Meg Shields

Based in the Pacific North West, Meg enjoys long scrambles on cliff faces and cozying up with a good piece of 1960s eurotrash. As a senior contributor at FSR, Meg's objective is to spread the good word about the best of sleaze, genre, and practical effects.
Banshees Of Inisherin

Rules of the Game: How Martin McDonagh Satirizes Masculinity

By Meg Shields 

Violence, Shame, Victimization. Repeat.

Nope Sound Design

What Nope’s Sound Design Can Teach Us About Terror vs. Horror

By Meg Shields 

/Please/ tell me that was just the wind.

Loanwords: Parasite mom with dog

What We Can Learn From the English Code Switching in ‘Parasite’

By Meg Shields 

Respect!

Movie MacGuffins: Pulp Fiction Briefcase

A Beginner’s Guide to Identifying Movie MacGuffins

By Meg Shields 

You could replace the microfilm in ‘North By Northwest’ with a pair of fuzzy pink slippers … which is why it’s a MacGuffin.

Requiem For A Dream Tv

How to Un-F*ck Your Default TV Settings

By Meg Shields 

He sees you when you have motion blurring. He knows when you’re using proprietary modes that came with your TV. (Yes, we’re talking about Tom Cruise).

Ghost In The Shell Skeleton

The Existential Comforts of Cyberpunk

By Meg Shields 

Embrace the neon-lit abyss!

Tetsuo

How ‘Tetsuo: The Iron Man’ Embodies 1980s HIV/AIDS Anxieties

By Meg Shields 

Another wonderful opportunity to remember the power drill dick scene.

squid game tv

A Fast and Furious History of the Home Theater

By Meg Shields 

Let’s all go to the living room … let’s all go to the living room …

Streaming Horror November

All the Horror You Need to Stream in November 2022

By Meg Shields 

Pick your poison: worms, clowns, or knife-happy Santas.