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Does Stephen King Still Hate Kubrick’s The Shining 40 Years Later? Sort of
It’s hard to believe that four decades have gone by since Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining was released. Based on (or, as some would say, inspired by) Stephen King’s homonymous novel...
A Roundtable Discussion with the Director and Cast of “The Bizarrely Beautiful” Relic
Relic is one of the best horror films of the decade. Natalie Erika James’ first feature tells the story of three generations of women: Edna (Robyn Nevin), Kay (Emily Mortimer), and Sam (Bella H...
Christine is John Carpenter’s Unsung Love Story [Retrospective]
Even after directing Christine, John Carpenter would say in interviews that while he loved directing horror, he dreamed of directing a love story. And while Starman may have been a...
Here’s How We Can Save Halloween 2020!
It goes without saying that this year hasn’t gone according to anyone’s plan. Between COVID-19 and the tragic passing of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, I think we all long for some meas...
The Pros and Cons of Sleepaway Camp as a Trans Narrative
I should start off this examination of the film by saying that I am not a trans individual and that this is only my understanding of both the merits and the problems of Sleepaway Camp and how it deals...
The Government’s Worried About UFO’s. Why?
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…….well we don’t know what it is. Unidentified Flying Objects, or UFO’s, have always been a controve...
Why We Need More Queer Horror Movies [Editorial]
Pride month is upon us and, with the release of Shudder’s rather brilliant, yet still devastating new documentary, Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street, comes the desire to immerse ourselve...
Five More Standout Episodes of Casefile True Crime Podcast
Previously, I introduced you to my five favorite episodes of one of the best true crime podcasts around, The Casefile True Crime Podcast. The series is still going strong, as is the popularity of true...
You And I Are One Forever: Why Carmilla Remains One of the Most Important Vampire Stories Ever Told
Dracula was an obsessively well-researched book. While the novel was published in 1897, Stoker had written his first notes on the story—of a young solicitor unknowingly venturing into the home ...