It’s incredibly human to want to be seen and accepted, warts and all. It’s a deeply vulnerable experience and territory that can be ripe for horror as characters reach troubling breaking points in order to become popular and stop feeling like an outcast. People will do whatever it takes to fit in, even if that […]
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2020’s COVID-19 pandemic was a weird, isolating time, particularly for filmmakers and natural storytellers. Joe Begos’ Jimmy and Stiggs isn’t about the pandemic or even set during that period, but it’s a movie that was born out of this event and is very much in conversation with this challenging, reflective, isolating time. And it’s DIY […]
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Revenge stories are one of horror’s most popular sub-genres that range from arthouse endeavors, to gritty grindhouse fare, to pulpy “torture porn” and everything in between. Turkish filmmaker Can Evrenol, who previously struck gold with the surreal and suffocating Baskin and Housewife, tries his hand in this territory and strikes a rich vein that bleeds […]
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There’s been an exciting influx of female transformation horror films in recent years, such as The First Omen, Smile 2, The Substance, and Titane. All these movies depict harrowing rebirths, but there are also often transferences of power that allow these characters to penetrate worlds that would otherwise be impossible for them. Animale gets to […]
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‘American Horror Stories’ delivers five uniquely alarming tales of terror that tackle liminal spaces, clones, Leprechauns, and more. “You know, we invented hell.” There was a lot of promise in American Horror Stories — an episodic anthology horror series — when it was first announced as a companion piece to American Horror Story proper. American […]
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“What is our current dark purpose?” Each What We Do in the Shadows season has been interested in the unique growing pains experienced by Staten Island’s favorite misanthropic vampires, but there’s a sense of catharsis and closure in the series’ sixth and final season. It’d be very easy for What We Do in the Shadows […]
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Netflix’s animated Tomb Raider series captures the essence of the popular gaming franchise and delivers an action-packed adventure that’s ripe with mysticism and monsters. Netflix has made a big splash as a streaming service that caused major waves in the television and film industry. One area in which Netflix particularly excels is that they’ve become […]
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Despite an evocative atmosphere and a rewarding embrace of folk horror, Brian Taylor’s take on the big, red paranormal detective feels creatively lost in limbo. Hellboy is a promising property that’s periodically stumbled with its live-action adaptations. There’s such a rich world to pull from here that brilliantly mashes together Lovecraftian horror, pulp detective fiction, […]
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Chuck Palahniuk’s latest novel is an experimental and subversive coming of age satire that skewers an increasingly commodified society through hallucinogenic hubris. “Clarity is paramount. Even when the goal is to create confusion.” Chuck Palahniuk is one of this generation’s most explosive and subversive storytellers, but there have been increasingly diminishing returns for his more […]
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‘Solar Opposites’ returns for a transformative Halloween special that gets to the crux of the spooky season by riffing on a Christmas classic. “Stop celebrating Halloween? Oh no, my pretty. I think you’ll find that you ARE Halloween.” Halloween specials have become a long and storied tradition in television and they’re a great opportunity for […]
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Coralie Fargeat’s ‘The Substance’ is a body horror masterpiece that’s as smart as it is gross, but the film’s exploration of vanity, desperation, and the male gaze have coursed through her entire filmography. “Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? Younger, more beautiful, more perfect.” This article contains spoilers for The Substance. […]
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‘Grotesquerie’ channels Se7en, Hannibal, Longlegs, and religious serial killer thrillers in a compelling two-handed murder mystery. “The end is near.” Grotesquerie, for all intents and purposes, is Season 13 of American Horror Story, only it’s operating under an original title because the AHS brand has become so tainted. It honestly feels like Grotesquerie might have […]
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Charles Burn crafts a methodical masterpiece about self-discovery and main character syndrome that’s cast against Super 8 science fiction and the power of cinema. “I didn’t know it would be like this. I thought making a movie would be a lot more fun.” It’s hard to compare to the euphoria that’s experienced from a good […]
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Adult Swim’s highly anticipated Junji Ito adaptation is animated cosmic and body horror of the highest degree that’s guaranteed to disturb seasoned genre fans. “Become one with me and the spiral.” Junji Ito has become one of the manga industry’s most prolific body horror storytellers and Uzumaki: Spiral Into Horror is definitely regarded as one […]
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Netflix’s ‘Twilight of the Gods’ mixes Norse mythology with sex, magic, and extreme violence as its strives for a mythical quest that’s truly for mature audiences. “The age of petty Gods must end.” The past decade has been a goldmine for subversive tales about Gods and mythological warriors, whether it’s American Gods, Ragnarok, KAOS, or […]
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