Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyma-
The figure of the Candyman has, in many ways, far extended beyond the film that he was introduced in. IContinue Reading
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House: An Exercise in Sincere Camp
Despite its cult status as one of the strangest movies ever to be put to film, House did not startContinue Reading
Fate vs. Free Will in Cure
The late 1990s and the early 2000s were a seminal time for Japanese cinema, specifically in the horror genre. SomeContinue Reading
Ready or Not: Breaking the Rich’s Traditions
Each and every person who has grown up and is currently living a lower to middle-class life knows better thanContinue Reading
The Apocalyptic Loneliness of Pulse
“People don’t really connect, you know. We all live totally separate lives.” The wave of internationally successful Japanese horror filmsContinue Reading
Phantom of the Paradise: Faustian Rock
Selling your soul for rock and roll, otherwise known as Brian De Palma‘s Phantom of the Paradise. A mixture ofContinue Reading
Cosmos: Abstract Absurdism
American auteur David Lynch is often quoted in proclaiming “I get ideas and I want to put them on filmContinue Reading
The Theatrics of Tragedy in Demons
Toshio Matsumoto’s samurai jidaigeki Demons opens with a blood-orange sun hanging and atrophying into unearthly darkness. Our only glimpse ofContinue Reading
Blood Diner and the American Art of Excess
The horror comedy can be a tricky genre to pull off, even though both horror and comedy have striking similarities.Continue Reading
The Reality of Demons in Lovely Molly
Newlyweds Molly (Gretchen Lodge) and Tim (Johnny Lewis) move into Molly’s old childhood home, both her parents having been deadContinue Reading
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