I fail every holiday. No matter the season, I never finish my…
Category: Demons
The Devil You Know: An Index of Cinematic Devils
I was once informed that Halloween is the Devil’s birthday, seeing as…
Possession, Privilege, and the Racial Politics of Beetlejuice (1988)
“This is my art, and it is dangerous” I remember the first…
“Do You Have to Undermine Everything I Do?”: The Important Legacy of Jennifer’s Body (2009)
Jennifer’s Body is about exactly that: Jennifer’s body and the brutal way it…
“What an Excellent Day for an Exorcism”: Demons, Cinema, and Self-Reflexive Possession
Exorcisms bring out the worst in us, literally. I think what makes…