Dogs, Spirits and Slashers: The Power Of POV In New Wave Post-Modern Horror

Horror is a genre that thrives upon disruption and going against the grain. That being said, there’s a curious quality where fringe fascinations can progressively become mainstream, and what was once subversive is now the new normal. There was a time when a slasher film like Halloween was anarchic and groundbreaking, only for it to […]

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‘Good Boy’ Review – Man’s Best Friend Leads an Emotionally Affecting Haunted House Tale

It’s often said that our pets have a sixth sense, seemingly able to detect things beyond our perception or even predict death. It’s a simple, though eerie explanation for the instances where we discover our beloved pup staring intently at an empty corner in the middle of the night or barking at nothing. Good Boy, […]

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How John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’ Inspired the Canine Star of ‘Good Boy’

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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