A bunch of women go into the forest to try confronting their traumatic pasts, but they confront something dark and terrifying instead.
Tag Archives: Colonialism
[Yuletide Hauntings] BLOOD BEAT (1983): Colonialism, Sexual Repression, & (Christian) Christmas Day
What’s an undead samurai warrior doing in rural Wisconsin? Coming home for Christmas, duh.
[Fantastic Fest 2021] Gothic South African Legacies in MLUNGU WAM
MLUNGU WAM is a terror-filled, Gothic tale about the lingering legacies of colonialism and apartheid in South Africa.
The North Water—SERIES FINALE: “To Live is to Suffer”
Sumner heals up at a missionary camp, eventually making it back to land months later. But he must face Drax again, one final time.
[Fantasia 2021] An Encyclopaedic Perspective on Genre in WOODLANDS DARK & DAYS BEWITCHED: A HISTORY OF FOLK HORROR
Kier-La Janisse’s documentary explores folk horror’s roots and its evolution through a wide range of interviews from many perspectives.
The Human Horrors of Misogynistic Violence & French Colonialism in KANDISHA
Kandisha tackles heavy, significant social themes underneath a blood and guts tale of supernatural revenge.
The North Water – Ep. 1: “Behold the Man”
In 1859, a disgraced army surgeon finds himself among brutal men on a whaling ship destined for tragedy.
KINDRED’s Gothic Legacies of Whiteness
Terror strikes when a pregnant Black woman’s left in the clutches of a white family in their ancestral Gothic home after her husband dies in an accident.
Postcolonial Mysteries & Truths in PADMAVYUHA
Is history as you understand it? Or, was it written by your oppressors?
The Twilight Zone – Season 1, Episode 4: “The Traveller”
State Trooper Yuka has to deal with an eerie stranger in her tiny Alaskan town on Christmas Eve.
Frontier – Season 3, Episode 4: “All for All and None for One”
Harp arrives in Scotland, where he must prove himself to find help in his war against Benton.
Discovery’s Frontier – Pilot: Capitalism, Colonialism, Blood; Oh, My!
FRONTIER begins with blood, war, and plenty of colonialism.