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Dead is Better (Again) in The Surrender

I wasn’t going to watch this movie. Another horror film centered around grief? I felt like I had seen them all. Grief is one of those universal human experiences that horror often helps us navigate. I’m currently on a harrowing… Continue Reading →

Fréwaka: Irish Folk Horror for the Patient Horror Fan

One of my favorite horror tropes is “Don’t Open That Door!” which effectively stirs up fear with just the presence of an ominous door, with no idea what lurks behind it. I particularly dread it when that door leads to… Continue Reading →

April 30, 2025

My Robot Sophia: When Your Childhood Furby Grows Up

When I was a teenager, I owned the ultimate piece of late ’90s technological wizardry: a Furby. Yes, THE Furby: that weird, wide-eyed, gibberish-spouting robot that somehow became the crown jewel of every social circle. While my friends were stuck… Continue Reading →

April 29, 2025

Stream or Skip: Hulu’s Control Freak

Body horror has been coming back in movies this past year, and I could not be more thrilled. Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance is the best of the bunch, addressing how society perceives our appearances and how humanity strives for perfection…. Continue Reading →

March 22, 2025

Little Bites Puts a Demonic Face on Addiction

Working as a clerk for the local sheriff’s department, I saw a lot of tragic stories, but one that always stuck with me was a young mother addicted to meth, who cycled in and out of jail. No matter how… Continue Reading →

February 24, 2025

Dark Nuns Prepare for Pressing Possessions

Back in high school, there was this one teacher who had a habit of giving pop quizzes that weren’t just difficult, they were downright unfair. One day, a friend of mine (who will remain nameless) — who was barely passing… Continue Reading →

February 17, 2025

The 2024 #HauntLife Movie Awards

Welcome to the 2024 Movie Awards, where the red carpet is optional, the tuxedos are rented (if worn at all) and the categories are as unique as the films they honor. This is not the space for your typical “Best… Continue Reading →

December 31, 2024

Jesse Eisenberg is A Real Pain

Whenever an actor makes the conscious decision to become a multi-hyphenate, I’m usually quite interested in catching the end result pretty early in the process. Sometimes their progression can be subtle, other times they might whiff with a miss and… Continue Reading →

December 9, 2024

Armand Schools Young Parenting Fears

Like many of my fellow parents, the thought of being called to the school because my kid did something bad terrifies me. It’s not just the embarrassment of walking into the principal’s office and feeling the weight of everyone’s judgment,… Continue Reading →

November 17, 2024

The 55th Nashville Film Festival Did Not Disappoint with Animated Shorts

The Nashville Film Festival has long been recognized as one of the premier film festivals in the country. Each summer, film enthusiasts from all over head to Music City to immerse themselves in the festival’s many events. While the feature-length… Continue Reading →

September 27, 2024

Geek Culture, Zombies... and Other Monsters

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