Posted in History Horror

In Praise of James Whale

It wouldn’t be the most glorious month of autumn without a little appreciation for the artistic genius of James Whale. A master of theater directing,…

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Everything in Australia Is Trying to Kill You: A Tribute to Aussie Monster Movies

Australia is home to numerous terrifying creatures to strike fear into your soul. Deadly snakes and spiders. Ferocious crocodiles and sharks. A jellyfish whose venom…

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Pan's Labyrinth
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A Personal Journey Through Horror Movies – Part III

Another impactful motion picture from the 2000s was Pan’s Labyrinth. In 2006, Guillermo del Toro, another name growing in infamy, wrote and directed this masterpiece…

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The Shining
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A Personal Journey Through Horror Movies – Part II

Staying in the 1970’s, the next film definitely worthy of a mention is The Hills Have Eyes. I hated this movie. Genuinely, hated this movie….

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Nosferatu
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A Personal Journey Through Horror Movies – Part I

When thinking of Halloween, the mind automatically turns to guts, grim and gore galore. Probably thanks to the array of cinema productions we have at…

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The Craft
Posted in Horror Women

The Craft (1996) – Sarah vs. Nancy and the Catharsis of Un-Corked Female Rage

Debuting in the spring of 1996 as a sleeper hit, The Craft stands as a pretty solid entry into the golden age of teen films…

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Cabin
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The Cabin in the Woods (2011) and the Horror Homage

If there is one horror film that feels incredibly inspired by its predecessors, it is Drew Goddard’s The Cabin in the Woods (2011). Whilst the…

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The Vengeful Female Ghost: Ghost Story (1981)

Since ancient times and across many cultures, the myth of the vengeful female ghost or spirit has haunted folktales and legends. It seems that the…

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folk horror
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The Long Cinematic Path of Folk Horror

Perhaps no two words better sum up the genre of folk horror than “old” and “weird”. When Sight & Sound dedicated their August issue to…

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Watch, Dissect, Reflect – It: Chapter Two

Bending Film Genres Director Andy Muschietti chooses not to play safe by mixing elements of gore and chaos with priceless bits of comedy, successfully breaking…

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saw jigsaw john kramer
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The Tragedy of John Kramer, and the Power of Jigsaw in the Saw Franchise

There was a time, between 2004 and 2010, when Halloween belonged to one man. A frail ageing cancer patient, hellbent on giving those who do…

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Academy Afraid of horror?
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Filmotomy Podcast 94: How Afraid Are The Academy of Horror Movies?

With the awards season well underway, Podcast 94 takes a look at the Academy’s reluctance to reward films from the horror film genre. With Us…

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Full Coverage of Filmotomy’s Horrifically Huge ‘Film Road to Halloween’ Series

Welcome to November. That, of course, means we at Filmotomy will not be throttling you with Halloween-related film posts. That said, the range and amount…

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The Exorcist
Posted in Horror Review

Film Road to Halloween: The Horror Masterpiece that is The Exorcist (1973)

Often I wonder with a kind of disappointed enthusiasm, what it was like to actually be around to see some of cinema’s greatest motion pictures…

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