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

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

HEREDITARY’s Dark Heart of Grief and Mental Illness

Ari Aster's HEREDITARY is fantastic horror— also a journey into grief, mental illness, and the psychological terror of family.

MUTE WITNESS— Or, The Realities (and Fictions) Women Endure

MUTE WITNESS is an expertly crafted '90s horror-thriller, and it never once lets go of its grip on the viewer.

The Sinner – Season 2: Part II

Vera claims she is Julian's mother, and suddenly the kid is denying the confession he made about the murder.

UNSANE Exposes Our Sad Society of Disbelief for Women’s Realities

Steven Soderbergh's UNSANE explores society's dangerous inability to believe women and victims.

INCIDENT IN A GHOSTLAND: Storytelling Power + Misogynistic Realities

Pascal Laugier's INCIDENT IN A GHOSTLAND works as a brutal horror, and also an examination of storytelling as a means of escape or survival.

Channel Zero – Butcher’s Block, Episode 2: “Father Time”

Zoe returns cured. Alice and Louise investigate where Joseph Peach was seen in the park.

The Alienist – Episode 4: “These Bloody Thoughts”

Dr. Kreizler explores the erotic links to the murders of the boys in New York. Moore's trying to track down the man with the silver smile.