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Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Get Out' (2017)
To be blunt, I had no idea how I was gonna tackle this movie. In my review of Us (2019), I mentioned that I wasn't going to make an embarrassing attempt to 'white-splain' the ethnocentric, sociopolitical implications of the movie. By and large, one of the biggest reasons I didn't do a review of Get Out (2017), is due to the fact, that subject is unavoidable.
By Reed Alexander6 years ago in Horror
5 Horror Movies of the 2010's That Were Better Than Expected
One major criticism of the horror genre as of late is that the genre simply isn't performing. With more blockbuster releases, and endless sequels within the same franchise, horror fans have become a bit disillusioned with the genre. Whether it's the same monsters, the same tropes, same characters, or same stories being played on repeat, it's safe to say that a lot of moviegoers go into horror films with low expectations.
By Jenika Enoch6 years ago in Horror
"Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
I read “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley primarily because it was on the syllabus for GCSE Literature whilst I was at school. I found it on a reading list online and thought I would spend the summer trying to understand the angles of it, even if we didn’t study it - I thought it was a good exercise in my ability to read and understand an older text. I was thirteen years’ old and it would prove one of the most intense experiences of my life. It took me only one day to read the entire book. I just could not drag myself away from these extensive narratives. Over ten years’ later when I would be in the midst of teaching this book, I found I had the same passion and the same vigour for the novel I had felt in my teen years. It made me feel almost so young again. This book would become to a thirteen year old what a best friend that accepts a freak becomes to the freak. It became a statement of power. It became to me what I had never really had too much of before - it would become my friend. Especially the Monster. The Monster would be my very best friend.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Horror
Bidding Dracula Welcome
Though iconic is frequently tossed about in Film, few films truly are as iconic as Tod Browning’s 1931 version of Dracula. Nine years after the Count’s unauthorised screen debut in F.W Murnau’s legendary Nosferatu, Browning’s film established the character as a cultural icon. Consequently, Bela Lugosi’s portrayal became, to quote Angie Errigo, “the one against which all others are measured (1)”.
By Lawrence Bennie6 years ago in Horror
My Condolences
Chapter 1 - One Life Ends, Another Struggles Jareth didn't think the day would come, not this soon at least. The young man was pale, and thinner than usual as he gazed at himself in the mirror. The goth had pulled his raven hair back into a bun, having cleanly shaved the sides of his head. Dressed in almost all black with his dress pants, boots, and a thick pea-coat with a crisp grey button down shirt underneath - he found himself on autopilot as he descended the stairs of his home. Jareth grabbed his dark umbrella and made it out quickly to his old hearse looking impala before he could get soaked by the rain.
By Allystra Boudreau6 years ago in Horror
Hunt for the Kansan cemetery demon
Me having aspergris I was always the butt of jokes, and always underestimated, always put in with other people with more strong disorders and labeled the same, always thought to be the R word, but the other day I recently got my PhD in metaphysics (and I’m only 21 years old) But I must say having a doctorate in metaphysics, I started a online class to were I can help people who are developing kinetic or other psychic abilities learn to adapt with them and control them, (in addition to my new series of paranormal hunting posts on here)
By Dr. Dillion Veck6 years ago in Horror
Primal Perspective
Kyle James was running from bullies. As per usual. He had actually begun to worry that his team of tormentors had forgotten about him when he passed them on his way to 7-Eleven and the leader, Johnny, had promptly led an attack. It was nice to be cared about. Kyle was glad that he’d been running from bullies for about twelve of his seventeen years, so it was more of an annoyance now than an actual threat. It also helped that his bearers of misery had repeatedly changed over the years, and they were typically nowhere near as fast as him.
By Riley Julian Minnich6 years ago in Horror
