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Before long, we’ll be celebrating the fifty-year anniversary of the original Halloween, John Carpenter’s horror masterpiece. This low-budget movie began a franchise that now includes thirteen films, though not all of them are connected and the exact relationship that one film has with the others can be confusing to all but the most ardent horror […]
“In darkness, we find truth.” – Vincent Price. The name Vincent Price may not be one that the youngest generation of horror fans are very familiar with, but it is for more than just nostalgic purposes that true fans of the genre should find out more about him and his work. Price’s distinctive voice, sophisticated
Just as horror is not for everyone, the sub-genre of body horror is not for all horror fans. Body horror pushes the envelope and intentionally goes the extra mile to extract a visceral response from even the most hardened horror enthusiasts. The focus here is the grotesque and psychologically disturbing imagery with respect to body
