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Jenn Adams
The Overt Witchy Feminism Of “THE DEVONSVILLE TERROR”
Movies featuring witches as protagonists tend to be quite progressive but few wear their feminism on their sleeve quite like…
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Jenn Adams
Part of Ursula’s World: The Trials and Tribulations of a Vilified Sea Witch
Though she lives under the sea, this half-human half-octopus sorceress embodies many traits of the classic witch.
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Jenn Adams
Movie Review: “WOLVES” Explores the Icy Depths of Loneliness
Despite a glacial pace, writer-director Danny Dunlop's psychological thriller is a disturbing dive into isolation and identity loss.
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Jenn Adams
Salem Horror Fest ’23 Movie Review: “THE ONES YOU DIDN’T BURN” is a Revenge Story Centuries in the Making
Despite tricky underlying assumptions, THE ONES YOU DIDN’T BURN will find a way to make its point known and weave…
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Jenn Adams
Salem Horror Fest ’23 Movie Review: “BURY THE BRIDE” Gives Bachelorette Parties a Good Name
In Spider One's BURY THE BRIDE, a raunchy weekend of country fun may go disastrously wrong for the bachelorette and…
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Jenn Adams
Salem Horror Fest ’23 Movie Review: “IN A DARK, DARK ROOM” Gets Lost in the Darkness
Movies about witches usually come in two flavors: those that vilify and those that sympathize. The Ukrainian film, IN A…
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Jenn Adams
“SHIRLEY,” “HANGSAMAN,” and the Art of Writing With a Broomstick
Josephine Decker’s dreamy film reimagines details from the life of author Shirley Jackson and explores the tumultuous months spent writing…
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Jenn Adams
MOVIE REVIEW: “HOMESTEAD” is a Progressive Horror Western With a New Kind of Hero
A diminutive heroine stands tall in filmmaker Ehrland Hollingsworth's feature debut.
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Jenn Adams
“THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE” and Waking the Witch Within
THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE is ostensibly a story about death. André Øvredal’s terrifying film follows Austin (Emile Hirsch) and…
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Jenn Adams
Book Review: “MUMS & SONS” Explores an Often Oversimplified Bond Through the Lens of Horror
In her debut book MUMS & SONS, author Rebecca McCallum evaluates this complicated dynamic with close looks at three films,…
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Jenn Adams
It’s a Hot Thing We Do: Dance as Spellwork in “SUSPIRIA” (2018)
When most people imagine a spell, they picture an old hag stirring a bubbling cauldron after throwing in the eye…
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Jenn Adams
Book Review: “FAIRY TALE” Opens the Door to a New Phase of Stephen King’s Career
Just six months after the release of "Gwendy’s Final Task," King released FAIRY TALE, a novel that signals a bit…
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Jenn Adams
Movie Review: “SISSY” is a Candy-Colored Girls’ Weekend From Hell
Filmmakers Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes skewer influencer culture in this bloody, neon-soaked Shudder original.
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Jenn Adams
Movie Review: “MANEATER” Fails to Reel In a Compelling Story
Despite a few shocking kills, there’s little in this fish film to make anyone scared to go back into the…
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Jenn Adams
Perry Blackshear and the Cast of “WHEN I CONSUME YOU” On Transcribing a Nightmare
Rue Morgue sat down with Blackshear, Dumouchel, and Ewing to talk about bonding as a crew, long days of filming,…
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Jenn Adams
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