Tag: Brainwashing

Disturbing Behavior a Teen-Lite Take on The Stepford Wives

May 4, 2023.Reading time 7 minutes.

When Scream shocked the box office in the mid-1990s, it didn’t just reinvigorate the slasher subgenre. Suddenly, the teen horror market was booming like it was the mid-80s. In addition to I Know What You Did Last Summer and Urban Legend, teen horror movies like Teaching Ms. Tingle, The Faculty, and Idle Hands were flooding […]

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Jackals Lacks That ‘Cult Of Personality’ To Make it a Memorable Thriller

February 17, 2023.Reading time 8 minutes.

Belief can be a powerful – and frightening – thing. In part, belief is what makes cults both compelling and the kind of subject matter ripe for horror movies. The charming and manipulative cult leader, apocalyptic visions, and self-destructive tendencies that characterize cults have produced real-life atrocities that have made their way into dozens of […]

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