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Tag: horror

Video Essay: On the Importance of Exploding Heads [NSFW]

Film
By Benjamin Shearn | May 15, 2020
By Benjamin Shearn | May 15, 2020

Video Essay: On the Importance of Exploding Heads [NSFW]

Benjamin Shearn kicks off his new video essay series, Driftless Significance, by pondering an enduring obsession that started with Scanners.

The Uplifting Grace of Horror

Film
By Carlo Mirabella-Davis | March 6, 2020
By Carlo Mirabella-Davis | March 6, 2020

The Uplifting Grace of Horror

Swallow’s writer-director Carlo Mirabella-Davis charts his journey from perpetually terrified child to maker of psychological horror movies.

The Mythos Meme or, How Great Cthulhu Ate My Brain and Made Me Like It!

Film
By Richard Stanley | January 24, 2020
By Richard Stanley | January 24, 2020

The Mythos Meme or, How Great Cthulhu Ate My Brain and Made Me Like It!

Horror director Richard Stanley on the legacy of H. P. Lovecraft, the emergence of a post-truth religion, and his new film, Color Out of Space.

Am I The Only One Who Loves … House of Wax?

Film
By Anna Roisman | October 31, 2019
By Anna Roisman | October 31, 2019

Am I The Only One Who Loves … House of Wax?

Anna Roisman goes out on a (Halloween-themed) limb for the much-maligned Paris Hilton horror, which actually has pretty great production values ...

Dry Rot: The Hidden Secrets Within Girl on the Third Floor

Film
By Travis Stevens | October 25, 2019
By Travis Stevens | October 25, 2019

Dry Rot: The Hidden Secrets Within Girl on the Third Floor

Producer-turned-director Travis Stevens on how a real haunted house inspired his new horror movie about toxic masculinity.

Dear John(s)

Film
By Chelsea Stardust | September 6, 2019
By Chelsea Stardust | September 6, 2019

Dear John(s)

The director of Satanic Panic on the directing Johns – Carpenter, Hughes, Cameron Mitchell and Waters – who have influenced her work.

Bring on the Next Wave of Female Auteurs

Film
By Vashti Anderson | June 28, 2019
By Vashti Anderson | June 28, 2019

Bring on the Next Wave of Female Auteurs

As she develops new feature projects, writer-director Vashti Anderson wonders, are female filmmakers being given the chance to take risks too?

Alone in the Wilderness

Film
By Emma Tammi | April 12, 2019
By Emma Tammi | April 12, 2019

Alone in the Wilderness

Director Emma Tammi delves into the theme of isolation at the heart of her new film, The Wind, and her documentary about the 2016 Election.

How Fatherhood Changed Me as a Horror Director

Film
By Darren Lynn Bousman | February 12, 2019
By Darren Lynn Bousman | February 12, 2019

How Fatherhood Changed Me as a Horror Director

Darren Lynn Bousman, whose new film St. Agatha is in theaters now, on how his son Henry altered his perspective on life and art.

Underrated/Overlooked: Christopher Radcliff on The Terror

Film
By Christopher Radcliff | February 4, 2019
By Christopher Radcliff | February 4, 2019

Underrated/Overlooked: Christopher Radcliff on The Terror

The Strange Ones director Radcliff singles out AMC's period drama-horror, a show that managed to both surprise and inspire him.

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