Castle Rock – Season 1, Episode 7: “The Queen”

On By C.H. NewellIn André Holland, Bill Skarsgård, Castle Rock, Greg Yaitanes, Hulu, Scott Glenn, Season 1, Sissy Spacek, Stephen KingLeave a comment

Ruth shifts between the past and the present, as the kid turns up at her house.

Animal Kingdom – Season 3, Episode 13: “The Hyenas”

On By C.H. NewellIn Animal Kingdom, Ben Robson, Crime, Ellen Barkin, Finn Cole, Jake Weary, Season 3, Season Finale, Shawn Hatosy, TNTLeave a comment

Smurf becomes more suspicious of J. Pope might have finally lost it. Deran's past comes back to haunt him, as Adrian makes a foolish move.

KILL LIST: Gothic Nationalism’s Violent Erasure of Modernity

On By C.H. NewellIn Ben Wheatley, Crime, Film, Folk Horror, Gothic Horror, Horror, Michael Smiley, MyAnna Buring, Neil MaskellLeave a comment

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

Better Call Saul – Season 4, Episode 3: “Something Beautiful”

On By C.H. NewellIn AMC, Better Call Saul, Bob Odenkirk, Crime, Giancarlo Esposito, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Season 4Leave a comment

Jimmy desperately tries to get someone to pull a job with him. Nacho finds working for Gus can get bloody.

Preacher – Season 3, Episode 10: “Schwanzkopf”

On By C.H. NewellIn AMC, Comics, Dominic Cooper, Joseph Gilgun, Pip Torrens, Preacher, Ruth Negga, Season 3Leave a comment

Tulip winds up on the bus to Hell. Jesse gets his soul back, and with it comes Genesis.

Fear the Walking Dead – Season 4, Episode 10: “Close Your Eyes”

On By C.H. NewellIn Alycia Debnam-Carey, AMC, Colman Domingo, Fear the Walking Dead, Garret Dillahunt, Lennie James, Maggie Grace, Season 4, ZombiesLeave a comment

Alicia holes up in a house during the storm, only to discover she's not alone in there.

Sharp Objects – Episode 7: “Falling”

On By C.H. NewellIn Amy Adams, Chris Messina, Gillian Flynn, HBO, Jean-Marc Vallée, Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects, Sophia Lillis1 Comment

Camille makes a poor decision when it comes to John Keene. Detective Willis uncovers information about Marian.

“Fear is a place”: SESSION 9’s Gothic Madness in Uncanny Places

On By C.H. NewellIn Brendan Sexton III, Film, Gothic Horror, Horror, Josh Lucas, Peter Mullan1 Comment

Brad Anderson's SESSION 9 explores our relationship to Gothic places, such as asylums, where Freud's Uncanny creates a state of dissociation.