Trip Into a Horror of ’80s Fears with MANDY

MANDY is a gorgeous, mad hellscape of '80s terror, revenge, astrology, and more.

SLICE: Mediocre Horror Doubles as Killer Modern Satire

SLICE is nothing special, though it's full of commentary about modern social divisions, urban renewal, and racists.

A RETURN TO SALEM’S LOT: Larry Cohen Hates Nazis Like a Real American!

Maybe Larry Cohen's just talking about vampires. Or, maybe, just maybe, he's talking about neo-Nazis.

FEAR: Queasy Male Jealousy and Patriarchal Control

James Foley's 1996 film FEAR is an example of the damage men do when they treat women and girls like property.

388 ARLETTA AVENUE: Infiltration of a Complacent Private Sphere

388 ARLETTA AVENUE is a chilling reminder not to get too complacent about security in the suburbs.

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.

URBAN EXPLORER: Confronting Germany’s Buried Nazi History

URBAN EXPLORER's not a good movie, but it has plenty of things to say about how we sometimes choose to hide the past rather than confront it.

KILL LIST: Gothic Nationalism’s Violent Erasure of Modernity

KILL LIST begins as a crime-thriller, ending as a horrific bit of Gothic terror, and full of relevant modern themes.