Birthdays, Demons and Transitions in Filipino Teen Horror ‘The Debutantes’ [Horrors Elsewhere]

Horrors Elsewhere is a recurring column that spotlights a variety of movies from all around the globe, particularly those not from the United States. Fears may not be universal, but one thing is for sure — a scream is understood, always and everywhere. Prime Cruz’s The Debutantes brings grim meaning to the phrase “You only […]

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‘Tailgate’ Is a Combustible, Dutch Road Rager [Horrors Elsewhere]

Horrors Elsewhere is a recurring column that spotlights a variety of movies from all around the globe, particularly those not from the United States. Fears may not be universal, but one thing is for sure — a scream is understood, always and everywhere. Lodewijk Crijns‘ Tailgate starts out in the remote, Dutch countryside. In this dreadful […]

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There is Something Rotten in the State of ‘Joshua’ [Formative Fears]

Formative Fears is a column that focuses on horror movies revolving around young people or adults reliving something that scared them at a young age. There is no age limit on fears like death, monsters, and the unknown. Overall, this series expresses what it felt like to be a frightened child — and what still […]

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5 Tales of Beach Horror from TV Anthologies [Series of Frights]

Series of Frights is a recurring column that mainly focuses on horror in television. Specifically, it takes a closer look at five episodes or stories — each one adhering to an overall theme — from different anthology series or the occasional movie made for TV. With anthologies becoming popular again, especially on television, now is […]

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‘Razorback’: A Beautiful, Brutal Eco-Horror from Down Under [Horrors Elsewhere]

Horrors Elsewhere is a recurring column that spotlights a variety of movies from all around the globe, particularly those not from the United States. Fears may not be universal, but one thing is for sure — a scream is understood, always and everywhere. Global infatuation with all things Australia was still under way when Russell […]

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Haunted by Guilt in Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Retribution’ [Horrors Elsewhere]

Horrors Elsewhere is a recurring column that spotlights a variety of movies from all around the globe, particularly those not from the United States. Fears may not be universal, but one thing is for sure — a scream is understood, always and everywhere. The genre output of Kiyoshi Kurosawa is best characterized by atmosphere, ambiguity, […]

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The Clown Act in Gory Irish Slasher ‘Stitches’ Is to Die For [Horrors Elsewhere]

Horrors Elsewhere is a recurring column that spotlights a variety of movies from all around the globe, particularly those not from the United States. Fears may not be universal, but one thing is for sure — a scream is understood, always and everywhere. Children’s birthdays hardly ever go as planned, but as one character states […]

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