvira Mistress of the Dark

She’s a Queen: Camp, Queerness, and Comedy in ‘Elvira, Mistress of the Dark’

June 30th, 2023 • Peter Piatkowski

With ‘Elvira, Mistress of the Dark,’ Cassandra Peterson created an earnest tale of queer ostracization and isolation.

Hayley Griffith Satanic Panic

How ‘Satanic Panic’ Captures Adulthood Limbo

June 15th, 2023 • Molly Henery

In her latest Uterus Horror piece, Molly Henery explains how Chelsea Stardust’s ‘Sanatic Panic’ captures the limbo before adulthood.

The Wailing

‘The Wailing’ and the Identity Crises of a Korean Generation

June 1st, 2023 • Justin Kyle

Justin Kyle explains why Na Hong-jin’s ‘The Wailing’ has as much to say about generational divides as it does about religious horror.