Pandemic Privilege & The Modern Gothic in SICK

On 02/12/2023 By C.H. NewellIn FilmLeave a comment

This John Hyams-directed slasher takes the subgenre's best cliches and tropes into our current global pandemic.

Tell Me a Story 2×01: “The Curse”

On 12/07/201901/14/2020 By C.H. NewellIn CBS, Danielle Campbell, Fairy Tale, Kevin Williamson, Natalie Alyn Lind, Odette Annable, Paul Wesley, Season 2, Tell Me a StoryLeave a comment

Another year, another set of fairy tales.

Tell Me a Story – Chapter 10: “Forgiveness”

On 01/04/201901/05/2019 By C.H. NewellIn Billy Magnussen, CBS, Crime, Dania Ramirez, Danielle Campbell, James Wolk, Kim Cattrall, Season 1, Season Finale, Tell Me a StoryLeave a comment

All fairy tales have a beginning, a middle, and an end.

Tell Me a Story – Chapter 1: “Hope”

On 10/31/201803/25/2019 By C.H. NewellIn CBS, Dania Ramirez, Fairy Tales, James Wolk, Kevin Williamson, Kim Cattrall, Season 1, Tell Me a Story, ThrillerLeave a comment

Lives intertwine in tragedy across a city in a modern fairy tale

In Defence Of & In Love With SCREAM 4

On 02/08/2017 By C.H. NewellIn Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Emma Roberts, Film, Hayden Panettiere, Horror, Kevin Williamson, Mystery, Neve Campbell, Wes CravenLeave a comment

Before Wes Craven passed away, he gave us one last SCREAM. With Kevin Williamson along as screenwriter again, these two leave Ghostface's legacy full of terror.

Why SCREAM 2 is Better Than People Are Willing to Admit

On 02/06/201702/07/2017 By C.H. NewellIn Courtney Cox, David Arquette, Film, Kevin Williamson, Neve Campbell, Slasher, Wes Craven1 Comment

One of the better horror sequels, SCREAM 2 takes aim at the sensationalisation of true crime, media exploitation, and yes, even the horror genre and sequels themselves.