Editorials

Sigourney Weaver Natalie Portman Alien Annihilation
Sigourney Weaver Natalie Portman Alien Annihilation

More Than Human: The Monstrous Women of ‘Alien’ and ‘Annihilation’

October 20th, 2021 • Gem Seddon

Film critic Gem Seddon explains how motherhood and loss transform the place of women in ‘Annihilation’ and the ‘Alien’ franchise.

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Monstrous Mammaries: The Relationship Between Breasts and Horror

October 13th, 2021 • BJ Colangelo

Film critic BJ Colangelo delves into the sordid history of breasts in horror to find the subversive heart of the genre beating just beneath.

Stuart Gordon Dagon

Stuart Gordon’s ‘Dagon’ Offers Sublime Damnation

October 1st, 2021 • C.M. Crockford

C.M. Crockford explains why Stuart Gordon’s ‘Dagon’ remains both the most alluring and terrifying adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s work.

Removing The Male Fantasy From Rape-Revenge In ‘Handgun’

September 24th, 2021 • Gabriela Almeida

Gabriela Almeida explains how ‘Handgun’ shifts rape-revenge away from “male fantasies” and strips America’s fetishism around guns.

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‘Dead End’ Is a Christmas-Themed Highway To Hell

September 22nd, 2021 • Wesley Lara

Wesley Lara explains why Jean-Baptiste Andrea and Fabrice Canepa’s ‘Dead End’ belongs in the inner circle of Christmas horror.

Lily C.A.T.

‘Lily C.A.T’ and the Allure of Animated Body Horror

September 17th, 2021 • Red Broadwell

Body horror is an intricate subgenre of horror preying on the innate fear of losing…

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Living With Oblivion: Love and Addiction in ‘Absentia’

September 13th, 2021 • Jenn Adams

Film critic Jenn Adams explores Mike Flanagan’s ‘Absentia’ through the lens of her own struggles with loss and addiction.

100 Tears

‘100 Tears’ Is the Ultimate Guide to 2000s Horror

August 27th, 2021 • John Patterson

Film critic John Patterson explains why Marcus Koch’s ‘100 Tears’ serves as the perfect transition between eras in horror.

Ashley Bell The Last Exorcism Part 2

‘The Last Exorcism Part 2’ Finds Trauma Without Found Footage

August 13th, 2021 • Eric Langberg

Film critic Eric Langberg defends the decision to move away from found footage in ‘The Last Exorcism Part 2.’

Circle Movie

‘Circle’ Calls Our Conscience To a Vote

August 12th, 2021 • Ciara Moloney

Film critic Ciara Moloney finds a lot to like in Aaron Hann and Mario Miscione’s ‘Circle,’ a sci-fi thriller with serious bite.