Friend of the Gutter Aditi Sen writes about horror in Bollywood at The Quint. “For a long time, haunting had a very defined pattern in Hindi cinema. Old mansions, deep woods, ruins, old forts – spooks always occupied spaces away from mainstream life. It was Ram Gopal Varma’s […]
Friend of the Gutter Sara Century writes a history of Mary Shelley in pop culture for SyFy. “There’s no denying that Mary Shelley led a fascinating life. She was the child of two prominent political writers, one of whom was a renowned proto-feminist who died shortly after childbirth. […]
Keith Allison is taking the month to resume his life of derring-do and crime-fighting. He’ll be back next month with another groovy article on science fiction. In the meantime, enjoy this hip piece on Adam Adamant from the Archives! ~~~ I don’t remember how it was I first […]
At the Royal Ocean Film Society, Andrew Saladino looks at the beach party film! (via Pornokitsch)
Graveyard Shift Sisters has some recommendations for this year’s Brooklyn Horror Festival! “The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival is back to satisfy our horror cravings with some of the most wildest, thoughful, and scintillating films in the genre at the moment, opening Thursday, October 11 through October 18th. ‘Head […]
At The Hindu, friend of the Gutter Aditi Sen writes about ghosts and Bollywood. “Hindi cinema has not used ghosts much outside the realm of horror films, and when it has, the theme hasn’t worked very well. For example, despite the star cast of Shah Rukh Khan and […]