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Bare breasts – of the female variety – was considered an almost obligatory part of 1970s Australian cinema, particularly of the independent or exploitation variety. Even if it was just a fleeting glimpse, female nudity was always highlighted in a ...

Next up on the slate of fascinating talks on all aspects of genre for the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies is Nuzo Onoh’s presentation on African horror. As the press release for the talk states: “This lecture aims to introduce ...

February is drawing to a close. The calendar is racing towards spring and the days are growing milder. In a hail of red crepe paper and discarded heart-shaped trinkets, we have left Valentine’s Day behind. Chocolates have been eaten, hearts ...

Back in February 2011, Danny Boyle’s production of Nick Dear’s drama Frankenstein at the National Theatre was one of the hottest tickets on the London stage. While there’s no doubt that the involvement of the 28 Days Later and Slumdog ...

Human beings generally tend to view science and the supernatural as oppositional forces: the bright light of rationalism forever struggling against the darkness of outmoded superstition. However, in the nineteenth century, as new technological developments and the accelerated pace of ...

Every neighborhood has one. That guy with the mismatched porch furniture and the occasional broken toilet adorning the weed garden, the overgrown foliage that probably isn’t even native to the area, and the stolen street signs leaning up against the ...

At the very height of the carnage of world War Two, some lads were out illicitly searching for birds eggs to eek out their meagre wartime diet on a private estate in the English Midlands. What they found when investigating ...

I never met Harlan Ellison, but I did fall victim to his wrath. Many times, the first of which occurred when he screamed at me through the television set. From 1993-1996, the Sci-Fi Channel’s Sci-Fi Buzz concluded its program with a ...

Horror is synonymous with controversy no matter which medium it’s operating in. Some people consider the violent and disturbing content harmful and problematic, as history has shown time and time again with incidents like the ‘video nasty’ craze and the ...

I’ve never enjoyed fake haunted houses, the haunted attraction. You know the kind. The ones where you stand for hours to be guided through a corridor of hallways as ghastly puppets, actors, and props come flying at your face. As ...