“Nothing good happens when two men are trapped in a giant phallus” — director Robert Eggers
“You don’t like me cookin’?”: Queer Struggle(s), Othered Bodies, & Work in THE LIGHTHOUSE
From Mystery
[Fantasia 2019] DREADOUT: Video Game Creeps Confront a Gothic Indonesian Past
Kimo Stamboel's video game adaptation is a creepy thrill ride, just as much as it is a confrontation of the present and a Gothic Indonesian past.
“Didn’t Think About Your Family?”: The Evil That Men Do in THE NIGHTSHIFTER
Take a ride into the chilling heart of the wounded male ego.
True Detective – Season 3, Episode 8: “Now Am Found”
Wayne and Roland figure out the truth. Is it as dark as it appears?
“We should have never come to this house”: Freud’s Uncanny & the Modern Gothic in SINISTER
Scott Derrickson's SINISTER is more than creepy, it's an unsettling collision of the Gothic past and a modern world.
True Detective – Season 3, Episode 7: “The Final Country”
In '90, Wayne and Roland make an unimaginable mistake that will irreparably alter them, as well as their relationship.
True Detective – Season 3, Episode 6: “Hunters in the Dark”
In 1990, Tom Purcell searches for info about his missing daughter, while Wayne and Roland start to fall out.
The Existential Miseries & Mysteries of Class in BURNING
Lee Chang-dong's latest film is an existential mystery. Be prepared!
Hidden Digital Lives in SEARCHING
John Cho will leave you breathless in this intense, claustrophobic postmodern thriller.
CAM: This (Postmodern) Woman’s Work
CAM tells the story of a woman divided against other women, divided against herself.
“Broad is the Road That Leads to Death”: Christianity & Cults Are All Alike in APOSTLE
The new Gareth Evans film takes on Christianity, cults, and more with its dark fantasy + folk horror.
HEREDITARY’s Dark Heart of Grief and Mental Illness
Ari Aster's HEREDITARY is fantastic horror— also a journey into grief, mental illness, and the psychological terror of family.
