Tag Archives: Carrie

Right up until the end, when the subtitle “Chapter One” gets used for the first time, I thought It (2017) would be a standalone movie. Then the jig was up because blockbusters aren’t like TV shows. They don’t tease sequels ...

  “The dreamer saw herself climbing down over some palisades holding a blossoming branch in her hand. In connection with this image she thought of the angel holding a spray of lilies in pictures of the Annunciation—her own name was ...

And just like that, another summer’s over. For some, this means looking for the nearest bag of leaves to kick over – awww, rats – in Charlie Brown-esque fashion. Can you blame them? Nine months of crummy weather, holidays spent ...

From his modest beginnings in the great state of Maine, to his first novel, Carrie, which has led to a lucrative writing career, author Stephen King has become as much a part of the popular culture as Saturday Night Live ...

Mother’s Day is a time for reflection; for thanks. That is why for Mother’s Day this year Diabolique would like to honor the screen mothers that scared us the most: the most blood curdling, maniacal, and horrific representations of mothers ...

Continuing with our end of the year wrap-up, here is the first half of all the individual Top 10 Horror Movie lists we received as part of our poll. These personal lists of 2013 favorites were submitted by critics, filmmakers, ...

Known for thrillers and crime films like Dressed to Kill (1980), Blow Out (1981), Scarface (1983), and The Untouchables (1987), director Brian De Palma also made two powerful films about teenagers with supernatural abilities and a whole lot of angst. ...

Throughout the lexicon of horror films, the recurring role of the mother is a fascinating one to behold, as maternal roles have been key to some of the most iconic and frightening performances to date. Whether it be Piper Laurie ...

Flipping through second-time author Kier-La Janisse’s book, House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films (published by FAB Press), which shares a name with the alternate title of the 1974 film The Blue ...