David Cronenberg’s ‘Crash’ – An Unconventional Erotic Thriller/Slasher

On the surface, David Cronenberg’s 1996 adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s 1973 novel Crash is a drama about an unlikely group of people who come together over their shared fascination with car crashes. The novel is written in the first person from the point of view of Ballard’s proxy, James Ballard. He’s a successful film producer […]

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A Baffling Hodgepodge of Genres in Mike Nichols’ ‘Wolf’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

A meek misogynist? Weird Sex Month is coming to an end, but here’s a quick recap of our coverage: we started things off with David Cronenberg’s Videodrome before moving into some divorce troubles in Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession. We then headed up to the Great White North to discuss Kevin Smith’s polarizing Tusk. Closing us out is […]

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‘The New Kids’ – ‘Friday the 13th’ Director Sean Cunningham’s Other ’80s Teen Horror Movie

Five years after igniting the original slasher craze, Sean S. Cunningham returned with another harrowing tale of young people in danger. And similar to Friday the 13th, this 1985 movie concerns unlucky teens on the receiving end of someone’s revenge. The only difference here, though, is this threat hits much closer to home. The New […]

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