For decades, various kinds of disability have been used as ‘scary’ metaphors in horror. But a new wave of filmmakers is challenging this problematic framing.
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Eat-the-rich films expose upper-class immorality and entitlement and offer revenge fantasies where those normally crushed by the system fight back or burn it all down.
Disturbing ideas about motherhood are pushed into our collective unconscious, a film scholar writes. Little wonder they’re at the heart of several chilling films.
Jon Bell’s film is a blend of parental anxiety, Indigenous lore and class tensions – and the first half had me thinking it might earn its place in Australia’s horror ranks.
Freddy turns his victims’ fears or aspirations – their dreams – against them. Happy Halloween!
Horror movies allow us to confront our deepest fears through the safety of make-believe.
The preferences of horror audiences change over time, much like the ebb and flow of the blood depicted in these movies.
Though she appears to be a child, we soon learn Abigail is centuries old, and has developed a habit for ‘playing with [her] food’
With its occult themes, ’70s nostalgia and some AI controversy thrown into the mix, it’s easy to see why the film was a US box-office success.
A wave of horror content is popping up across TikTok, carrying on a legacy that began on YouTube.
Horror films incorporate varied musical influences, but there are some things many scary soundtracks have in common.
The Nun II brings a refreshingly feminist gloss to well-worn tropes within exorcism fiction, shattering assumptions about who should be the victim and who should be the rescuer.
The Blackening excels at subverting the very stereotypes it plays upon for its humour.
Horror filmmakers are wrestling with space in cities and what it means to share it.
When it comes to our ethical duties to animals, representation and respect should go hand in hoof.
In fiction and popular culture, parasitic characters appear as a metaphor for the threat and spread of disease. But they’ve also played for laughs.
Ever since Dracula was born in the late 19th century, every age gets the vampire it deserves.
The British countryside is supposed to be peaceful and idyllic. Don’t be fooled.
For decades, black characters in horror movies were objects of ridicule, died first or played evil Voodoo practitioners. But now we’re seeing a wave of films created by blacks and starring blacks.
Four spine chillers and a slapstick zombie comedy film to get you back out from behind the sofa.
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