Category: Horror Theories

Only Japanese horror could spin up a techno-ghost story that becomes an apocalypse film. I’m here for it. I somehow missed this 2001 gem until last night. I’ll definitely watch it again. But for now, here’s my analysis of Pulse (Kairo). Screenshot from “Pulse (Kairo)” trailer. Top Theories About the Meaning and Themes of ‘Pulse…

What an excellent horror movie about motherhood, pregnancy, grief, and self-destruction. I have no idea how Prevenge got so little attention. (It isn’t just me; 10 years after the fact, this movie still has a 92% on Rotten Tomatoes.) It’s high time I rewatch and write about this one, so here we go. This is…

Have there been enough “changeling” plots to warrant a “changeling horror” subgenre yet? Regardless of your feelings about that, The Hallow would fall squarely into such a subgenre. But this one goes a bit deeper than that tired old plot. Here’s my analysis of The Hallow. Screenshot from “The Hallow” trailer. Top Theories About the…

Themes I liked this remake. (I know, I know.) Maybe it’s recency bias. But I liked it. And I watched it a second time last night. So, I decided to write about it here. Here’s my analysis of Pet Sematary. Screenshot from “Pet Sematary” trailer. Top Theories About the Meaning and Themes of ‘Pet Sematary’…

People who have a fear of dolls and puppets so often point to Chucky as the source of their fear. But I think Puppet Master had a fair bit to do with my own flavor of these particular fears. And I confirmed that when I rewatched this film a couple of nights ago.  Here’s my…

Phantasm doesn’t get talked about a lot anymore, but I think it deserves credit for injecting the concept of The Tall Man into the modern horror consciousness. It also deserves credit for being kind of silly but still managing to give us something to dig into.  I rewatched this last night and dig, I did.…

“Grief hauntings” should be a horror subgenre. If I can get that started, I vote for The Eclipse to be the first film listed in this (very large) group. Jokes aside, I watched this movie for the first time last night. I enjoyed it. It didn’t set my world on fire, but it’s worth writing…

I believe this is the first Rob Zombie film I’ve reviewed here. There’s a reason for that: I’m not a huge fan. With that said, this is a sort-of classic that probably deserves a spot here.  So, here’s my analysis of House of 1000 Corpses. Screenshot from “House of 1000 Corpses” trailer. Top Theories About…

Australians sure can make a brutal movie. Killing Ground is just one example of so many. But it’s the most recent one I’ve seen, so I decided I should write about it. Here’s my analysis of Killing Ground. Screenshot from “Killing Ground” trailer. Top Theories About the Meaning and Themes of ‘Killing Ground’ (2016) 1.…

I saw the first Silent Hill film ages ago. I meant to play the video game it was inspired by, and I never got around to it. Now, they’ve released the new Silent Hill, so I don’t guess I’ll ever catch up. At least I’ve seen both films. Caught this one in the theater last…