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“Dexter: New Blood” Is A Moving Lesson In Reparenting and Recovery
Set ten years after the original series' unsatisfying conclusion, "DEXTER: NEW BLOOD" argues that maybe it’s time for the secrecy…
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Jenn Adams
Syfy’s “Slumber Party Massacre” Out-Satires a Feminist Classic
Esterhazy’s film is a terrifying, funny, heartbreaking, and ultimately empowering re-telling of a story about women, by women, and for…
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Jenn Adams
Reflection and Reality in “Mike Flanagan’s OCULUS”
In Mike Flanagan’s 2013 film OCULUS, a sinister mirror known as the Lasser Glass weaponizes reflected reality. It preys on…
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Jenn Adams
Forgotten Females Part 4: The Hughes Brothers’ “FROM HELL”
In her latest entry exploring Jack the Ripper films, Rebecca McCallum explains how the 2001 effort presents a world where…
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Rue Morgue Manor
Retro Recommendations: “RETURN TO OZ” (1985)
If one is looking for something to fill the gap between Mickey Mouse and "Hellraiser," look no further...
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Bethany Lake
The “FEAR STREET” Trilogy is a Roadmap to a Better Nostalgia
Netflix's trilogy is a well-crafted, loving homage to the slashers of eras gone by that also brings them firmly into…
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Rue Morgue Manor
Muscle Cars and Trophy Girlfriends: Objectification and Women as Status Symbols in “Christine”
We examine how Stephen King's novel John Carpenter’s film adaptation highlight the evolving roles of women in American society and…
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Jenn Adams
Forgotten Females Part 3: “HANDS OF THE RIPPER”
The third entry in our series examining the roles of women in Jack the Ripper films looks at Peter Sasdy's…
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Rue Morgue Manor
Parenting Through PTSD: “Son” and the Emotional Labor of Love
Hidden within the film's familiar beats is a story about parenting while dealing with PTSD, and the difficulty of caring…
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Jenn Adams
“Howl” and The Echo of “Little Red Riding Hood”
We examine Michele Martin's contemporary retelling of the classic tale by looking at its roots.
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Harleigh Keriazes
Mental Illness and Early Aughts Horror in Robert Harmon’s “THEY”
THEY, more than most mid-tier genre outings of the early '00s, is considerably more profound, empathetic, and affecting than you…
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Rue Morgue Manor
Forgotten Females: Women in Jack the Ripper Films Part 2: “Man in the Attic”
The second entry in this series looks at Hugo Fregonese's 1953 remake of "The Lodger."
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Rue Morgue Manor
5 Reasons You Need to Watch “The Velvet Vampire” Right Now
50 years ago this month, fright fans were blessed with this daytime horror classic.
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Men of Violence: Toxic Masculinity in “Shutter Island”
Scorsese's film presents its characters in opposition as men of empathy and men of violence, exploring the inherent destruction caused…
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Jenn Adams
Forgotten Females: Women in Jack the Ripper Films Part 1: “The Lodger”
Using four key Ripper-based film texts spanning a period of over seven decades, this series will redirect the focus from…
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