Skinamarink ★★½
For many, the genre of found footage and analog horror has remained on the fringes of mainstream culture despite itsContinue Reading
Tag: Paranormal Activity
Freaky ★★★
When Christopher Landon was about four years old, he snuck into his parents’ bedroom while they were watching Psycho. HeContinue Reading
Occultism as Mechanism in A Dark Song
In Liam Gavin‘s full-length directorial debut, grieving mother Sophia (Catherine Walker) contracts with ill-tempered occultist Joseph Solomon (Steve Oram) forContinue 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
Fright 27: [•REC]
I’ve never been particularly fond of the found footage subgenre. Shaky camerawork, bad acting, and cheap production design all usuallyContinue Reading
Hereditary, and the Independent Horror Renaissance
“You know what Freud says about the nature of horror? He says it’s when the home becomes unhomelike. Unheimlich.” –Continue Reading
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