We need to talk about lucha libre
Before the witching hour strikes on this Halloween, we need to have a talk about lucha libre. Why? Because, well, it's Halloween. Lucha libre's most famed and recognizable attribute is masked...
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Tomie: A J-horror retrospective
As Spooky Season reaches its peak and we enter the transition into cider and “should I turn the heat on now?” season, allow me now to take you on a nostalgic journey through one of my favorite...
The creepiest of the creeps: Spooktacular horror anthologies
As a child raised on B-grade horror movies on cable and The Twilight Zone, I had aspirations of becoming a horror host. I couldn't wait to have my own horror pun name and my own local public...
Halloween horror show: Four bad guys I always root for
There I was in my local park, watching a special outdoor showing of The Creature From the Black Lagoon in a lawn chair, fighting off mosquitos coming for my precious blood. There was a point in the...
The collective experience of watching the restored Suspiria is worth the price of admission
For giallo and Italian horror fans, 2017 has brought quite a bit of excitement. First, it was announced that Synapse Films had finally completed their 4K restoration of Dario Argento's classic...
Top of the Lake’s ‘China Girl’ explores the white gaze
I've been an avid Sundance Channel watcher for many years, for better or for worse. From the good old cinephile-focused days to the current, slightly more commercial with a hint of edgy times, I feel...
The new adaptation of ‘It’ was worth the wait
It's real – IT serves up adolescent dread drizzled with mind-numbing horror. What's scarier than growing up? With the initial announcement of the remake/reboot in 2009, there were rumblings deeply...
Casting an Asian-American in a Native American Role Does Not Help Diversity in Hollywood
Diversity in film, television, and theater is both incredibly simple and incredibly complicated. On the one hand, it seems like a no-brainer. Cast an actor that corresponds to the race of the...
Ed Skrein Sets an Example by Leaving Hellboy Over Whitewashing, But What Took Hollywood So Long?
On August 21, it was announced that actor Ed Skrein, most notably of Deadpool fame, would be joining the cast of the upcoming Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen. Skrein’s casting immediately...
Why the Stark siblings ruled Game of Thrones this season
It's hard to believe that season seven of Game of Thrones is over. Season 7, Episode 7 – 'The Dragon and The Wolf' was filled with surprises and revelations we had hoped were true. It also...