Gnawing at Wool
Life circumstances have pushed back the post for The House of Usher (1960) and any Valentine’s Day post I came up with. To finally get things going for 2024, I … Continue reading Gnawing at Wool
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Life circumstances have pushed back the post for The House of Usher (1960) and any Valentine’s Day post I came up with. To finally get things going for 2024, I … Continue reading Gnawing at Wool
Here’s the thing: it has been an exhausting year, and I wanted to take it easy for the holidays. Instead of working on a new holiday post, I decided to … Continue reading Happy (Spooky) Holidays
“And here I am knocking myself out to make a living as a horror hostess, when I’m actually descended from, like, a major metaphysical celebrity! All I have to do … Continue reading Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
So…I just turned 30! I expected to be freaking out about my 20s being over, but I have been looking forward to this birthday for months. I am ready to … Continue reading My Top 30 Horror/Cult Films
“Come! We fly!” – Bette Midler, Hocus Pocus (1993) By Night‘s featured Halloween film is on the gentler side this year with a Disney classic: Hocus Pocus (1993). Like myself, … Continue reading Halloween Spotlight: Hocus Pocus (1993)
It’s almost Halloween, and we are in the season of monsters. In past blog posts, I have celebrated monster movies through sharing my favorite vampire movies and my favorite zombie … Continue reading My Top 5 Favorite Werewolf Films
“Stay close to the candles. The staircase…can be treacherous” – Cloris Leachman, Young Frankenstein (1974) Horror-comedies have a special place in my heart. They recognize that horror and comedy share … Continue reading By Night’s 100th Blog Post: Young Frankenstein (1974)
“Feed me.” – Levi Stubbs, Little Shop of Horrors (1986) My journey to Little Shop of Horrors was a memorable one. It began in 2010 with the release of a … Continue reading Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
“She hesitated at the corner of the verandah. Her curiosity was intense: she had not forgot all her animosity toward her father for bringing her to this godforsaken place. Yet … Continue reading The Elementals
“There are seven deadly sins, captain. Gluttony…greed…sloth, wrath, pride, lust, and envy. Seven. You can expect five more of these” – Morgan Freeman, Se7en (1995) As a film lover and … Continue reading Se7en (1995)
It is officially my least favorite time of year: summer. Despite the heat, humidity, sweat, high utility bills…summer is the perfect setting to revisit a favorite subgenre of horror. We … Continue reading Cabin-in-the-Woods Horror Films
In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, I wanted to turn the spotlight to an indispensable entity of horror: Asian horror cinema. Asian horror films and thrillers … Continue reading Asian Horror Films & Thrillers