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Jamie Blanks’ ‘Urban Legend’ and ‘Valentine’ Reflect a Dangerous World Through Its Cutthroat Women

Few subgenres in horror are so maligned as the ’90s slasher. Aside from the meta-perfection of Wes Craven’s Scream, many are dismissed as toothless copycats or formulaic retreads of familiar concepts. But there’s a surprising amount of gold to mine in the last gasp of 20th-century horror. Not only are ’90s slashers usually stylish and […] The post Jamie Blanks’ ‘Urban Legend’ and ‘Valentine’ Reflect a Dangerous World Through Its Cutthroat Women appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Jenn Adams
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‘Urban Legend’ Introduced Contemporary American Folklore to a New Generation [Young Blood]

Horror contemplates in great detail how young people handle inordinate situations and all of life’s unexpected challenges. While the genre forces characters of every age to face their fears, it is especially interested in how youths might fare in life-or-death scenarios. The column Young Blood is dedicated to horror stories for and about teenagers, as well […]

Paul Lê