Actor/filmmaker Bob Balaban made his directorial debut with this underseen gem of childhood fear and suburban horror. 1989’s Parents isn’t the first horror film to use the setting of middle class America to study the rot that hides underneath, but it is a particularly eerie and bleakly funny one. The story is simple: little Michael […]
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In this edition of The Silver Lining, we’ll be covering Shane Black’s underappreciated 2018 sequel/reboot, The Predator. The Predator franchise has always walked the line between action and horror, with most of the films being structured like sci-fi slashers where the victims are just badass enough to have a fighting chance. This is obviously a […]
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I have always been a fan of that most improbable of all subgenres, the horror comedy. It has been around for a very long time, dating back to the silent era with The Cat and the Canary and the early talkies with James Whale’s genre twisting films like The Old Dark House and Bride of […]
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Everyone and their mothers know that the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre was a horrific and ground-breaking experience that influenced the genre for decades to come. Not only did it put audiences through a gauntlet of Texan cannibalism and surprisingly subtle violence, but it also enhanced the scares by taking advantage of a near-documentary aesthetic […]
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For this installment of Phantom Limbs, we’ll be taking a peek at Catwoman, the Batman Returns spinoff which was intended to bow during the mid-90s after the flagship franchise’s massive successes at the box office. To have featured Michelle Pfeiffer reprising her iconic role from that earlier Tim Burton comic book opus, the Catwoman movie […]
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Spending several years abroad in England forever changed Gaylene Preston. It was there the filmmaker got a firsthand education in second-wave feminism before finally returning to her homeland of New Zealand. Now sporting a different outlook, Preston could not help but feel like an outsider in the then-current macho atmosphere of Kiwi cinema. What she […]
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The Weeknd (Abel Makkonen Tesfaye) is no stranger to the horror side of music video production. Tracking back to some of his earliest tracks, the singer and his team have consistently used the iconography of the genre to convey twisted tales in collaboration with his chilling lyrics. With the release of his newest album “Dawn […]
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This week brings the 29th edition of the SXSW Film Festival, taking place in Austin, TX, from March 11-20, with a jam-packed lineup that’s brimming with genre offerings. In addition, this year, the acclaimed program will offer both in-person and online screenings. This year’s SXSW features horror across all categories, ensuring a robust lineup of […]
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New release Studio 666 sees the Foo Fighters attempting to complete their tenth album when frontman Dave Grohl falls under the sway of a demonic hymn. Bloodshed ensues. It’s the latest entry in an enduring history of horror movies to feature rock stars; few things complement each other as well as horror and rock music. They’re a […]
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For this month’s installment of “TV Terrors” we revisit the small screen made-for-TV remake of Hitchcock’s Rear Window, which aired on the ABC Network back in 1998. 1954’s Rear Window, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, is a film that’s been analyzed, explored, and discussed by movie buffs the world over. It’s a masterpiece that’s based on the […]
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“The place stank. A queer, mingled stench that only the ice-buried cabins of an Antarctic camp know, compounded of reeking human sweat, and the heavy, fish-oil stench of melted seal blubber.” -John W. Campbell (as Don A. Stuart) in “Who Goes There?” Imagery like this is just one reason why the story that ultimately became […]
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Bloody Disgusting celebrates the Sailor Moon 30th anniversary! “The little things bring such joy and I’m happy. I wish I could go back to that kind of normal life.” These were fourteen-year-old Sailor Moon’s last thoughts as the anime’s launching story came to a bittersweet end. Having just endured undue loss and heartache — her […]
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If the buzz around the upcoming horror movie Amityville in Space indicates anything, it’s that horror fans have an insatiable curiosity when it comes to catapulting horror franchises or icons into space. Or maybe it’s that the final frontier opens up the limitless potential for the horror to get weird. Either way, this week’s streaming […]
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Along with stories of evil inanimate objects and vengeful ghosts, 2000s South Korean horror looked at society through a sinister lens. Popular New Wave franchises like Whispering Corridors and Death Bell criticized the demanding education system while other K-horrors examined less tangible problems. Yun Jae-yeon’s Yoga (Yoga Hakwon) sounds like it would be about killer […]
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In this edition of The Silver Lining, we’ll be discussing Mick Garris’ lesser-known Stephen King adaptation, Riding the Bullet. As of 2022, I think it’s safe to say that Stephen King is still the undisputed monarch of horror adaptations. However, while everyone has heard of Carrie and Misery, most of his massive cinematic catalog is comprised […]
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