Roberta Findlay's 1985 shocker TENEMENT came along at the beginning of the crack epidemic. Hard not to see the commentary about a city crumbling around her.
X-Rated Social Horror in Roberta Findlay’s TENEMENT
Tagged Urban Decay
NIGHTBREED— Or, A Tale of Two Cities
Clive Barker's NIGHTBREED explores the difference between experiences in the city, focused on those with power v. those without.
The Horrors of Homelessness in STREET TRASH
STREET TRASH is just a B-movie with nothing to say. Or, maybe it says a lot of things about NYC in the 1980s. Maybe?
Taking Back the Night with MS. 45: Gendered Fear in City Spaces
Abel Ferrara's MS. 45 is a brutal exploitation flick about a mute woman who decides to make the city night safe for women again on her own.
WE GO ON: Traumatic Fears & the Urban Gothic
An urban Gothic about Miles (Clark Freeman), a traumatised man searching for a proof of life after death. At any cost.
WOLFEN’s Creatures are Social Animals
A werewolf movie packed with social commentary is always worth the time to chew on.
