‘Webcast’: A Movie Marriage of Found Footage and Folk Horror
September 28th, 2020 • Mary Beth McAndrews
Cults, rituals, and paganism are well-known in the world of horror, especially in the folk…
Reclaiming My Grandmother’s Superstitions: ‘Bulbbul’ and South Asian Horror
September 24th, 2020 • Sreemoyee Mukherjee
One of my favorite childhood photographs is taken on my terrace, my hair open and…
Uterus Horror: ‘Slumber Party Massacre II’ Is the Ultimate Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo
September 21st, 2020 • Molly Henery
Last month, I examined a modern classic and how it relates to Uterus Horror with…
‘Cast a Deadly Spell’ Is the Best of a Bygone Era of HBO Originals
September 14th, 2020 • Jerry Smith
As a kid, nothing was better than begging my father to stay up late so…
In Isaac Webb’s ‘First Born,’ Marriage Is Motherhood’s Original Trauma
September 10th, 2020 • Stephen Whitty
The horror begins within. A sense of the other. A lurking fear. A strange feeling that…
How Chito S. Rono’s ‘Feng Shui’ Is Diminished By Its Cultural Stereotypes
September 8th, 2020 • Kyle Tam
When I was still in middle school, my school had a tradition during the days…
Unfolding The Character-Driven Surrealism of Eric Valette’s ‘Maléfique’
August 26th, 2020 • Joe George
A haggard prisoner looks up from the journal he holds. His free hand plunges into…
Punishing the Male Gaze in John Carchietta’s ‘Teenage Cocktail’
August 24th, 2020 • BJ Colangelo
For as long as movies have existed, a vast majority have been dominated by the…
Uterus Horror: ‘Raw’ Is a Coming-of-Age Story With Bite
August 17th, 2020 • Molly Henery
This month, Uterus Horror is going international with 2017’s hit film Raw. Written and directed…
How National Trauma Shaped Alejandro Amenabar’s ‘Tesis’
August 12th, 2020 • Chad Collins
A young woman – battered, disorientated, and disconsolate – is tied to a chair, her…