Craven's return to the Elm Street franchise resurrects Freddy Krueger and follows the evolution of evil and horror .
Full StoryMonth: October 2021
“DEAD MEN TALK”: The Cinesthesia 2021 Halloween Special
Cinesthesia creeps back onto the airwaves for the 2021 Halloween special. Trick or treat, you absolute brick outhouses!
Full StoryViolent Reading: John Carpenter’s ‘In the Mouth of Madness’ (1994)
Carpenter convincingly presents the experience of reading on film as the inverse of Misery, in which an author swallows his audience
Full StorySplit Picks: George A. Romero’s ‘Season of the Witch’ Vs. ‘Martin’
Split Picks concludes its series on the American horror greats with two early films by George A. Romero — 'Season of the Witch' and 'Martin.'
Full Story‘Sledgehammer’ (1983): Watch the Pot — How It Boils!
The early shot-on-video horror classic creates a sense of insular terror with its unconventional, sludgy style.
Full StoryGuillermo del Toro’s ‘Cronos’ (1993): Eternal Moments
Del Toro's early horror film recontextualizes vampire mythology for a richly textured exploration of time and temporality.
Full Story‘Unfriended: Dark Web,’ COVID-19, and the Thrill of the Small Screen
Easily the best “screenlife” film, 'Dark Web' is an an epochal horror film and convincing argument watching movies on the computer.
Full Story“Swirl Camera”: Notes on Andy Milligan
Brett Wright explores the entirely unorthodox career and style of Andy Milligan, a singular figure in the world of exploitation filmmaking.
Full StorySplit Picks: Wes Craven’s ‘Shocker’ Vs. ‘Deadly Blessing’
Bennett and Jim reenter the Split Picks arena to stand up for two of Craven's oft-forgotten horror films, 'Shocker' and 'Deadly Blessing.'
Full StoryWes Craven’s ‘Shocker’ (1989): Channel Surfing with a Master of Horror
Shocker combines the best elements of Craven’s early films while predicting the thematic concerns that’d define his late career.
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