Scary Movies
Broad Strokes – A Bird’s-Eye View of Korean Scary Movies
In the landscape of horror cinema, Korean scary movies hold a special place in the hearts of discerning viewers with a refined sense ...
Scary Movies
Jeepers Creepers and Examining Police in Horror Movies
Modern horror, especially horror taking place after 2005, has a problem that its predecessors had an easier time avoiding – phones. This isn’t ...
Scary Movies
Possum Explained: The Movie’s Uncanny Origins
The year 2018 saw the release of one of the most disturbing and depressing movies of the last couple of years: the British ...
Scary Movies
The Dark and The Wicked Explained: The Farm as a Stronghold of Barbarism
In many ways, contemporary horror still follows its Gothic ancestor’s tropes. The haunted house, the abandoned asylum, the tunnels and labyrinths beneath seemingly ...
Scary Movies
The People Under the Stairs, Daddy, and the Knight’s Tale: What’s Underneath It All
I fondly remember not only seeing People Under the Stairs in the movie theaters in 1991, I will always remember that I oddly ...
Scary Movies
Tales from the Darkside The Movie: Gargoyles, Mummies, & More. An Analysis.
Gargoyles are weird things. They are literally little frozen monsters hanging off a building, warding off… things. But for horror, they have a ...
Scary Movies
Event Horizon Explained: Haunted Space, Blood Orgies, and All That Jazz
In 1997 cinematic horror wasn’t in such a great place. Big cinema releases included Scream 2 and I Know What You Did Last ...