Friday the 13th (1980)
“His name was Jason” – Betsy Palmer, Friday the 13th (1980) Horror films of the 1980s remain iconic and continue to inspire fans and creators globally. One film that started … Continue reading Friday the 13th (1980)
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“His name was Jason” – Betsy Palmer, Friday the 13th (1980) Horror films of the 1980s remain iconic and continue to inspire fans and creators globally. One film that started … Continue reading Friday the 13th (1980)
catharsis (kuh-thaar-suhs): the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions I am so angry. If you have had access to any United States news outlets … Continue reading Catharsis
“It’s a perfect night for mystery and horror. The air itself is filled with monsters” – Elsa Lanchester, Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Before I started this blog, I put together … Continue reading Midnight Movies: Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Horror means something different to everyone. Its inherent insidiousness (alliteration not intended) allows it to permeate anything. There happen to be a lot of non-horror films that cause the discomforts … Continue reading 10 Unsettling Non-horror Films
” ‘Come with me.’ ‘To Karuizawa?‘ ‘With your dad?’ ‘No. To my mom’s hometown. To my aunt’s house’ ” – House (1977) [translated] Some horror films pop up without context … Continue reading Readers’ Choice: House (1977)
“Suzy, do you know anything about…witches?” – Stefania Casini, Suspiria (1977) With any contemporary horror film, a seasoned horror fanatic may draw certain elements back to films of earlier decades. … Continue reading Suspiria (1977)
This Women’s History Month, I want to recognize my Top 10 horror films spearheaded by women. In preparation for this post, I found I had to narrow my focus more … Continue reading My 10 Favorite Woman-led Horror Films
“And when he had crossed the bridge, the phantoms came to meet him” – Nosferatu (1922) It is not often we celebrate ONE HUNDRED YEARS of any film, let alone … Continue reading 100 Years of Nosferatu
“All I want is freedom / A world with no more night / And you, always beside me / To hold me and to hide me / Then say you’ll … Continue reading The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
“As surely the village of Arkham has risen up against me, so shall I rise from the dead against the village of Arkham. Each one of you. Ezra Weeden, Micah … Continue reading Readers’ Choice: The Haunted Palace (1963)
“There was me. That is Alex. And my three droogs. That is Pete, Georgie, and Dim. And we sat in the Korova Milk Bar trying to make up our rassoodocks … Continue reading A Clockwork Orange (1971)
We are already nearly through the first month of 2022. I started looking into the movies coming out this year not too long ago. I found so many that it … Continue reading Most Anticipated 2022 Horror Films