
You, Me, Us: The hauntingly beautiful, heartbreaking “The Haunting of Bly Manor” is more than a love story…and so much more than a ghost …continue reading Love and Possession in “The Haunting of Bly Manor”
You, Me, Us: The hauntingly beautiful, heartbreaking “The Haunting of Bly Manor” is more than a love story…and so much more than a ghost …continue reading Love and Possession in “The Haunting of Bly Manor”
With an election right around the corner and a nation divided, the movie of the week (October 11-17, 2020) is “The Trial of the …continue reading Headlines and Horror: The Trial of the Chicago 7
Having just celebrated World Mental Health Day, Jamie explores “Hill House”‘s Eleanor Crain as a representation of psychological trauma and depression. With the recent …continue reading The Rest is Confetti: On Being Eleanor Crain
Love is not often a many-splendored thing for most, but if it were it’d look a like Ben Hanscom’s selfless love for Beverly Marsh.continue reading Winter Fire: Ben Hanscom, Love, and “It”
For the first time, those with a passion for genre studies can join classes from all 3 Miskatonic Institute branches — online, from anywhere in …continue reading Limited Time Offer: Miskatonic Institute Global Pass
Known for its progressive portrayal of a lesbian character in the 1960s, Robert Wise’s THE HAUNTING is also a tragic tale of a woman who cannot accept the terrifying truth about herself.continue reading Sapphic Sunday: The Haunting (1963)
Nicholas Cage’s unhinged performance made Vampire’s Kiss a cult classic, but its blunt portrayal of predatory capitalism earns it a closer look.continue reading Digging Deep: “Vampire’s Kiss”
One of the most powerful episodes of Jordan Peele’s The Twilight Zone, Replay, holds up the mirror to our own violent dimension.continue reading Real Life Horror: Injustice on “Replay”
Wes Craven’s The Last House on the Left is a divisive exploitation horror film, but it provides a look at what happens when women aid men in the active harm of other women.continue reading Digging Deep: The Last House on the Left
Tales From the Hood was released twenty-five years ago; within that time, seemingly nothing has changed around the violent relationship between black people and police.continue reading The Timeless Terror of “Tales From the Hood”