Pumpkin / Monster / Secret Past
This week we're mainlining Halloween vibes, thinking about dangerous rabbits, and meeting a long lost slasher . . .
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Glamour, Gore, & Goblin Too
It's almost Halloween season, and this week we're chasing visions in Venice, excavating nostalgic memories, and
Image, Secret, & Hated Friend
For me, it's been a great week in film. Movies I watched that are not making the newsletter
Stamp, Toy, & Photograph
Terence Stamp passed away last month, and this week we’re beginning with one of his signature roles, his third
Mr. Sophistication, Hell, & Rothko
We’re heading into fall, Halloween’s just visible on the horizon, and I can feel things beginning to get
Twin, Fisherman, & Ghost
As a twin, I’ve always appreciated the suggestion in Brian De Palma’s 1972 Sisters (spoilers below) that—instead
Jester, Vamp, & Bus Creep
It's been two weeks focusing on the higher brow end of horror cinema, so we're turning
Faces, Sharks, & Dreams
This week we’re beginning with Eyes Without A Face (Les Yeux sans visage), Georges Franju’s 1960 horror classic,
New Format, Silent Lambs
Welcome to a new version of this newsletter. I've been writing essays and other long-form projects elsewhere, so
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.