Tag: Psychological Damage

Mermaids and Other Myths: Curtis Harrington’s NIGHT TIDE

On By C.H. NewellIn 1961, Curtis Harrington, Dennis Hopper, Edgar Allan Poe, Film, Horror, Mermaids, ThrillerLeave a comment

Curtis Harrington's NIGHT TIDE is a story of loneliness, psychological damage, and the terror of loving someone from a vastly different world.

SLEEPAWAY CAMP and the Horror of Enforcing Gender Roles

On By C.H. NewellIn 1983, Felissa Rose, Film, Gore, Horror, LGBTQ, Slasher HorrorLeave a comment

The endlessly unnerving SLEEPAWAY CAMP was more ambitious than other slashers, opting to take on psychological damage and gender roles.