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Power & Manipulation in The Love Witch

The Love Witch uses sex magic and good old fashioned female wiles to tell the story of a woman so desperate for love that she’ll seemingly go to any lengths to get it.

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Scream Queen: Maika Monroe

With each role, Maika Monroe portrays a woman caught up in some creepy, often violent, goings-on, expertly portraying her characters with heart, empathy, a little sex appeal, and discernible terror.

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Swimming pools in Horror

I’ve been keeping a list of cool swimming pool scenes in horror movies for a while now (yes, I’m that nerd). So why are swimming pools so prominent in horror?

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Poltergeist (1982)

The female focus of the film makes this one of the most positive and potent representations of feminine power in horror cinema.

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Thirst & desire in horror

Stories that feature characters who are painfully horny for one another, and are also assailed by horror, can heighten both sides of the narrative.

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Creepshow (1982)

Unlike some anthologies that have a feeling of inconsistency and ‘can we get to the next one already?’, Creepshow’s stories are all killer, no filler.

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Basket Case (1982)

The first time I saw Frank Henenlotter’s low-budget exploitation body-horror revenge flick Basket Case was in 2019 at the Regent Street Cinema in London.

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An intro to ‘Horny Horror’

I’ve long been fascinated by the crossovers where we experience horror and horniness intersecting. These two intense sensations - feeling afraid and feeling aroused - are somehow such natural bedfellows.

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