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Justin McDevitt
“The Nesting” Unexpectedly Champions Therapy & Sex Work
Armand Weston's gory 1981 haunted house chiller makes up for its dullness with a surprisingly modern attitude towards mental health.
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Justin McDevitt
1935’s “The Raven” Is The Toxic Fandom Urtext
Warning: this essay is riddled with Scream (2020) spoilers!
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Justin McDevitt
Being Better Is The Best Revenge In “A Visit from the Incubus”
The monsters walk among us, we just have to do a little better than them to survive.
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Justin McDevitt
“Christmas Evil” Won’t Cure Your Holiday Blues
Columnist Justin McDevitt revisits Lewis Jackson sad sack killer Santa classic.
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Justin McDevitt
“Flowers in the Attic” Will Make You Feel Better About Your Own Crappy Family This Holiday Season
Justin McDevitt asks the eternal question: we’re all rooting for Louise Fletcher, right?
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Justin McDevitt
Working From Home Is Murder In “Office Killer”
Photographic artist Cindy Sherman’s sole directorial feature sleekly skewers office politics.
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Justin McDevitt
“Fear No Evil” Gave Us The Original Demon Twink
Frank LaLoggia's 1981 antichrist effort will make you sad to see evil defeated.
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Justin McDevitt
William Castle’s “Strait-Jacket” Is Heavy On Gaslighting, Light On Camp
It’s not easy to find the perfect dress to go with your axe, but Joan Crawford succeeds!
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Justin McDevitt
Lose Your Inhibitions With “Knife + Heart”
Yann Gonzalez's 2018 porno-giallo has columnist Justin McDevitt clutching his pearls.
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Justin McDevitt
The “Killbots” Will Vaporize Your Quarantine Blues
This week, Justin McDevitt visits the "Chopping Mall."
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Justin McDevitt
“Burnt Offerings” Is Proof Positive That The Suburbs Are Trying To Kill You
This entry into the haunted house sub-genre may not scare you with ghosts, but it will scare you with the…
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Justin McDevitt
“The Covenant” Was Queer-Bait Before It Was Cool
Renny Harlin's "no homo" era artifact isn't really a gay movie, but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy it.
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Justin McDevitt
“Dracula’s Daughter” Doesn’t Exactly Give You That Weird Feeling
The 1936 sequel to Tod Browning's immortal classic is far too subtle in its sapphic suggestiveness.
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Justin McDevitt
How “Dressed to Kill” Foretold A More Enlightened Era for Mental Health
Though not without its obvious problematic elements, Brian De Palma's thriller handles sex work, therapy, and trans issues far better…
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Justin McDevitt
“Stranger by the Lake” And The Irrationality of Desire
Alain Guiraudie’s 2013 erotic horror thriller makes carnal selfishness sexy.
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Justin McDevitt
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