“Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?” What does it mean to live deliciously? What is the cost of a pretty dress, a stick of butter, or any other treat our heart desires? Dare we allow ourselves to feel fleeting joy and must this always be considered a sin? As women, we’re taught to sacrifice our […]
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“The town knew darkness.” When most non-horror fans conjure up the image of a vampire, they picture Bram Stoker’s legendary Dracula sitting in his dusty Transylvanian castle flanked by his devilish vampiric brides. But Constant Readers invariably picture an erudite antiques dealer and his bald familiar lurking in the darkness of the Marsten house. Stephen […]
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WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for It, It: Chapter Two, and It: Welcome to Derry. The inaugural episode of It: Welcome to Derry introduced us to the sinister town via a lumbering, airborne mutant baby slaughtering a theaterful of screaming kids. Episode 2, “The Thing in the Dark,” debuts a strangely charming opening credits […]
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WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for It, It: Chapter Two, and It: Welcome to Derry. Many Constant Readers believe that, despite publishing more than eighty titles in the last fifty years, Stephen King is actually writing a single, massive novel. His sprawling worlds may twist through a multitude of dimensions, but many of his […]
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“A coven deprived of its leader is like a headless cobra” What constitutes a coven of witches and what must one do to become its queen? Since the earliest examples of narrative fiction, humans have created stories about these occult practitioners, musing on the various rules that govern their powers. Despite generations of wisdom, there […]
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There’s no one way to define a horror movie. Because fear is a uniquely subjective and individualized experience, disparate viewers find terror in a variety of tales, themes, and topics. CEO and co-founder of NEON Rated, LLC, Tom Quinn has built an empire on pursuing films not targeted to specific genre fans. Following the production […]
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On the surface, Ed Gein and Leatherface (Gunnar Hansen) have very little in common. One lived with his domineering mother on the plains of snowy Wisconsin, while the other, a creation of director Tobe Hooper, keeps a house full of unruly men in the brutal heat of the Texas heartland. Gein was a shy and […]
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WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for The Black Phone and Black Phone 2. If Gen X has a boogeyman, it’s arguably the Man in the Windowless Van. Alongside memories of blissfully roaming unsupervised suburbs are warnings to avoid anyone in this particular vehicle lest you wind up on the side of a milk carton. […]
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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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