PET SEMATARY’s Macabre Exploration of Grief in the Wake of Death

On 09/18/201702/02/2019 By C.H. NewellIn 1989, Film, Fred Gwynne, Horror, Mary Lambert, Stephen KingLeave a comment

Mary Lambert-directed, King-penned PET SEMATARY is a stunning, gruesome exploration of grief.

THE TRANSFIGURATION’s Blood Sucking Construction of Masculinity & Mental Illness

On 09/17/201709/17/2017 By C.H. NewellIn Chloe Levine, Drama, Eric Ruffin, Film, Horror, Masculinity, Mental Health, Michael O'Shea, Social Horror, VampiresLeave a comment

A young man stuck in a bad neighbourhood gets lost in a fantasy of vampirism, leading to unexpected consequences.

Transgressive Family Love in RAW

On 09/17/201704/11/2019 By C.H. NewellIn Cannibal Horror, Cannibalism, Film, Horror, Julia DucournauLeave a comment

A young woman enters adulthood, also discovering the sickening lure of cannibalism.

ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW Deconstructs Disney & the Happiest Place on Earth

On 09/16/2017 By C.H. NewellIn Dark Fantasy, Deconstruction, Film, Horror, Randy Moore, SurrealismLeave a comment

Walt Disney World, like you've never seen it. From American Dream to full-blown nightmare.

BUG’s Symbiotic Horror

On 09/16/201705/03/2019 By C.H. NewellIn Ashley Judd, Drama, Film, Harry Connick Jr, Horror, Michael Shannon, Thriller, Tracey Letts, William FriedkinLeave a comment

One of his best, Friedkin's BUG is an exploration of the toxicity in co-dependency, that darker side of romance.

Let IT Frighten You Until You Float

On 09/09/201709/09/2017 By C.H. NewellIn Andy Muschietti, Bill Skarsgård, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Drama, Film, Finn Wolfhard, Horror, Stephen KingLeave a comment

One of the greatest horrors in the world of literature comes to bear on the world of film with Andy Muschietti's adaptation of IT

Mr. Mercedes – Season 1, Episode 5: “The Suicide Hour”

On 09/07/201709/21/2017 By C.H. NewellIn AT&T, Brendan Gleeson, Crime, Harry Treadaway, Horror, Mr. Mercedes, Season 1, Stephen King1 Comment

Brady's professional life faces great changes. But the past continues nipping at his heels, dragging him back.

TEMPLE: How to Correctly Terrorise Americans Abroad

On 09/02/201709/02/2017 By C.H. NewellIn Brandon Sklenar, Film, History, Horror, Logan Huffman, Natalia Warner, Simon BarrettLeave a comment

An atypical Americans in Japan story that uses white insensitivity to culture to provide its dark horrors.