Why Suspiria Still Has The Perfect Horror Opening Sequence Joseph Bullock December 28, 2020 Analysis, Close-Up, Features Watch the opening sequence of Suspiria here: part 1 & part 2 A masterpiece of the genre, and certainly the most famous Italian example, Dario Argento’s Suspiria (1977) remains a uniquely haunting...
The Transformative Legacy of Psycho Rob Salusbury June 9, 2020 Analysis, Close-Up, Features Has there ever been a film that so greatly influenced and changed the course of a single genre as Psycho? With one swish of a shower curtain and a chorus of shrieking violins, Alfred Hitchcock’s bold and...
The Final Girl: How Crimson Peak Became a Victorian Slasher Movie Sophie Wing October 25, 2018 Analysis, Features, One Off Buffy: Everyone gets horribly killed except the blonde girl in the nightie, who finally kills the monster with a machete. But it's not really dead. Jennifer: Oh, my God, is that true? Buffy: Probably. What...
Halloween: The Perfect Slasher Turns 40 Katy Moon October 17, 2018 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia Like the great Michael Myers himself, you can never really kill a horror franchise. This month, 40 years after the original slashed its way onto movie screens and into our hearts, Halloween returns. Pointedly...
