By Gina Freitag Horror movies rely on the frequent juxtaposition of the ordinary and the extraordinary, with the contrast creating a deep sense of unease. Certain seemingly harmless household objects can instantly inspire dread this way—the mirror is   

By Gina Freitag High-rise horror is a subgenre where paranoia, alienation, isolation, and confinement intersect against a backdrop of modern architecture. Within this structure, social satire and classist terror run rampant alongside contagion and creatures that simultaneously force   

by Gina Freitag Some people cling to a rigorous conceptualization of the Final Girl, but you must admit that it’s far more interesting to examine a female horror protagonist who is flawed and terrifying in her own right. Just   

by Gina Freitag A good horror movie stands out by playing with convention, challenging boundaries, evolving with audience expectations, but also taking a few risks. The same applies to the Final Girl archetype, especially in Pascal Laugier’s captivating film   

by Gina Freitag Make way for robotics-drivin’, swear-mouthed, flame-thrower-totin’ Warrant Officer Lt. Ellen Ripley. Actually, make that just “Ripley.” There’s no need for first names where we’re headed in this series of Final Girl profiles. That’s right, up next   

by Gina Freitag Funny how the holidays make for excellent slasher film settings: people are brought together, tensions rise, secrets come to light, violence breaks out. The holidays can also be pretty isolating – and can also bring out   

by Gina Freitag One of the most popular conceptualizations of the Final Girl is easily Laurie Strode. With John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978) widely recognized as the quintessential ‘70s slasher film (complete with psycho-killer p.o.v., sex-crazed teenagers, and a healthy   

Are you a fan of holiday havoc? The upcoming book Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror on Film and Television will stuff your stockings later this year with smart horror writing about all manner of Christmas horror cinema, including pieces   

In anticipation of our April lecture on Glasseye Pix honcho Larry Fessenden, we’ve assembled a list of the prolific actor/director’s best performances in film. The Last Winter – Charles Foster Fessenden wrote, directed and acted in THE LAST   

Brian Baker’s October 8th lecture, “Who You Gonna Call?: Paranormal Investigators in Spiritual Horror“, included references to the following works: Anson, Jay, The Amityville Horror. Bantam Books, 1978 Chase, Robert David, Ed Warren and Lorraine Warren, Ghost Hunters.