Horror

For the Love of B-Movies: In Praise of Hong Kong’s Cinematic Sleaze

By  Meg Shields 

Jumping vampires, man-flesh dumplings, and Bruce Lee clones, oh my!

10 Movies to Watch If You Like ‘Possession’

By  Meg Shields 

First of all: are you okay?

What ‘Unfriended’ Can Teach Us About the Aesthetics of Realism

By  Meg Shields 

One man’s spectatorial freedom is another man’s terrifying desktop horror film.

A Brief (and Bloody) History of Italian Horror

By  Meg Shields 

We scream, you scream, we all scream when it comes to Italian horror.

The Haunting Power of the Victorian Mansion

By  Meg Shields 

Turns out the scariest thing isn’t just the upkeep.

Mini Monsters Will Always Be More Terrifying Than Titans

By  Christopher Campbell 

We’re looking out for the little guys in this tribute to ‘Gremlins,’ ‘Critters,’ and other movies with tiny terrors.

The Oscars’ Bias Against Horror Should Scare Us

By  Meg Shields 

Because there’s nothing scarier than systemic bias.

Earnestness and Irony: The Double-Minded Cinema of ‘Carrie’

By  Meg Shields 

New Hollywood. I might have known it would be New Hollywood.

The Genuinely Horrifying Horror Comedy of ‘Slither’

By  Meg Shields 

James Gunn’s directorial debut is as repulsive as it is underrated.