We see a shadowy figure gliding down a dusty hallway. He weaves…
“Not Just Pretty Words”: Rejected Value in The Addams Family Movies
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Broadcasting Horror: The Domestic TV Monster in the 1960’s
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Unnatural Talent: Christine’s Mask in the 1990 Phantom of the Opera Miniseries
“She was unprepared for ugliness. And for that brief, sweet moment, so…
“You’ll Just Die!”: The Return of Grotesque Horror in the 1989 Phantom of the Opera
What if Freddy Krueger loved classical music? Suppose his films were just…
Turning the Scorpion: Love Without Redemption in the 1925 Phantom of the Opera
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“Hear this Song and Remember”: Unspoken Grief in Anastasia (1997)
Anastasia is a necessary myth. Her symbolic afterlife in film and popular…
“Evil Spelt Backward is Live”: Magic Science and Apocalyptic Song in Rock & Rule (1983)
Imagine a realm where those who rock, rule. A frightening world of…
“Olympus Would Be That Way”: Hercules (1997) and Disney’s Mythology
“From Zero to Hero” When I was in elementary school, we had…
“I’m Just Drawn That Way”: Live Worlds and Drawn People in Betty Boop and Roger Rabbit
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