‘Bit’ Marks a New Era for Vampire and Trans Cinema
December 14th, 2020 • Harmony Colangelo
Harmony Colangelo sinks her teeth into Brad Michael Elmore’s ‘Bit,’ a film that marks a new era for both vampire and trans cinema.
‘Brainscan’ and the Paranoia of Video Game Violence
December 11th, 2020 • Rosie Knight
In 1994 there was nothing more scary than the specter of video game violence. Technology-based horrors…
Hell is Other Roommates: Proximity and Peril in ‘2LDK’
December 7th, 2020 • Chris Luciantonio
Believe it or not, the delightfully manic portrayal of all-out domestic war in Yukihiko Tsutsumi’s…
Unreal Screens: ‘GhostWatch’ and ‘WNUF Halloween Special’
December 2nd, 2020 • Glenn Dunks
The screen is a fascinating concept for horror filmmakers. The very idea of watching a…
Drugs, ‘Blue Sunshine,’ and the Failure of the Hippie Generation
November 24th, 2020 • Patrick Brennan
The urban legends surrounding LSD during the 1960s were as frightening as any horror film.…
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
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.