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[Editorial] Keeping Odd Hours: A Retrospective on Near Dark (1987)
Editorials, Horror, Interviews Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 17/10/2023 Editorials, Horror, Interviews Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 17/10/2023

[Editorial] Keeping Odd Hours: A Retrospective on Near Dark (1987)

For a movie that doesn’t even mention the word “vampire” once throughout the length of the film, Near Dark (1987) is a unique entry in the vampire film genre.

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[Editorial] Examining Addiction in Midnight Mass (2021)
Editorials, Horror, Analysis Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 22/08/2023 Editorials, Horror, Analysis Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 22/08/2023

[Editorial] Examining Addiction in Midnight Mass (2021)

Both Riley’s addiction and his Catholic upbringing define his arc in the miniseries, manifesting in a dangerous combination as he’s turned into a vampire against his will because of the island’s mysterious new priest, Father Paul (Hamish Linklater).

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[Editorial] The Female Lens in Cat People (1942)
Editorials, Horror, Analysis Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 10/05/2023 Editorials, Horror, Analysis Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 10/05/2023

[Editorial] The Female Lens in Cat People (1942)

In Cat People (1942), Irena Dubrovna (Simone Simon) is terrified of intimacy, and the possibility that it will prove a folktale from her hometown in Serbia true—that she will become consumed by lust and passion, transforming into a panther.

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[Editorial] It’s All in Your Head: Vampirism as a Psychological Phenomenon in Martin (1978)
Editorials, Horror Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 10/02/2023 Editorials, Horror Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 10/02/2023

[Editorial] It’s All in Your Head: Vampirism as a Psychological Phenomenon in Martin (1978)

The sleepy Rust Belt town of Braddock, Pennsylvania comes alive at night with the arrival of a new resident, Martin Matthias (John Amplas), who might just be a vampire.

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[Editorial] Sins of the Mother: Generational Sin in the Scream Franchise
Editorials, Horror, Analysis Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 03/01/2023 Editorials, Horror, Analysis Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 03/01/2023

[Editorial] Sins of the Mother: Generational Sin in the Scream Franchise

When the Scream franchise begins, we’re introduced to Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), the final girl who carries the series against her slasher Ghostface.

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[Editorial] Mom, Dad, I’m a Vampire: LGBT Themes in My Best Friend Is a Vampire
Editorials, Horror, Analysis Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 15/06/2022 Editorials, Horror, Analysis Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 15/06/2022

[Editorial] Mom, Dad, I’m a Vampire: LGBT Themes in My Best Friend Is a Vampire

The ‘80s provides no shortage of low-budget, campy teen-horror movies like Fright Night (1985) and Teen Wolf (1985), but less discussed among them is 1987’s My Best Friend Is a Vampire…

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[Editorial] Lorraine Warren’s Clairvoyant Gift
The Female Gaze, In Her Eyes, Editorials Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 29/03/2022 The Female Gaze, In Her Eyes, Editorials Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 29/03/2022

[Editorial] Lorraine Warren’s Clairvoyant Gift

When James Wan’s The Conjuring (2013) was first released, it set the tone for 2010s horror and was regarded by some horror fans as the beginning of a renaissance for the genre…

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[Editorial] Tree Glebman: How Happy Death Day Redefines the “Final Girl”
Editorials, Horror Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 21/02/2022 Editorials, Horror Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 21/02/2022

[Editorial] Tree Glebman: How Happy Death Day Redefines the “Final Girl”

As one of the staples of slasher horror, the “Final Girl” is the viewer's connection to the film, the girl they’re on the edge of their seats for…

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[Editorial] Hearts of Darkness: A Love Letter to Elaine in The Love Witch (2016)
Editorials, Horror Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 10/02/2022 Editorials, Horror Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 10/02/2022

[Editorial] Hearts of Darkness: A Love Letter to Elaine in The Love Witch (2016)

The Love Witch (2016) herself, Elaine Parks (Samantha Robinson) is a woman on a mission–to get her man…

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