Tag: Subversive Horror

Initiation Subverts Slasher Tropes in #MeToo Era Horror

May 7, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

Another movie that missed its premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in 2020, Initiation, or Init!iation, finally made its way to VOD platforms this past week. Part slasher movie, part social media horror, director John Berardo promises a horror movie that avoids some of the subgenre’s familiar tropes. Based on the promotional materials, Initiation still […]

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Violation: Disturbing, Tense … And An Important Canadian Horror Movie

March 27, 2021.Reading time 8 minutes.

For its U.S. audiences, Shudder released its latest original movie, Violation. After premiering at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Violation generated some strong critical buzz. A subversion of the rape-revenge narrative, Violation has also elicited some conversation around its disturbing violence. Though it’s only been available for less than a week, audiences are […]

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