Spoiler Warning: This review digs into major plot points. Most horror fans are familiar with the story of Ed Gein, whether they realize it or not. Also known as the Butcher of Plainfield, the Wisconsin farmer inspired some of the genre’s most disturbing monsters. Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins, Psycho), Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine, The Silence […]
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WARNING: The following contains mild spoilers for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Monster: The Ed Gein Story. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is one of those films you have to see for yourself. Still images and mere plot descriptions cannot adequately capture the gritty violence, low-fi horror, and jaw-dropping visuals of this legendary film. […]
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WARNING: The following contains mild spoilers for “Monster: The Ed Gein Story.” On November 16, 1957, the world discovered one of the most disturbing stories in the history of American true crime. Shortly following the disappearance of local businesswoman Bernice Worden, Ed Gein was arrested on suspicion of her murder. Authorities searched his remote farmhouse […]
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“My mother always said love was supposed set you free. But that’s not true, Chucky. I’ve been a prisoner of my love for you for a very long time. Now it’s payback time.” How would you define the ideal husband? Some want a tall, handsome man who will provide a comfortable life while leading the […]
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The legend of La Llorona is fairly straightforward. A mother scorned by her thoughtless husband seeks an unthinkable revenge. Hoping to cut him to the emotional bone, she drowns their children in the river. Immediately regretful, the Weeping Woman joins her offspring in death, inadvertently dooming herself to an eternity of sorrow. Dressed in […]
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No one is safe in a horror film. From slashers and zombie fare to found footage and religious horror, the genre is known for challenging our ideas of mortality and threatening society’s most vulnerable. We often praise those filmmakers bold enough to put cinematic children in peril while watching muscle-bound characters die to demonstrate the […]
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We all know the story of Hansel and Gretel. Two children use breadcrumbs to navigate a treacherous forest, only to stumble into the clutches of a bloodthirsty witch. While trapped in the cackling woman’s gingerbread house, they outwit the ostensibly friendly cannibal and leave her to bake in her own oven. First collected by the […]
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For the past quarter century, trends in horror have come and gone. From the torture porn movement of the early aughts to found footage and legacy sequels, the genre has seen its share of renewal and rebirth. But as noteworthy movies come and go, few titles have retained the power to terrify and inspire like […]
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There’s nothing quite like RV horror. Inspired by an expanding national highway system and the proliferation of motor parks in the 1960s, this distinctive subgenre offers a unique blend of classic genre fare. Part home invasion, part road trip tale, part hicksploitation with a smidge of folk horror, the recreational vehicle becomes a home away […]
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“You know who I am, Angel. Now, repeat after me: I love you, Mommy.” In all of horror, few characters remain so beloved as Laurie Strode. Originated by Jamie Lee Curtis in John Carpenter’s Halloween, this intrepid babysitter anchors one of the genre’s greatest films while helping to create an iconic trope that has changed […]
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“I get this ache… And I, I thought it was for sex, but it’s to tear everything to fucking pieces.” We blame the curse of womanhood on Eve. The Bible tells us the first woman was tempted by a serpent to eat fruit from the tree of knowledge, thus dooming all of womankind with the […]
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Month Two Take-Aways. It’s been a month filled with bangers on Bloody FM’s Murder Made Fiction Podcast. Joe and I have spent spooky season digging into films that have little in common to the naked eye, but they’re all based on the life of a quietly disturbed and dangerous man from rural Wisconsin. Ed Gein’s […]
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WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Smile and Smile 2. Trauma has always been a staple of the horror genre. In his classic (1977) novel The Shining, Stephen King wrote, “Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.” No modern genre creator embodies the darker side […]
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“The teachers are tough … but their exams are murder.” It’s tough to be a teacher these days. Not only must they deal with overcrowded classrooms, tough administrators, crusading school boards, and budget cuts, but the actual job of educating youth is much more challenging than most can imagine. And that’s with students who aren’t […]
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“Yes, we know murder is bad.” On October 13th, 2023, The Lady Killers Podcast released its first episode to an unsuspecting public, sparking conversation about female characters we love to hate. Co-hosts Jenn Adams, Sammie Kuykendall, Rocco Thompson, and Mae Shults gathered around microphones to discuss one of our favorite female killers, Pamela Voorhees (Betsy […]
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