“The Blair Witch Project” changed the face of the genre and made a massive cultural impact by inventing folklore that felt remarkably real. I …continue reading Folk Horror: The Blair Witch Folklore
A brilliant exploration of human psychology and surrealist beauty, “The Cell” continues to thrill and terrorize more than twenty years later. I had taken …continue reading Surrealist Horror: The Cell (2000)
Problematic messaging of the era aside, “Valentine” is a wickedly fun slasher that should be essential viewing on Cupid’s special day. Valentine is pure …continue reading Holiday Horror: Valentine (2001)
A wicked tale of unrequited love, sex, magic, revenge, and the tragedy of youth, “Tamara” is an unsung 2000s horror about seeing red. Tamara …continue reading Revenge Horror: Tamara (2005)
Rarely has a film so astutely reflected the adolescent female coming-of-age experience as the feminist cult horror classic “Ginger Snaps”. Ginger Snaps is a …continue reading Feminist Horror: Ginger Snaps (2000)
Holiday horror works so well by subverting the magical and making it sinister, as exemplified by “Jack Frost” and “The Gingerdead Man”. At some …continue reading Holiday Horrors: On The First Transfiguration of Christmas
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