She’s a Queen: Camp, Queerness, and Comedy in ‘Elvira, Mistress of the Dark’
June 30th, 2023 • Peter Piatkowski
With ‘Elvira, Mistress of the Dark,’ Cassandra Peterson created an earnest tale of queer ostracization and isolation.
How ‘Satanic Panic’ Captures Adulthood Limbo
June 15th, 2023 • Molly Henery
In her latest Uterus Horror piece, Molly Henery explains how Chelsea Stardust’s ‘Sanatic Panic’ captures the limbo before adulthood.
‘The Wailing’ and the Identity Crises of a Korean Generation
June 1st, 2023 • Justin Kyle
Justin Kyle explains why Na Hong-jin’s ‘The Wailing’ has as much to say about generational divides as it does about religious horror.
How ‘Dog Soldiers’ Sparked a Werewolf New Wave
May 30th, 2023 • Rebecca Sayce
Rebecca Sayce explains how the critical success of ‘Dog Soldiers’ led to a brief-but-beautiful run of werewolf movies in the UK.
‘Scare Package’ Is a Meta-Horror Echo Chamber
May 25th, 2023 • Melanie Moyer
Melanie Moyer looks beyond the genre thrills of ‘Scare Package’ to find a meta-horror framework in desperate need of a refresh.
‘The Twin’ Is a Twisted Take on Female Hysteria
May 23rd, 2023 • E.L. King
In Taneli Mustonen’s ‘The Twin,’ the ever-persistent trope of female hysteria becomes the subject of cross-examination.
The Reproductive Terror of ‘Demon Seed’
May 22nd, 2023 • Kayleigh Donaldson
Donald Cammell’s ‘Demon Seed’ proves that reproductive terror always has and always will dominate our existence.
‘Good Manners’ Is a Strange, Fractured Fairytale
May 8th, 2023 • Abigael Wanjiru
Abigael Wanjiru writes about ‘Good Manners,’ a 2017 Portuguese horror film that offers music and werewolves in equal measure.
Park Chan-wook’s ‘Stoker’ Turns Prey Into Predator
May 2nd, 2023 • Molly Henery
Park Chan-wook’s ‘Stoker’ is a dark coming-of-age story that turns Mia Wasikowska’s India from prey into predator.
‘Demonicus’ Is Z-Grade Heavy Metal Horror
April 28th, 2023 • J. Simpson
What Jay Woelfel’s ‘Demonicus’ lacks in budget or narrative it more than makes up for in heavy metal audacity.