A meditation on horror cinema and its tributaries.

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Oct
07

Pumpkin / Monster / Secret Past

This week we're mainlining Halloween vibes, thinking about dangerous rabbits, and meeting a long lost slasher . . . From the
4 min read
Sep
30

Glamour, Gore, & Goblin Too

It's almost Halloween season, and this week we're chasing visions in Venice, excavating nostalgic memories, and
5 min read
Sep
23

Image, Secret, & Hated Friend

For me, it's been a great week in film. Movies I watched that are not making the newsletter
5 min read
Sep
16

Stamp, Toy, & Photograph

Terence Stamp passed away last month, and this week we’re beginning with one of his signature roles, his third
4 min read
Sep
09

Mr. Sophistication, Hell, & Rothko

We’re heading into fall, Halloween’s just visible on the horizon, and I can feel things beginning to get
4 min read
Sep
02

Twin, Fisherman, & Ghost

As a twin, I’ve always appreciated the suggestion in Brian De Palma’s 1972 Sisters (spoilers below) that—instead
6 min read
Aug
26

Jester, Vamp, & Bus Creep

It's been two weeks focusing on the higher brow end of horror cinema, so we're turning
5 min read
Aug
19

Faces, Sharks, & Dreams

This week we’re beginning with Eyes Without A Face (Les Yeux sans visage), Georges Franju’s 1960 horror classic,
5 min read
Aug
12

New Format, Silent Lambs

Welcome to a new version of this newsletter. I've been writing essays and other long-form projects elsewhere, so
4 min read
Jul
10

The Horror of Osgood Perkins | The Blackcoat's Daughter & I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House

. . . a surprising one-two punch from a filmmaker coming onto the scene: one an intricate puzzle of a possession story, the other a minimalist ghost story uninterested in twists and turns.
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