Scary Movies
Therapy for a Vampire Review: a Comedic Take on Gender and Vampires
Therapy for a Vampire (2014), written and directed by David Ruehm, is an Austrian horror-comedy that delves into the realities of immortal life. ...
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The Shining Bear Suit and Kubrick’s Endless Conspiracies
The Shining is a film infamous for its puzzles. Rather than sticking to the plan laid out in Stephen King’s 1977 novel, Stanley ...
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David Cronenberg, Philip K Dick, and a Body Horror Future
Canadian director David Cronenberg is best known to cinephiles for body horror of a particular kind of yuck. Whether it’s a parasitic relationship ...
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Pennywise Explained: His Origin, History, Powers, And More
A lot of people suffer from coulrophobia – a fear of clowns. Imagine the shock and crippling horror when a horror movie monster ...
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Coming of Age With Last House on the Left and VHS Bootlegs
Wes Craven’s debut has gone down in infamy as one of the most gruesome films in the horror genre. Last House on The ...
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The Wolf House Explained: A Hallucinatory Dive into Chile’s Dark Past
Despite its reputation among outsiders for tired tropes and repeated story lines, horror is constantly reinventing itself. For every new iteration of Scream ...
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Fresh Explained: Tender is the Flesh as a Delicacy
We all know I loved Augustina Bazzterrica’s Tender is the Flesh. It was brutal, yes, but OH. MY. GOD. was that a dystopian ...
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A Dark Song Explained: A Gnostic Horror Masterpiece
A Dark Song is an Irish-British movie that follows some conventions of the horror genre, while also being something truly unique. Written and ...
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Gerald’s Game Explained: Cuffs, Rings, and the Binding of Women
Gerald’s Game was always a particularly unique book among Stephen King’s vast collection of horror tales. To hear it explained, Gerald’s Game sounds ...
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) Explained: A Fitting Ode?
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) is a controversial and brilliant attack on American values and decency – a true staple of the horror ...