Category: Features
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The Calls for Equality are Coming from Inside the House – Editorial for FANGORIA Magazine Vol. 2 Issue 26
In the latest issue of FANGORIA magazine, I take a look at the legacy of Bob Clark’s perhaps accidental feminist masterpiece and interrogate whether the film’s two remakes live up to that legacy.
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Driller Killers: The Power Drill and Emasculation in the Slasher Genre – MovieJawn Zine Fall 2024
Taking inspiration from my many read-throughs of Carol Clover’s Men, Women and Chainsaws, I take a look at the phallic symbolism behind the power drill as it has been used across a handful of films like The Slumber Party Massacre, Driller Killer, The Toolbox Murders, and Body Double, as well as how this weapon is…
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Apartment 7A: A Dance Macabre Between Control and Autonomy – Editorial for Fangoria Vol. 2 Issue #25
It is an honor to have my journey as a writer, film critic, and horror film academic (if you will), come full circle. In the fall issue of Fangoria, I wrote an analysis of the use of dance in Apartment 7A
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Is Rape Revenge Dead?
One of the most controversial subjects in horror has continued to return to the screen time and time again. This contentious subject can offer many a feeling of catharsis, while others stand firm on its exploitative nature but what is it about the rape-revenge narrative that keeps bringing filmmakers and audiences back?
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‘Feminist or Filth’ – Preview of my Master’s thesis
In this thesis, I will examine the evolution of the rape-revenge narrative as it has been utilized in horror films through a review of the cultural conditions that contributed to the establishment of rape as a narrative device in the horror genre.
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Blood-Stained Satin: A reflection on the aesthetics of ballet in horror
Beauty and pain are the pillars of the art, making “blood, sweat, and tears” merely an understatement for the sacrifices that young women make in the pursuit of careers as ballet dancers.
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Loss of identity under Capitalism in Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s CURE (1997)
Last night, I was fortunate enough to catch a Kurosawa Double Feature of CURE (1997) and PULSE (2001) presented in 35mm at the New Beverly Cinema and all I could think was that nothing so clearly paves the way for J-horror’s roots in economic despair as Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s CURE (1997).
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My Top Horror Releases of 2022
From divisive A24 releases to blockbuster ‘requels’, let’s talk about my favorites from 2022..
Siren Death Cult 