To any Italian, or more broadly, to any Italian speaker, the name giallo either brings to mind the bright, sunny color yellow, or any detective story, whether it’s written, filmed or performed. This is because in 1929, the famous printing company Mondadori decided to release detective stories, like the ones written by Agatha Christie or […]
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A man jacked off next to me at a SXSW premiere and all I got was a lousy t-shirt. Okay, so that’s slightly misleading. I actually got the t-shirt at a different premiere, and it wasn’t a lousy shirt. I really like it. But other than that, it’s a pretty true statement. I’m being serious,
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that, even if horror has always been historically queer, trans horror is sure having a moment right now. Since the 2024 release of Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw The TV Glow, many a trans cinephile has newly gotten into horror, a genre previously reserved (in the popular imagination, at least)
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After parlaying with the 1962 roster of the Losers’ Club in IT: Welcome to Derry, I skipped my happy ass back to Stranger Things to join the Hawkins Hellfire Club as they make their last adventure into the Upside Down. While I already prepared myself for some tearful moments (Stranger Things always makes my face
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There’s nothing quite like the crippling dread that comes with an anxiety disorder. There’s an almost unexplainable fear that something truly terrible is just around the corner, and your whole body reacts. No one else seems afraid, which makes it worse somehow. Why can’t they see the danger? Quite a few horror films over the
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Admittedly, I had never heard of Rosemary’s Baby until I was in my late teens. I’ve been a horror fan my whole life, watching it since I was too young to be allowed to. I’m sure you’ve heard this story before, but it really is true when it comes to my sister and me. Our
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Seasons Greetings! Shopping for gifts can be difficult on its own, and even more so if you’re trying to avoid Bezos or drop ship scams. We’ve curated a brief but comprehensive holiday gift guide for all types of horror lovers to keep their spirits bright. For the artsy horror lover: Prints from Anni Jyn (https://annijyn.com/collections/all)
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Impactful works of art can provide a portal between worlds – so, too, can how we process them. Who we are before and after these works are different people, pushed into a new reality by our experience and a willingness to dissect our reactions. I was fortunate to attend the New York premiere of Bryn
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The summer season is slowly sizzling down, and Fall will soon begin to peek its head out. We’re getting closer to the season of witches, goblins, and all kinds of spooky creatures of Halloween. With the “Season of the Dead” starting soon, the iconic movies that have added to the chills and frights of the
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Weapons has one of the most unique premises in recent horror. At 2:17 a.m., seventeen children from the same third-grade class mysteriously vanish. All except one. Sending a suburban town into panic and paranoia at the expense of the teacher, Ms. Justine Gandy, whose students have disappeared. The community is desperate for answers. Cregger’s Fans
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