Tag: Child Abuse

[Fantasia 2020] American Southern Gothic Meets Filipino Ghosts in SANZARU

On By C.H. NewellIn Aina Dumlao, Fantasia Festival 2020, Film, Gothic Horror, Justin Arnold, Xia MagnusLeave a comment

American South meets East in this feature film debut from Xia Magnus

[Essay] “Waking up, is it?”: Childhood Trauma, Repression, and Freud’s Uncanny in POSSUM

On By C.H. NewellIn 2018, Alun Armstrong, Film, Freudian, Horror, Matthew Holness, Psychological horror, Sean Harris, Surrealism, Trauma3 Comments

The debut feature from Matthew Holness is a terrifying trip into the trauma of a wounded man.

The Walking Dead – Season 9, Episode 10: “Omega”

On By C.H. NewellIn AMC, Norman Reedus, Season 9, The Walking Dead, ZombiesLeave a comment

Daryl tries to find out more about the Whisperers from Lydia

Repression Unleashed in THE WITCH WHO CAME FROM THE SEA

On By C.H. NewellIn Dean Cundey, Film, Horror, Matt Cimber, Robert Thom, Video NastyLeave a comment

One of the dozens of titles on the Video Nasty List, THE WITCH WHO CAME FROM THE SEA is a tale of abuse, repression, and the fantasy of revenge.

The Woodsman Tackles a Difficult Subject with Grace

On By C.H. NewellIn Abuse, Benjamin Bratt, Drama, Film, Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Michael Shannon, Mos Def, Nicole Kassell, Paedophilia, Steven FechterLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7SjEfXP-gQ The Woodsman. 2004. Directed by Nicole Kassell. Screenplay by Kassell & Steven Fechter; based on the play by Fechter. Starring Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Eve, Mos Def, David Alan Grier, Michael Shannon, & Benjamin Bratt. Dash Films/Lee Daniels Entertainment. Rated 14A. 87 minutes. Drama ★★★★★ Films concerning the themes of child abuse and paedophilia …

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For My Brother is a Harrowing, Honest Perspective on Systemic Child Abuse

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Brian Bang, Child Abuse, Danish Film, Drama, Elias Munk, Film3 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YgBh2PuDHs For Min Brors Skyld (English title: For My Brother). 2014. Directed & Written by Brian Bang. Starring Elias Munk, Christopher Friis Jensen, Allan Karlsen, Frank Schiellerup, Oliver Bjørnholdt Spottag, Tina Nørby, Frederik Ingemann Brandt, Lara León, Marie Louise Lund Jensen, Kit Langberg Rasmussen, William Gaarde, Robin Koch, Oliver Skou, Dorte Evalyn Evon, & Tobias Hyttel. Bang …

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