Tag: Abominable Dr. Welsh

#Horror a Messy Slasher Commentary on Social Media and Cyberbullying

February 27, 2023.Reading time 8 minutes.

Over the last few years, the horror genre has slowly but surely taken aim at the ubiquitous role of social media. Both Cam and Alone at Night found horror in the world of online sex and webcam models. And plenty of horror movies have pulled the curtain back on the horrors of influencers (Sissy, Deadcon, […]

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On The Second Day of Christmas: Better Watch Out a Subversively Fun Stocking Stuffer

December 15, 2021.Reading time 8 minutes.

There aren’t many jobs in horror movies worse than babysitting. Since John Carpenter’s Halloween unleased ‘The Shape’ on Laurie Strode in 1978, the babysitter-in-peril has almost become its own subgenre. And we’ve seen plenty of horror directors flip the script, particularly in the years following Wes Craven’s Scream. On its face, Better Watch Out doesn’t […]

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