New titles added February 11-19
Movies don’t save lives, but they do relitigate memory and imagination. The beloved suddenly reappears in frame, reanimated through some alchemical bargain of light and motion.
The holidays I love the most are Halloween and Christmas—as I’m sure many others would choose—and Easter, which gives the other two a competitive push. It’s also a day whose spirit I seek to keep in my heart all year round—as Scrooge learned to do with what became his treasured Yule.
FRESH BLOOD
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BY VIOLET LUCCA | October 31, 2021
One of the earliest memories I have is of my father pointing over to an abandoned rowboat in Dublin’s River Tolka and quite matter-of-factly stating that “a monster lives in there.”
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BY GLENN McQUAID | October 31, 2021
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BY MARGARET BARTON-FUMO | October 31, 2021
The TV is always on in Fatal Pulse. Set in 1991, the underground horror legend Damon Packard’s latest film is drenched in pinkish-bluish gel lighting, a movie-world glow enveloping all in its path—especially antihero Trent Dupont...
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BY CHLOE LIZOTTE | October 31, 2021
The title of David Cronenberg’s latest film resonates in myriad ways. “The Shrouds” is the name of an exclusive Toronto cemetery co-owned by inventor/entrepreneur Karsh (Vincent Cassel), whose company...
BY JOSÉ TEODORO | April 15, 2025
In the discussion of the ’80s being the golden age of horror, Bad Dreams is far too often left out of the conversation. Granted, the film has its competition—coming from 1988, no less—but Andrew Fleming’s debut feature deserves...
BY LAURA KERN | March 28, 2025
When it comes to ghost stories—the foundational texts, be they written or oral, of horror—the Irish are tough to beat. Fear is a spirit. A ghost may take the form of what we’ve allowed ourselves...
BY COLIN FLEMING | March 17, 2025
Lars von Trier has always been quietly obsessed with genre trash that his audience would find distasteful. Antichrist is more in the tradition of The Evil Dead than The Mirror. It is structured like a horror movie, down to a late revelation...
BY LAURA WYNNE | February 19, 2025
“This phrase ‘point of view’ has to be taken seriously,” said Serge Daney, referencing Fritz Lang’s great and Gothic Moonfleet (1955).
BY FRANK FALISI | January 13, 2025
Evil father figures account for some of the most memorable characters in genre films and beyond. And, well, if you happen to have a shitty dad...
BY LAURA KERN | December 31, 2024
The year was 1838, when the entire world was permanently overcast, underlit, and draped in smoke, and everyone was unhappy and utterly humorless. Somewhere in Germany, porcelain-skinned Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp) marries...
BY JOSÉ TEODORO | December 25, 2024
I recently visited Queen Hatshepsut, the model for the mummy in The Awakening and the novel it’s based on: Bram Stoker’s wild horror/fantasy The Jewel of Seven Stars.
BY KEVIN McNEER | November 9, 2024
Before we assess the villain, let’s begin with the hero—and “hero” is the correct...
BY JOSÉ TEODORO | November 3, 2024
RAVENOUS
The Substance opens with its simplest, most natural image: a raw chicken’s egg, the yolk yellow and dewy, lying flat on a white background. A long needle full of…
BY VIOLET LUCCA | September 21, 2024
BY MICHAEL KRAS | September 6, 2024
I say “hello” into a telephone and Chucky says “hi” back. I realize that I perhaps haven’t adequately prepared myself for what this might feel like.
BY FRANK FALISI | September 3, 2024
After he’d fundamentally abandoned Hollywood moviemaking and cast his lot...
BY STEVEN MEARS | August 20, 2024
Consider the Dies Irae. Eight dire notes to remind you that you are going to die. This musical phrase from a 13th-century plainchant...
BY TOM PHELAN | July 26, 2024
Though she’s not generally counted among the canon of horror’s distinguished...
BY KELLI WESTON | May 9, 2024
