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REVIEW: KEITH TEN EYCK'S LOCK-OUT/TAG-OUT
Cleveland filmmaker Keith Ten Eyck is truly a force to be reckoned with. Known for his dystopian film A BARGE AND ITS WIND, about a government conspiracy involving a mysterious boat docked in...
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THE "BLURRED LINES" OF BODY HORROR AND RAPE CULTURE
(Editor's Note: February has been a very strange month. After enduring some unexplainable chest pains, doctors found a tumor on my pancreas. I am very fortunate to announce that my tumor is benign and...
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I've found myself growing increasingly obsessed with film/pop culture personality Clarke Wolfe. I was first introduced to her through the awesome podcast The Bloodcast, but I've recently found myself...
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HOW CAN YOU WATCH HORROR WHEN YOU'RE DYING?
I should probably get the Human Centipede drawing tattooed on this bad boy.The last few months have arguably been the most difficult months in my life. I apologize in advance for seemingly abandoning...
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WHAT SCARES ME: GENDER INEQUALITY AND THE VIOLENCE IT FEEDS IN AMERICAN...
-Elliot RodgerOn May 23rd, 2014 (my 24th birthday) I was reminded of why I started writing Day of the Woman in the first place. After five years, Day of the Woman has matured to something a bit more...
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WHY AREN'T WE TALKING ABOUT NIGHT SCHOOL (1981)?
Cinema Wasteland is my favorite convention in the world, if only for the Sunday Afternoon film screenings. The closing films of the convention are always some forgotten about drive-in flicks, and I'm...
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WHY IS VICTOR SALVA STILL MAKING MOVIES AND WHY ARE YOU WATCHING THEM?
TRIGGER WARNING!!!Admittedly, this is a bit of a soap box post, but it's something that has been on my mind for a while. Victor Salva is probably the most well known for the JEEPERS CREEPERS films,...
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THE 14 BEST FEMALE HORROR PERFORMANCES OF 2014
As 2014 winds down and we all reflect on the horror films of the last year, I find myself thinking a lot about spectacular performances in addition to films. My Top 15 of 2014 is posted over at Icons...
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AN OPEN LETTER TO ALICE ROBB: THIS IS WHAT IT REALLY SAYS IF YOU LIKE HORROR...
still from THE BABADOOK Dear Alice Robb,I'm more than positive that you have no idea who I am and until a few hours ago, I didn't know you either. From what I've gathered from your contributions to...
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UNEXPECTEDLY FEMINIST HORROR FILMS: EVERLY (2014)
THERE ARE MILD SPOILERS. IT'S AN ANALYSIS. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. EVERLY is arguably not a horror film, but because it contains some elements of real-life horror, a ton of kills, a lot of blood, and...
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UNEXPECTEDLY FEMINIST HORROR FILMS: JOHN CARPENTER'S 'THE THING' (1982)
John Carpenter arguably created his masterpiece with THE THING. Although it remains within the science fiction subgenre, THE THING also falls within the same realm as a monster movie or a body-horror...
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WOMAN OF THE WEEK: NATALIE JEAN
In independent cinema, creators often wear many hats in order to make a film come alive. However, a sad truth is that when a man is directing/writing/acting/producing, it's always praised as some...
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FILM REVIEW: SPRING (2014)
This is how you do a poster. GorgeousIf you're not ride or die for Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, you're missing out. The duo's debut, 2013's RESOLUTION, was one of the most inventive horror films...
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THE GUEST IT FOLLOWS: An Examination of Maika Monroe's Breakout Genre...
Seemingly overnight, horror fans were delivered a new goddess in which to pay their respects in the form of actress Maika Monroe. Armed with girl-next-door good looks and the ability to deliver a...
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THE IMPORTANCE OF CASTING WOMEN OVER 50 IN HORROR
In the world of horror fandom we have become obsessed with Scream Queens but rarely do we acknowledge the ones that aren't the ingenues that eventually grow older and seem to fade away thanks to...
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THE CANAL, JOSS WHEDON, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD and the Importance of Not...
Recently, the Irish ghost film THE CANAL popped up on Netflix instant watch and horror journalists immediately began singing the film's praises and recommending it on social media platforms. Last...
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Review: FORBIDDEN EMPIRE (2014)
The roots of many of our most beloved fantasy tales are far darker than their Disney counterparts, but the fantasy/horror subgenre is one of the least explored. Director Oleg Stepchenko's film...
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THE PATRIARCHY HURTS EVERYONE IN MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
If you haven't seen MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (first of all, what is wrong with you?) avoid this article as it does contain analysis of the film's plot points. After the anti-feminist analysis of MAD MAX:...
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REVIEW: DOOMSDAYS (2013)
Created in part by a successful Kickstarter campaign, Eddie Mullins' pre-apocalyptic comedy DOOMSDAYS feels like a film tailor made for the sarcastic, cynical, and socially aware audiences of a post...
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Review: THE MIDNIGHT SWIM (2014)
Sarah Adina Smith's debut feature THE MIDNIGHT SWIM is one of the most elegantly haunting films of the year. Following the death of their mother Amelia (Beth Grant), The Brooks sisters — Annie...
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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: NATALIE JEAN'S "BEHIND CLOSED DOORS"
Natalie Jean is tour de force in the world of filmmaking. Period. While horror fanatics may know her best from her work as an actress and producer for the films Cross Bearer and The Cemetery, Natalie...
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HELP CHRIS SEAVER MAKE "THE WEIRDSIES!"
I love me some Chris Seaver films. The king of Low Budget Pictures and Warlock Home Video, Chris Seaver has been making independent comedy/horror films longer than I've been alive on this planet....
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TRANS* WOMEN AND THE HORROR OF MISREPRESENTATION
HAPPY WOMEN IN HORROR MONTH, EVERYONE! The major focus for Women In Horror Recognition Month is to shed a light on hard working women in the horror industry, and to start discussions on the...
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13-YEAR-OLD EMILY DI PRIMIO IS MAKING A SLASHER FILM
Emily DiPrimo: 13-year-old horror directorA thirteen year old girl named Emily is making a feature length horror movie. After watching her father Ron Di Primio make films and from her own experiences...
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24 EXPOSURES: SWANBERG'S SEXY FORAY INTO CRIME DRAMA
"I'm sure there are photos of flowers out there that would blow my mind, but you know, I just haven't seen 'em."-Billy It feels like every "indie darling" in the last few years have had Joe Swanberg's...
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