A horror shrouded in drama, a psych-thriller inside a character study, 'Dead Ringers' finds the master of body horror morphing stylistically.
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Your Meeting Is About To End: ‘Host’ (2020)
Filmed entirely during the height of lockdown, Host captures a unique moment of terror in the way we lived it — with an added demon.
Full StoryPaperback: Prisoners of the Printed Page and the Frayed Aesthetics of ‘The Timekeepers of Eternity’ (2021)
Presented on crumpled and torn paper, 'The Timekeepers of Eternity' is a re-adaptation of Stephen King's 'The Langoliers.'
Full StoryAvant Horror: Ernie Gehr’s ‘Serene Velocity’ (1970)
Serene Velocity finds the magical and the monstrous in an everyday location and the fundamental materials of filmmaking.
Full StorySplit Picks Japanese Horror: ‘The Grudge’ (2004) Vs. ‘The Grudge’ (2020)
After discussing Takashi Shimizu's breakout film, Split Picks returns with what happened when The Grudge franchise made its way to the US.
Full Story‘Lake Mungo’ (2008): The Oral History
Since its 2008 release, Lake Mungo has quietly become a classic of Australian folk horror. Daniel Bromfield presents the film's oral history.
Full Story‘Shriek of the Mutilated’ (1974): Time for an Atrocity
Often heralded as one of the worst films ever made, the New York yeti exploitation classic is an oddity born of disparate filmmaking sensibilities.
Full StoryWilliam Peter Blatty’s ‘The Exorcist III’ (1990): Destruction of the Godhead
A grand culmination of its creator's life and career, The Exorcist III is an under-appreciated work of interdisciplinary art.
Full StoryComposition with Red, Blue and Yellow: Andrew Traucki’s ‘The Reef’ (2010)
Sharks are perfectly evolved underwater apex predators that take up permanent residence in the primal fascination-fear centers of our amygdala.
Full StoryEternally Screaming: ‘Skinned Deep’ (2004) and Creating a Home For a Monstrous Family
Gabriel Bartalos' directorial debut dares to ask: 'What if 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2' was the most influential horror film ever made?'
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