The Ancient Greeks believed that the Titan Prometheus fashioned the first humans…
Category: Monsters
The Outstretched Hand in the Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Kay stands alone at the bottom of the ocean. It’s a quick…
“The Blood is the Life”: Blank Space in Dracula (1931)
Horror films are like vampires, they feed off their audience. They pierce…
Pathogenic Sight in 1933 and 2020’s The Invisible Man
CW (Content Warning): Domestic Abuse You stand in a dim kitchen, back…
Gods and Monsters: An Introduction to the Universal Horror Collection
“An audience needs something stronger than a pretty little love story. So…
“Jinkies!”: Comfortable Mystery and Existential Panic in the Scooby-Doo Franchise
There is one Halloween staple which seems globally revered yet utterly formulaic.…
The Devil’s Doornail: Häxan (1922) and the Cinematic Witch
Witches Reflect a History of Fear and Fascination Updated May 13, 2022…
“There Is Much to Be Learned from Beasts”: Science and Magic in Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
When I was about 7 or 8, I snuck downstairs one October…
“For The Dead Travel Fast”: Vampirism and Cinema
Vampires are, by definition, parasites. They don’t devour the living, like a…
Sublime Horror in Lovecraft Country (2020) and the NeverEnding Story (1984)
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind…