Horror's not even close to being a man's world. Long live the power of WOMEN!
[List] Father Gore’s Favourite Horror Directed by Women
From Body Horror
[The Twisted Parallels of Cinema] Edition #1
A new column examines the influences of horror movies & what has influenced them via side-by-side film frame comparisons.
VENOM: Socialism’s Accidental Super-Antihero
Eddie Brock and his new pal Venom aren't just a Marvel duo, they represent a lot of our (post)modern-day fears.
War is Hell, War is a Disease: TRENCH 11 Descends to the Underworld and Back
TRENCH 11 treats war like a virus— a gruesome, violent virus.
UPGRADE: The Abject Anxieties of Bodies + Technology
Leigh Whannell's UPGRADE is a kick ass horror thrill ride. It's also a deep, dark rumination on technological singularity.
RABID: The Ravages of Postmodern Medicine and Sexuality
Early Cronenberg body horror tackles sexual politics and disease.
HELLRAISER: Come to Daddy
Clive Barker's 1987 horror classic touches on Freud, subverts Christian iconography, & gets naaaasty.
