“Pretty sight, a lady with a book”: Otherness & Gothic Patriarchy in WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE

Stacie Passon adapts Shirley Jackson with a faithful, powerful retelling that continues to resonate with the social climate of today.

True Detective – Season 1, Episode 3: “The Locked Room”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYNElFYO1XI HBO's True Detective Season 1, Episode 3: "The Locked Room" Directed by Cary Fukunaga Written by Nic Pizzolatto * For a review of the previous episode, "Seeing Things" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Who Goes There" - click here With new leads in 1995, Detectives Rust Cohle (Matthew …

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Texas Chainsaw 3D: Blood, Sex, and the Saw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75TvtJIbbNY Texas Chainsaw 3D. 2013. Directed by John Luessenhop. Screenplay by Adam Marcus, Kirsten Elms, & Debra Sullivan. Starring Alexandra Daddario, Dan Yeager, Trey Songz, Scott Eastwood, Tania Raymonde, Shaun Sipos, Keram Malicki-Sánchez, Thom Barry, Paul Rae, Richard Riehle, Bill Moseley, & Gunnar Hansen. Lionsgate/Millenium Films/Mainline Pictures/Leatherface Productions/Nu Image/Twisted Chainsaw Pictures. Rated 18A. 92 minutes. …

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