Gaslighting the Final Girl in ‘When a Stranger Calls Back’
November 23rd, 2020 • Gem Seddon
What generates fear for a final girl? The terror in stalk-and-slash films tends to stem…
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…
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
What is it about dicks? Tallywackers, cocks, one-eyed snakes – I could go on, and…
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…
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…
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
The rape-revenge genre is known for its sexual violence and exploitation of the female body.…