eXistenZ: A Game Everybody is Already Playing
David Cronenberg‘s 1999 science fiction horror amalgamation eXistenZ is a strange beast composed of teeth, gristle, bone and flesh asContinue Reading
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Between Two Worlds: Laura Palmer and Feminism in Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me
In recent years, the previously maligned prequel to the Twin Peaks series has received a much deserved period of criticalContinue Reading
Hostel and American Ignorance Abroad
Traveling abroad can be scary. Especially for Americans – who for a variety of reasons enjoy (suffer from?) significant culturalContinue Reading
The Perfect Genre Balance of Shaun of the Dead
“You’ve got red on you.” Compared to other genres, horror and comedy lend a lot to each other in beingContinue Reading
The Brilliance of Simplicity in Under the Skin
In the days before my writing of this piece, I was lucky enough to attend a talk Martin Scorsese gaveContinue Reading
Finding Inner Strength in Gerald’s Game
“Isn’t this why we came up here? To spice things up and try and push the boundaries?” – Gerald Berlingame
Darkness, Tears, and Sighs: The Lack of Color in Suspiria (2018)
Remakes of horror classics have become a trend that is most likely here to stay. For the most part, theyContinue Reading
The Crisis of Faith in The Wailing
The Wailing begins with a quote from Luke 24 in which Jesus appears before his disciples after he has risenContinue Reading
Isolation Induced by Trauma in 301/302
301, 302 is at its core a story about two ships passing in the night – or perhaps two shipsContinue Reading
Black Sunday and Gothic Horror
Mario Bava is one of the most revered legends of Italian horror filmmaking. While his status as a forefather ofContinue Reading
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