Tag: Abject

Nasty Fitness Craze Satire in BODY MELT

On By C.H. NewellIn 1993, Australian Film, Film, Gore, Horror Comedy, Philip Brophy, Sci-Fi, Splatter Film3 Comments

The infamous Ozploitation flick BODY MELT is a gory satire of the fitness industry as just another modern horrorshow.

UPGRADE: The Abject Anxieties of Bodies + Technology

On By C.H. NewellIn 2018, Action, Body Horror, Film, Horror, Leigh Whannell, Logan Marshall-Green, Sci-FiLeave a comment

Leigh Whannell's UPGRADE is a kick ass horror thrill ride. It's also a deep, dark rumination on technological singularity.

“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.

FUNNY GAMES: Confront Yourself

On By C.H. NewellIn Abjection, Cynthia A. Freeland, Film, Julia Kristeva, Media Violence, Realist Horror2 Comments

Michael Haneke's infamous 1997 film FUNNY GAMES is a confrontation not just of violence in media, it is also a confrontation of ourselves & why we consume violent media.