Black Christmasis not only terrifying, but it’s also an empowering horror movie that reveals a commentary on abortion, body autonomy, and women’s rights. The character that provokes the after-film discussion is Jess, who struggles with an unwanted pregnancy. Due to her decision to get an a...
This trope is particularly evident in two British films from the 2020s: Daniel Kokotajlo’s Starve Acre (2023) and Mark Jenkin’s Enys Men (2022). Both of these films are further examples where characters are isolated from society in remote, rural settings and both are interestingly set ...
The Conjuring's chilling depiction of demonic forces at work solidifies its place as one of the most unnerving examples of supernatural horror in cinematic history. Released: 2013 Directed by: James Wan Dig Deeper The True Story Behind 'The Conjuring' Is Even Creepier Than The Movie And ...
Notable examples of these spine-chilling tales include Child's Play, a classic in the horror film world, featuring the infamous Chucky, a murderous doll imbued with the spirit of a serial killer. Annabelle: Creation, a prequel to the fabled "Annabelle" movie, delves into the dark origins of...
Wes Craven’s provocative sexpolitation film is one of the earliest examples of a rape revenge fantasy, a common trope that has recently undergone a much-needed reinvention and reclamation by women filmmakers. Craven’s controversial directorial debut was a major box-office success, even if criti...
Someone is going to have to explain one day what the heck they see in Get Out, the most ridiculous and overrated movie of the century. Reply Karsten Jannicke October 30, 2024 at 10:32 am You must live in a very different century than the other people in this comment section. Reply...
William Shatner mask. And while nothing can top the bravura and simplicity of the 1978 original, the 1988 sequel,Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, pays faithful homage to the Carpenter film that started it all while leaning on the many campy traits of trope-laden ’80s horror cinema...
(Creepies, The Witches Sabbath) comes the mother of all giant rat movies, a gore-drenched sci-fi / horror / action movie stew that’s a homage to the nature gone amok genre of the 1970s, only wired on crank and really pissed off. Leroy crams every frame of the movie with a dirty...
The movie: By the late '90s, horror was looking a little tired. The masked slasher trope was staggering along in a dire need of a cup of very strong espresso. What it got instead was Wes Craven’s Scream which, despite being parodied into Inception levels of postmodern irony since, ...
My new book,NEVERDAY, is now available. This is one that I’ve been talking about for almost a decade now. It’s my version of the time loop trope made popular in the movie “Groundhog Day” but instead of focusing only on a single character this story explores what would happen to ...