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Skincare – Review | Offscreen Central
Read my latest review of Austin Peters’ Skincare (2024), starring Elizabeth Banks, Lewis Pullman, and Luis Gerardo Méndez, in my debut as a staff writer for Offscreen Central!
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Cuckoo – Review
Cuckoo is strange, to say the least. Its absurdity is homage to 70s and 80s Euro-horror but the film is quick to point at its own silliness and hopes that we will stay seated for the ride. As it unwinds, it only becomes more disorienting but Hunter Schafer’s Gretchen is the glue that holds Cuckoo…
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‘Introduction to the Rape/Revenge Sub-genre’ – The Pod & The Pendulum Guest Appearance
This introduction episode for their new Patreon series on the entire ISOYG franchise gets into our backgrounds with the genre as well as some history on rape-revenge films, the narrative structure, and many of the other gritty details that many audiences tend to overlook.
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Strange Darling – Popcorn Frights Review | MovieJawn
Next up in my coverage of Popcorn Frights Film Festival 2024 for MovieJawn is one of my most anticipated films of the year: Strange Darling (2023). I have been an avid Kyle Gallner fan since the Jennifer’s Body (2009) and The Haunting in Connecticut (2009) days. There is nothing he can do that I wouldn’t…
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The Buildout – Popcorn Frights Review | MovieJawn Debut
Hello sirens! I’m sure you’ve noticed that I have started to populate the site with what I have been working on lately! One of the most exciting of my recent endeavors is finally becoming a Staff Writer for MovieJawn. My first assignment was covering a few films for Popcorn Frights Film Festival 2024! First up…
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’13 Moments That Speak To The Beauty And Horror Of Dance’ – FANGORIA
Last Nutcracker season, I got to tell Fangoria readers all about my favorite dance scenes in the world of horror! Check out my full list over on Fangoria.com!
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‘Saw X Brings More Blood And More Backstory’ – Interview | FANGORIA
Read my interview with the filmmaker’s of Saw X over on Fangoria.com! You can also read another interview I did with the team for FANGORIA Vol. 2 Issue #21, along with a companion essay on the legacy of Saw over these past 20 years and what ‘torture porn’ really means in the horror space. P.S.…
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‘Is Rape Revenge Dead?’ – Editorial | Ghouls Magazine
Amidst the chaos of writing my thesis, I was able to take my passion for this subject and place it into the safe hands of the team behind Ghouls Magazine (RIP). If the academic jargon of a Master’s thesis is too daunting, you can find my thoughts on the rape-revenge narrative within horror wrapped into…
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‘Feminist or Filth’ – Preview of my Master’s thesis
‘An Analysis of the Rape-Revenge Film as an Intersection Between Feminist Discourse and Post-War Sensibilities’ “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…
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Event Horizon (1997) – Video Essay | JoBlo Horror Originals
Let’s show some love for this magnificent blend of Sci-Fi and Horror: Event Horizon (1997). xo -Vannah
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‘Blood-Stained Satin: A reflection on the aesthetics of ballet in horror’ – Editorial | Inner Demons
Analyzing the use of ballet in horror films is where I got my start. Although it is not the first piece that readers got their hands on, this personal essay is the first piece of formal film analysis I ever wrote. “To be a ballerina is to strive for perfection, to be beautiful. But this…
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Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) – Video Essay |JoBlo Horror Originals
Listen to me wax poetic about one of my favorite films of all time: Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992 film, Bram Stoker’s Dracula. xo -Vannah
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‘Planet Earth Bites Back: The Unexpected Environmentalism in The Ruins (2008)’ – Editorial | Hear Us Zine Issue #1
As we near the end of summer, I want to re-share the first piece of mine that was ever published! Back in 2022, Hear Us Scream graced us with a limited run of digital zines and I felt compelled to show some love to one of my favorite summertime films from the 2000’s. “It is…
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Black Swan (2010) – Video Essay | JoBlo Horror Originals Debut!
Many of you know that first and foremost, I am a ballerina. I have spend countless hours analyzing the use of ballet or ballerina’s in horror films–so there’s nothing more appropriate for my JoBlo debut than Darren Aronofsky’s meditation on beauty and pain…
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Did you miss me?
Hello sirens, If you follow me on other sites, you probably don’t! But I think it’s time I resurrect this site! So what’s been going on? Well, the last year or so has been really tough, to say the least. As many of you know, I graduated with my Master’s in 2022, but then life…
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Cure (1997): Loss of Identity under Capitalism
Currently, we are exploring Japanese horror on Carnal Extremities and, with the help of our guest Amber T who joined us to discuss TETSUO: THE IRON MAN (1989), we hashed out what defines J-horror and how it’s related to the burst of the economic bubble in Japan during the late 80s/early 90s. Last night, I…
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Saw X – Review
John Kramer is back for the franchise’s most personal look into the mind of the Jigsaw Killer. This year marks 20 years since rookie filmmakers James Wan and Leigh Whannell put together the short film Saw (2003), retroactively referred to as Saw 0.5. After being backed by Twisted Pictures and released by Lionsgate Films, Saw…
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Carnal Extremities is coming to Alamo Drafthouse LA!
Hello gorefiends, In case you didn’t know, I produce and co-host a horror podcast, with my friend Reyna Cervantes, for fans of extreme horror and extreme music. Each week, we use our love and knowledge of the genre to create unique pairings–putting one of our favorite horror films with a musical album of our choosing…
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Grand Jeté – Review
Directed by Isabelle Stever, GRAND JETE follows a ballet instructor, Nadja (Sarah Grether), who decides to rekindle her relationship with her now teenage son, Mario (Emil von Schönfels) who has been living with her mother. It becomes clear what and who was left behind in the wake of Nadja’s former career as a prima ballerina–and…
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Anti-Valentine’s Day Films to Scare Off Your Date – HexieZine
Valentine’s Day is upon us. The first Valentine is said to have been written by Saint Valentine himself as he awaited his execution. Now, we celebrate with trinkets, chocolates, and other materialistic demonstrations of affection. Also known as the Feast of Saint Valentine, this day celebrating romantic love is rooted in martyrdom–a blood-stained history that…
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