Tag: Kill List
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ANALYSIS: Monster Mom and Deadly Dad – Parenthood and Mental Ill-Health in Horror
Trigger warning for suicide, domestic abuse and family annihilation As part of our celebration of Andrzej Żuławski’s POSSESSION (1981) this month, Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana examines the relationship between parenthood and mental ill-health in horror cinema… Battling your demons and haunted by ghosts: both expressions that can be used to describe those dealing mental health problems. As…
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ANALYSIS: Dinner is Served – A Tasting Menu of Mealtimes in Horror
Spoilers Family get-togethers can be hell. This Thanksgiving, Rebecca McCallum pulls up a chair at the worst dinners in horror history… Mealtimes are often seen as a communal event: a time for families and friends to come together and enjoy drinks, nourishment and good conversation. Horror cinema shines a light on such occasions, exploiting the…
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TOP 10: FrightFest Films
Ever since its first event in 2000, FrightFest has served up a wealth of fascinating horror and horror-adjacent films across the August Bank Holiday weekend. Some are highly anticipated, but many grow from word of mouth as the unsuspecting audiences discover gems worth recommending. As a result whilst many become cult-classics released on boutique labels,…
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