Analyzing the Queer-Coded Killer in ‘The Hitcher’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Fairy man. We spent June discussing a cisgender male demon trapped in a female body, genderfluid dinosaurs and evil weaves, so we’re kicking off July with a film that’s a bit more grounded: Robert Harmon‘s classic cautionary tale The Hitcher! In The Hitcher, Jim (C. Thomas Howell) picks up a hitchhiker named John Ryder (Rutger Hauer) while […]

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‘The Hitcher’ – Second Sight Provides an Update on the 4K Restoration of 1986 Horror Classic

It’s been well over a year now since we learned that UK company Second Sight Films was working on a brand new restoration of 1986 classic The Hitcher, the company tracking down the original camera negative and allowing for a 4K UHD and Blu-ray release. But what’s the latest update on Second Sight’s hotly anticipated […]

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Thirteen of Horror’s Most Unlucky Characters for St. Patrick’s Day

Horror is filled with unlucky characters. Ever since Little Maria (Marilyn Harris) innocently played with Frankenstein’s Monster (Boris Karloff) on a peaceful lake shore and Count Orlok (Max Schreck) moved in across the street from Nosferatu’s Hutter (Gustav von Wangenheim) and Ellen (Greta Schröder), the genre has been filled with stories of regular people who […]

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‘The Hitcher’: 1986 Horror Classic Being Restored for 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Release This Year!

Writer Eric Red had teased last year that 1986 classic The Hitcher was finally getting a Blu-ray release, and the release was subsequently confirmed by Second Sight Films. Second Sight, the company behind the recent 4K Ultra HD release of George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, had unfortunately also revealed, however, that a 4K release would not be […]

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Stay Home, Watch Horror: 5 Road Trip Horror Movies to Stream This Week

The hot summer months tend to be synonymous with vacationing, and road-tripping ranks high among the top ways to travel on holiday. But so many things can go wrong on the open road, and horror exploits all of it. Car troubles, creepy rest stops, and seedy motels don’t compare to humanity’s worst prowling the highways. […]

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