Josh Criss’s ‘Leaving D.C.’ Goes Beyond the Found Footage Mold
November 18th, 2020 • James Bojaciuk
As so often happens in Hollywood, producers learned the wrong lessons from Daniel Myrick and…
Joachim Trier’s ‘Thelma’ Serves Up a Supernatural Coming Out Story
November 16th, 2020 • Molly Henery
In a genre typically considered “for the guys,” it’s time to give a nod to…
Episode 28: The Matt Donato Horror-igin Story
November 11th, 2020 • Matthew Monagle
Last month, one of our listeners asked us a very good question: when are you…
Ted Nicolaou’s ‘TerrorVision’ Pulls No Punches on 1980s America
November 9th, 2020 • Jessica Scott
If TerrorVision is even discussed at all, it’s usually brought up as an example of…
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…