The Public’s Perception of the Penis in Horror
November 3rd, 2020 • Trace Thurman
Critic Trace Thurman traces the history of male nudity in horror and goes to bat for a new generation of full frontal horror. Also, puns.
Brian De Palma’s ‘Carrie’ Celebrates Our Teenage Monsters
October 29th, 2020 • Katie Walsh
The book came first. At some point in my teenage years, outgrowing Mary Higgins Clark…
Episode 27: Tyler MacIntyre on ‘The Devil Lives Here’
October 28th, 2020 • Matthew Monagle
It isn’t often that a low-budget horror film tackles the concept of parallel historical timelines.…
Queer Horror in ‘Knife + Heart’ and ‘Stranger by the Lake’
October 21st, 2020 • Joe Lipsett
In the last few decades, and particularly since the 2010s, queer horror has become more…
Restorative Violence in Meir Zarchi’s ‘I Spit on Your Grave’
October 16th, 2020 • Anya Stanley
In 1980, Roger Ebert posted a review of the “sick, reprehensible” rape-revenge flick I Spit…
Episode 26: Breanna Whipple Rocks Out With ‘Shock ‘Em Dead’
October 14th, 2020 • Matthew Monagle
Every self-respecting geek knows that something special happens when separate fandoms intersect. Like vinyl collecting…
Mitchell Lichtenstein’s ‘Teeth’ Is a Movie for the Dentata-Positive Among Us
October 8th, 2020 • Molly Henery
In a genre typically considered “for the guys,” it’s time to give a nod to…
The Evolution of Male Nudity in Rape Revenge Films
October 5th, 2020 • Mary Beth McAndrews
Mary Beth McAndrews explains why we’ve seen a gradual shift towards the destruction of the male body in rape revenge films.
Episode 25: Mary Beth McAndrews Logs Onto ‘Webcast’
September 30th, 2020 • Matthew Monagle
In the years since The Blair Witch Project, the found footage horror film has gone…
‘Webcast’ Marries Found Footage and Folk Horror
September 28th, 2020 • Mary Beth McAndrews
Found footage and folk horror may seem like odd bedfellows, but Paul McGhie’s ‘Webcast’ is a movie with plenty of ambition to spare.