Dawn Keetley Directed by Dallas Jackson and written by Jackson and Ken Rance, Thriller (2018) is steeped in the slasher tradition. Jackson has been quite up front, in interviews, about the films that have influenced him. “I have a passion for genre movies,” Jackson says, “especially . . . ’80s horror movies like Friday the 13th, A […]
Douglas Rasmussen Originally released as part of a double feature with Robert Rodriguez’s Planet Terror, Death Proof (2007) is a callback to a particular type of cinema that was popular in the post-studio era, namely that of grindhouse films. Grindhouse originated in the 1940s and 1950s but gained popularity in the 1960s and 1970s when […]
Gwyneth Peaty The Halloween series has gripped audiences since the original film was released in 1978. The 12th instalment, Halloween Kills, is due for release in 2021 and promises to deliver what fans have come to expect: the return of Michael Myers from beyond the grave. Given the avalanche of successful horror movies released since, […]
Destiny Bonilla As new technological innovations are introduced to everyday living, quality of life improves but generational differences become more apparent–especially with the pervasiveness of the term “millennials” across media. Adam Cesare’s 2020 novel, Clown in a Cornfield, is a slasher novel that critiques the generational divide and presents the shrinking empathy between the older […]
Brian Fanelli In the years following the 9/11 attacks, a slew of horror remakes dominated the genre, including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Friday the 13th (2009), A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010), among others. Of the group, two stand out for their vastly different depictions of a country still […]