David Slade’s ‘Hard Candy’ Subverts the Concept of Predator and Prey [The Lady Killers Podcast]

“I am every little girl you ever watched, touched, hurt, screwed, killed.” Being a teenager is hard. In addition to raging hormones, awkward social interactions, and the never ending quest to be cool, every action, choice, or identifying marker may be ruthlessly picked apart by peers just as concerned with maintaining their own social status. […]

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Taking a Bite Out of the Controversial ‘Hard Candy’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

I Fucking Hate Goldfrapp. After spending our month-long theme on toxic masculinity with difficult watches like Funny Games (listen) and Deadgirl (listen), as well as an easier watch in Murder By Numbers (listen), we’re wrapping up the month with a look at David Slade‘s controversial 2005 film Hard Candy. Hard Candy sees precocious teenager Hayley (Elliot Page) go […]

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Five Killer Kid Horror Movies to Stream This Week

Creepy, homicidal children have long been a staple of the horror genre. This week brings the release of brand new movie Children of the Corn, the eleventh entry in the long-running franchise. It comes on the heels of Homebound arriving on SCREAMBOX and the release of Roxanne Benjamin’s new movie There’s Something Wrong with the […]

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