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[Film Review] The Strings (2020)
The Strings (2020) opens with shots of a lonely beach and a man walking into the ocean. He’s too far away to see clearly, and we’re left wondering who he might be…
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[Editorial] Feminism in The Slumber Party Massacre Series, Part 2: From the Party to the Massacre
Here in part two, we look at each movie in turn, and how the plot lends to the overall themes of the trilogy…
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[Editorial] Feminism in The Slumber Party Massacre Series, Part 1: Sex, Snacks, and Friendship
The Slumber Party Massacre (SPM) series is full of feminism. It’s also full of blood, naked breasts, and 1980’s hair…
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[Editorial] “I’ve never killed anyone”: The Hypocrisy of Jigsaw
Amanda Young and Jill Tuck are the stand-out women of the Saw franchise. They seem like complete opposites…
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[TV Review] Slasher: Flesh and Blood
Slasher: Flesh and Blood (2021) is the fourth season of the Slasher series. This season follows a wealthy but dysfunctional family…
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[Film Review] We’re All Going to the World’s Fair (2021)
We’re All Going to the World’s Fair (2021) is identity horror - taking place in the mind where one’s identity resides…
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[Editorial] Top 5 Shorts from Horrible Imaginings Film Festival 2021
I was lucky enough to virtually attend the Horrible Imaginings Film Festival (HIFF) this year…
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[Editorial] An Interview with Horror Icon Julian Richings of Hall (2020)
After reviewing Hall (2020), the new virus outbreak horror film, I had the opportunity to send some questions to Julian Richings…
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[Editorial] Horrible Imaginings Film Festival 2021 Round-Up and Review
Where can you see a queer-cannibal-ballet film, a fake trailer for a movie about ghosts having sex, a music video in reverse, a film exploring transhumanism…
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[Film Review] Yakuza Princess (2021)
Yakuza Princess (2021), directed by Vincente Amorim, is the story of a young woman named Akemi (played by MASUMI) trying to balance…
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[Editorial] Unravelling Mitzi Peirone’s Braid (2018)
Everyone must play, no outsiders allowed, nobody leaves.
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[Editorial] Consenting to Fear
As a horror fan, I opt into fear, and I am always chasing a good scare…
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[Editorial] Horrible Imaginings Film Festival interview with Rabia Sitabi
Ahead of the Horrible Imaginings Film Festival (HIFF), I got to sit down with Project Director Rabia Sitabi and chat about the upcoming fest…
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[Film Review] Hall (2020)
Hall (2020) follows a group of strangers in a hotel, all with their own lives and problems, taken unawares by an unnamed virus…
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[Editorial] Horrible Imaginings Film Festival interview with Jay Kay
In anticipation of the Horrible Imaginings Film Festival (HIFF), I had the opportunity to chat with Jay Kay, filmmaker and member of the fest’s operations team…
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[Editorial] 10 Years Later: The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
A meta-slasher-comedy that executes being scary, funny and thoughtful, and manages to both reward horror fans for their insider knowledge…
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[Film Review] Bleed With Me (2020)
How does it feel to be in a position to help others? How does it feel when you need to accept help?
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[Film Review] The Cured (2017)
“For years, the Maze virus spread across Europe, causing a violent psychosis in the infected. While most of the continent managed to control the contagion, the virus devastated Ireland…
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[Film Review] Grave Encounters (2011): Ten Years Later
Grave Encounters (2011), an independent Canadian film, celebrates its tenth anniversary this year…
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[Film Review] The Blair Witch Project (1999)
In October of 1994, three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later, their footage was found…