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“The fear of blood tends to create fear of the flesh.” With these cryptic words, accompanied by the first rattling notes of the haunting ...
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Storytelling, Subjectivity and Shattered Memories: Psychological Horror in the Silent Hill Franchise
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From Feminine to Masculine to Feminine Again: The Psychic Woman in the Slasher Film
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“Just Wait”: On the 35th Anniversary of John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982)
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An Action-Packed Cautionary Tale for Modern America: Bushwick (2017)
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Crime and Melodrama in the 1920s: Varieté (1925) and Beggars of Life (1928)
Music
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Missionary Work: Seven Sermons (Album Review)
The legacy of Italian prog-rock band Goblin looms large in the minds of horror fans, especially those who are fond of the soundtracks the ...
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Hawkwind Lead Us Into the Woods for a Psychedelic, Science Fiction Fairytale
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Institute: Subordination (Album Review)
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Witchfynde Divine Victims: The Witchfynde Albums 1980-1983
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The Overlook Film Festival: Boys in the Trees (2016) Comes Close to Being Special, but Falls a Little Short
Art, Culture, Literature
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It’s not a monster. It’s just a doggy: Nope, Nothing Wrong Here: The Making of Cujo (book review)
Lewis Teague’s 1983 big screen translation of Stephen King’s Cujo is often overshadowed by higher profile works like Carrie (1976) or The Shining (1980), ...
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Grindhouse Naturalism in 68 Kill (2017)
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Something Wicked This Way Comes: My Journey Into Darkness: More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1984).
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The Witch Finder’s Sister: When Evil Does Touch Our Mortal Lives (book review)
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Ecstatic Frenzy: Depictions of Dionysian Violence in Ancient Art
Columns
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Something Wicked This Way Comes: It’s All Greek to Me
I was introduced to Greek mythology as the result of a Frankenstein Complex. As a kid, I would swap the heads and bodies of ...
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The Doe Files #1: 1148UMAK
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No Parole from Rock & Roll: Graham Bonnet is the Man
Opinion
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Shine On, George: A Tribute to the Father of Modern Horror
It’s been almost two weeks since his passing, but the sense of shock still remains. There’s no denying George A. Romero (4th February 1940-16th ...
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Something Wicked This Way Comes: Introducing Diabolique’s New Childhood Genre Column
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Ted Newsom: My Top 10 Hammer Films… and Why
