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Sep
27
Our present-day Demi Moore sits on a couch right in front of a picture depicting her in the '80s.

The transness inherent to The Substance

8 min read
May
03
A blonde white woman in a black leather outfit lies in a pool of water. She is crying.

How to be effectively Lynchian

7 min read
Oct
31
Dan (Ewan MacGregor) peers through a hole in a door put there by his axe-wielding father in The Shining.

Five thoughts on Mike Flanagan's Doctor Sleep

What's sneaky smart about Doctor Sleep's portrayal of the fallout of an abusive childhood
6 min read
Oct
27
The covers for Alison Rumfitt's Tell Me I'm Worthless, Caitlin Starling's The Luminous Dead, and John Langan's The Fisherman.

5 scary books you might not have heard of

7 min read
Oct
18
Two people in a car look back at a car parked behind them. That car's driver shines a flashlight at them.

How Zodiac perfectly places you in its characters' obsessive worldview

Zodiac is the perfect examination of our true crime obsession. And it came out 16 years ago.
9 min read
Oct
13
Regan floats into the air above her bed as Fathers Merrin and Karras perform their exorcism ritual.

The Exorcist, demonic possession, and trans stories

7 min read
Aug
19
The full horror of nostalgia

The full horror of nostalgia

A wave of recent horror movies examines our cultural obsession with nostalgia — but not that closely
8 min read
Apr
22
Four international horror series to recapture that Squid Game vibe

Four international horror series to recapture that Squid Game vibe

Desolation? The apocalypse? The suffocating embrace of unchecked capitalism? These shows have it all!
5 min read
Oct
29
Empty horror: A recent string of films underlines the weariness of American life

Empty horror: A recent string of films underlines the weariness of American life

The Empty Man and The Smiley Face Killers explore a world that is devoid of meaning and utterly hopeless.
8 min read