May 21, 2023.Reading time 8 minutes.
Among trends in horror over the last several years, the centering of social media as not just a plot device but key theme has increased. Not surprisingly, horror has taken great pleasure in targeting influencers and the ‘likes-based’ culture of social media. Though it wasn’t as widely seen as examples like Unfriended, Don’t Hang Up […]
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October 3, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.
Don’t confuse it with Let’s Scare Jessica to Death. That’s 1970’s surrealist horror. Let’s Scare Julie is the latest indie horror with a trick up it’s sleeve looking to fill 2020’s void in the absence of theatrical releases. First-time writer and director Jud Cremata pulls a trick out of Alfred Hitchcock’s playbook. In his 1948 […]
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April 1, 2020.Reading time 14 minutes.
Happy April Fool’s Day! Currently, most people are probably not craving any April Fool’s pranks. To date, the entire 2020 year has been kind of one big, cruel joke. Besides, every horror fan knows that practical jokes never work out. After all, it was a practical joke that gave Jason Voorhees his iconic goalie mask. […]
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