‘Saga of the Swamp Thing’ and the Horror of HumanityEvery comic book hero undergoes a transformation, whether it be internal or external. Spider-Man was bitten by a radioactive spider…1d ago1d ago
Hope, Allegory, and Embracing the Jewish Roots of SupermanSuperhero stories, especially films, are loaded with Christ allegory. From Daredevil to Spider-Man to Wolverine, we’re almost always bound…2d ago2d ago
“Make Me Wanna Die”: Modernizing Gothic Tradition in the Music of The Pretty RecklessIn the introduction to his first short story collection, Night Shift, Stephen King wrote that “the great appeal of horror fiction through…6d ago6d ago
Archetypes and Urban Folklore in John Carpenter’s ‘Halloween’Halloween is a simple story. That’s the first thing its detractors tend to point out, but it’s also the thing that makes it so endearing…6d ago6d ago
Romance In Extremis: The Bleak Satire of ‘Audition’Audition is well known for being a deeply disturbing film, and the best thing about it is that it does not start off that way. For the…Oct 301Oct 301
How ‘Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter’ Refined the Formula and Defined the FranchiseI’ve made it no secret that The Final Chapter is my favorite Friday the 13th movie. But being who I am, I have naturally thought too often…Oct 30Oct 30
Weak and the Wounded: Compartmentalizing Your Demons in ‘Session 9’My favorite thing about the horror films of the early 2000s is that no trends had been established yet. The Dark Castle era of the late…Oct 30Oct 30
The Lavish Excess, Gothic Beauty, and Overt Sexuality of ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’Bram Stoker’s Dracula is, simply put, one of the most beautiful movies ever made. This film was one of my biggest childhood obsessions. I…Oct 30Oct 30
She’s Ours Now: Gaslighting, Manipulation, and Animal Instincts in ‘The Howling’The Howling is, alongside An American Werewolf in London and The Wolf Man, often cited as one of the best werewolf films of all time. It’s…Oct 29Oct 29
The Reality of Storytelling in Wes Craven’s ‘New Nightmare’In 1994, the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise was dead in the water. Freddy Krueger had been killed off in the sixth entry, Freddy’s Dead…Oct 29Oct 29
