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Author Archives: C.H. Newell
C.H. Newell is first and foremost a passionate lover of film— especially horror. He's also a PhD student at Memorial University of Newfoundland with a concentration in postmodern critical theory and Queer Gothic. He wrote for Film Inquiry frequently during 2016-17, and regularly contributed to Scriptophobic during 2018-2019 in a column called Serial Killer Celluloid focusing on film adaptations about real life murderers. As of September 2018, C.H. Newell is an official member of the Online Film Critics Society, and as of April 2019 he's currently listed as a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. He has covered major film festivals such as Fantasia Festival (2019, 2020) and Fantastic Fest. During September 2019, Father Son Holy Gore was one of several media outlets helping to present Randfilmfest in Germany, & will be once again in 2020— Newell will also serve as part of the jury for the prestigious Rand Award.
[31 Days of Halloween – Day 17] THE BELKO EXPERIMENT’s Working Class Horrors
The Belko Experiment takes Day 17 in the 31 Days of Horror; a vicious, smart film.
[31 Days of Halloween – Day 16] SUPERHOST: Capitalise, Consume, Kill
The latest 31 Days of Halloween essay is about SUPERHOST and the terrors of renting an Airbnb.
[31 Days of Halloween – Day 15] POSSESSOR: The Future of Political Violence & the Digital Self
Brandon Cronenberg’s POSSESSOR takes the Day 15 place in the 31 Days of Halloween; a film about the erosion of identity in a capitalist world.
[31 Days of Halloween – Day 14] Attacking the Patriarchy’s Penis in HOSTEL: PART II
Another day in the 31 Days of Halloween, this time looking into the interesting HOSTEL: PART II, a sequel with things to say about its predecessor and about men.
[31 Days of Halloween – Day 13] PRIMAL (2010): Settler Patriarchy’s Destruction of Women & Mother Nature
Day 13 in the 31 Days of Halloween examines PRIMAL (2010), which features a bunch of white folks messing around where they shouldn’t, and a lot of patriarchy.
[31 Days of Halloween – Day 12] Enduring Gothic Racism in Nia DaCosta’s CANDYMAN
Another day of 31 Days of Halloween, another forbidden name. This time? Candyman, Candyman… dare I? Not this time.
[31 Days of Halloween – Day 11] The Bureaucracy & Bourgeois Nightmare of Life/Death in BEETLEJUICE
Day 11 in the 31 Days of Horror chants the forbidden words: Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, BEETLEJUICE!
[31 Days of Halloween – Day 10] Gothic Memories of Slavery in LET’S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH
Day 10 in the 31 Days of Halloween drives down to Connecticut, where the protagonists are unreliable & the vampires are white as hell.
Chapelwaite Ep. 7: “De Vermis Mysteriis”
Charles descends deeper into madness when he finds De Vermis Mysteriis in a grave. Meanwhile, Jakub’s on his way to town.
American Horror Story 10×08: “Inside”
Ike Eisenhower grapples with his decision regarding the aliens. In present day, the friends search for answers about their alien pregnancies.
[31 Days of Halloween – Day 9] Not Another Mommy Trauma Slasher: DR. GIGGLES
Day 9 in the 31 Days of Halloween goes over DR. GIGGLES and the Freudian trauma, as well as the misogyny, at its core.
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