After battling my way through the horror that is Stachus, I finally made it to my first premium cinema experience at Munich’s Gloria Palast cinema; and while I was there, I got to catch the latest version of Pet Sematary. Yes, friends, the Creed family is back, and they’ve just moved from Boston to Maine where a secluded cemetery and a…
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‘The Girl with all the Gifts’: Triumph of the Other in Modern Zombie Horror
The general breadth of zombie–themed horror films out in this world is both overwhelming in quantity and underwhelming in quality. Nonetheless, the world of storytelling is full of surprises, and a well-presented idea can add new dimensions to even the stalest motif. This is where The Girl with all the Gifts (2016) comes in. Directed by Colm McCarthy and written by M.R.…
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‘Blood Fest’: Is Horror Really Dead?
Every few months since the invention of leisure, some “enlightened” individual or other has grandiosely declared, “horror, my friends, is dead.” In flocks, we assemble to mourn our lost companion, trading drinks for stories of heroes and heroines, of visionaries and heretics. But mourn not my friends, for the truth is that horror will never die. So long as we…
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Colson Whitehead’s ‘Zone One’: Rebranding Survival in the Zombie Apocalypse
One year after the end of the world, the remains of humanity are banding back together and the era of reconstruction is about to begin. Rebranded as the American Phoenix (pheenies, for short), earth’s remaining survivors of the plague that brought on the zombie apocalypse are taking advantage of the lull in attacks and stitching together what’s left of society.…
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Thirty-One Horror Films to Watch This October
With October just around the corner and Halloween safely nestled at the end of it, I’m happy to reveal a project, weeks in the making and dear to depths of my blood-soaked heart. Yes, my friends, it’s finally that time of year again when everyone’s a horror fan, and in honor of this very special season, I’m delighted to present…
