Posted on December 5, 2020

Repressed Sexuality and Guilt in Bly Manor

Guest Post

The Haunting of Bly Manor proves itself to be a true masterpiece in its complexity of characterization. A young American woman named Dani (Victoria Pedretti) takes on the position of an au pair for two young orphaned children at a rural English manor. In a previous piece, I explored how the creators of the show used supernatural possession as a metaphor for the “possession” that happens in relationships. There is, however, an underlying theme that runs parallel to Dani’s discovering her own identity outside of her lifelong romance: her embracing of her own sexuality.

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Posted on December 1, 2020

The Blood on Satan’s Claw – CFP for Special Issue #4

Call for Papers

**DEADLINE EXTENDED** TO FEBRUARY 15, 2021

THE BLOOD ON SATAN’S CLAW (1971)

Horror Homeroom’s special issue #4 – Spring 2021

Piers Haggard’s groundbreaking The Blood on Satan’s Claw was released on April 14, 1971. To celebrate its 50th anniversary, we will be running our fourth special issue on Blood on Satan’s Claw and its profound and persistent influence.

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Posted on November 30, 2020

30 Years of Misery

Special Issue #2

As the only film adaptation of the Stephen King oeuvre to be anointed with Oscar gold, Rob Reiner’s Misery (1990) is quintessential psychological horror with a heaping helping of shock and awe. Fueled by a villain whose name is virtually synonymous with toxic fan culture and made memorable by one indelible sledgehammer hobbling, the film is an acknowledged classic, and yet it is not typically the first film referenced in discussions of King’s cinematic adaptations. Misery has generated memes, collectibles, and fan art that has kept it in the pop culture zeitgeist, but critical scholarship has not been quite as prolific. Our second special issue seeks to rectify that oversight.

In honor of the film’s milestone 30th anniversary, we are thrilled to present 14 original essays that explain why we are still Misery’s “number one fan.”

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Posted on November 27, 2020

Courses in Horror from Borderlines Open School

Guest Post

Borderlines Open School for Advanced Cross-Cultural Studies is offering some courses in the new year that will definitely be of interest to horror fans:

Why Lovecraft? Why Now?

(January 4–February 1, 2021)

Instructor: Rebekah Sheldon

https://borderlinesopenschool.org/courses/p/whylovecraft

In this course we will focus on the New Weird, a group of 21st-century authors who are rewriting Lovecraft’s oeuvre and taking his images in dramatically new directions.  
The Politics of Horror
(February 17–March 10, 2021)
Instructor: Bethany Doane
https://borderlinesopenschool.org/courses/p/horrorpolitics

In this course we will approach horror as an inherently (politically) ambiguous genre, situating its representational politics and ideological subtext alongside its aesthetic effects, and thereby complicating simple readings to think through a range of possible interpretations.  
For more information on Borderlines Open School for Advanced Cross-Cultural Studies, feel free to visit: https://borderlinesopenschool.org/.

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Posted on November 26, 2020

8 Gag Inducing Food Moments in Horror

Elizabeth Erwin

Consider this your Thanksgiving PSA! If your family is anything like ours, you probably spend hours cooking up a scrumptious meal for the family only to watch it be consumed in less than twenty minutes. So should you be looking for an excuse not to cook, I thought I would share 8 food moments in horror that are guaranteed to stop hunger in its tracks. Granted, you may vomit, but that’s a risk you run in viewing these disturbing and unforgettable scenes.

My selection criterion was highly scientific. If it made me gag, it made the list. Did I miss any? Shoot us a comment and let us know which food moment in horror still traumatizes you!

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