American Horror Story: Murder House is the first season of the popular anthology horror series. It focuses on a family that has just moved into a home where many murders have happened in the past. The show is perfect for those who enjoy a chilling horror story with a bit of mystery surrounding it. There... Continue Reading →
Bedeviled: Unexpected Diversity and Representation in the “Slasher” Genre
2016’s Bedeviled was not a movie that I anticipated to have anything to say about race or gender norms in slasher films. It contains a diverse main cast, with a few different races present. The main cast is mostly Caucasian, but the two main characters are a white girl and an African-American boy. Other than... Continue Reading →
Freak Show Does Not Care About the “Freaks”
American Horror Story is a popular horror show that follows a different story each season. Season 4, titled Freak Show premiered in October 2014, and focuses on a small carnival in Jupiter, Florida. All of the members of the carnival are deformed or disabled in some way, which is where the term “freak show” comes... Continue Reading →
The Conjuring is a Chilling Horror from Start to Finish
The Conjuring is the first in what has become a series of horror movies branching from one another. This movie came out on July 19, 2013 and was directed by James Wan. It focuses on paranormal investigators Ed and Loraine Warren (Played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) whose real lives is what the film... Continue Reading →
The Witch: A Modern Horror Classic
A New England colonial family is exiled from their village and sent to live in the harsh wilderness that surrounds it. Little do they know that their troubles are only beginning. This is how The Witch begins. Released in December 2016 from director Robert Eggers, the R rated film explores the family dynamics of a... Continue Reading →
Haunting of Hill House: Seeing Ghosts
Haunting of Hill House is a Netflix original series that began streaming on the site on October 12th, 2018 as part of Netflix’s Halloween event. From creator Mike Flanagan, the show follows the Crain family and their relationship with their childhood home, as well as each other. The main focus of the first episode, Steven... Continue Reading →