Although horror films like other stories have protagonists, they are not always heroes in the sense of being characters we admire and strive to emulate. Often I think most people watch horror films and just count the mistakes the protagonists make. To a degree this makes sense - it’s hard to have a horror film … Continue reading 5 Underappreciated Final Girls in Horror Films
And now for a special message about the film that was so messed up I couldn’t count it towards my 31 films as a representative of my library
Cannibal Holocaust was a film I had heard a bit about: I knew it was considered the original found footage horror film and that it was the movie which infamously killed an actual animal on screen. TW: this movie is violent and features multiple depictions of sexual assault, sensational depictions of violence, and actual violence … Continue reading And now for a special message about the film that was so messed up I couldn’t count it towards my 31 films as a representative of my library
31 Horror Films 31 Days 2016: A Frank Postmortem
2016 was my fifth year of participating in Daniel Kraus’s #31HorrorFilms31Days challenge on Twitter. I complete the challenge on behalf of the public library I work as a way of showcasing the depth of both our physical and digital collections as well as the variety of films available via free interlibrary loans. Given I’m representing … Continue reading 31 Horror Films 31 Days 2016: A Frank Postmortem
Lesbian Representation in Modern Horror Films: The Good, The Bad, and the High Tension
Lesbians and horror have been together a long time. At least since 1872 when Sheridan Le Faun penned the novella Carmilla - which in turn has spawned decades of lesbian vampire films. And a list of lesbian vampire films from someone whose username is Lesbian Vampire which one assumes is expertly curated from personal experience. … Continue reading Lesbian Representation in Modern Horror Films: The Good, The Bad, and the High Tension
I Would’ve Voted for Obama a Third Time: Analyzing Get Out
True confessions: for a horror movie fan I often don’t see horror films in theater. The days of spending every other weekend with friends seeing the latest remake or reboot of a previous franchise are over for many reasons, and there aren’t many horror films I really feel the need to see in theater. The … Continue reading I Would’ve Voted for Obama a Third Time: Analyzing Get Out
A Huffle of Horror 