The Unexpected Horror of Clair Titley’s ‘The Contestant’
Clair Titley’s The Contestant delves into the harrowing ordeal of Nasubi, perhaps the world’s first reality star and the unexpected horrors he survived.
Spoiler Alert
In 2020, after decades–literal decades–of Final Fantasy VII side stories, prequels, sequels, spinoffs, and cameo fan service, Square Enix rolled out Final Fantasy VII: Remake, the first part of a planned trilogy which would see the beloved 1997 Japanese role-playing game reborn into the modern gaming era. It […]
Exorcist-ish: Jadu Tona
Halfway through my rewatch of Jadu Tona (Black Magic, 1977), I said to my cat, who was also most definitely watching it with me since it has a kitty on some of its promotional material and was not just curled up on the sofa for no other reason, […]
Sinister Visages: Paintings in Roger Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe Films
I have long wanted an ancestral portrait painted in a German Expressionist style hanging in my entry when I greet weary travelers seeking shelter from a ferocious storm. They would evince surprise at the unnerving resemblance between that sinister visage and my own features or perhaps those of […]
Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw The TV Glow and the Horrors of Time
Jane Schoenbrun’s “I Saw The TV Glow” warns of the unstoppable, crushing force of time and the danger of the safe decision.
Tender is the Drac
Tender Dracula, or Confessions of a Blood Drinker (1974), also known as La Grande Trouille (The Big Scare), might really only exist for two reasons: Peter Cushing and boobs. …I guess that’s three reasons. Sorry. But if that joke made you groan, you’re probably going to need more […]
The Cultural Gutter 