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Piecing the puzzle together: Society’s fascination with serial killers

Written on October 29, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle.

As Netflix rolls out series after series about the lives of history’s most depraved serial killers, many of us have spent countless hours in front of the TV, completely captivated by the shock, horror, and strange appeal of these stories. From Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes to...

Jordan Peele’s brilliance makes horror accessible

Written on October 26, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle.

I’ve never liked horror movies. Something about the combination of jump scares, Ouija boards, and dolls made me retreat from the entire genre. After seeing about five “essential” horror films, I vowed to never waste two hours on a movie like Paranormal Activity again. Despite my reservations, I agreed...

‘The Haunting of Bly Manor’ falls eerily flat

Written on October 20, 2020. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

You know those people who re-watch their favourite show or movie over and over again? I’m one of those people, and I was The Haunting of Hill House’s biggest fan. Unfortunately, I can’t say the same for its sequel in Netflix’s popular horror anthology The Haunting of Bly Manor—just one viewing was...

Serial Killers in television reflect a hostile society

Written on March 22, 2019. Posted in Arts, Film.

When crimes against women are sensationalized in pop culture, viewers need to step back and reassess. As an artform, TV and film are more frequently viewed than any other, and when a common theme permeates every genre, it speaks to the interests and values of the viewer. In a Feb. 11 Frieze article, entitled...

American Horror Story: Apocalypse succeeds as a comedy without trying to be funny

Written on September 18, 2018. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Eight seasons into the American Horror Story franchise, it’s safe to say that creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk have completely lost sight of the show’s initial creative direction. In the show’s newest season, Apocalypse, which premiered this past Wednesday, Murphy and Falchuk neglect the “horror”...

Film Screening Boneyard challenges horror genre cliches

Written on February 2, 2018. Posted in Arts.

On Sunday night, Kingston filmmakers Brent Nurse and Steven Spencer revealed their latest film Boneyard at The Screening Room. Boneyard is a horror/thriller that appeared at both the FearNYC Film Festival and the Kingston Canadian Film Festival in 2017. Working with both a low budget and a small...

A film geek’s guide to Canadian horror movies

Written on November 3, 2017. Posted in Arts.

What do you get when you cross exploding heads, teen wolves and vigilantism? The glory of Canadian horror movies. The following five flicks span the past 25 years of Canadian film and have made an immense impact on the genre. Since it’s the Halloween season, it seems natural to keep the spookiness...

Horror movie causes 'Split' between expectations and reality

Written on February 7, 2017. Posted in Editorials.

The association between mental illness and the horror genre represented in the newly-released Split is distortive of reality — and not in the way it’s intended. The central plot point of the movie Split is the antagonist’s diagnosis of dissociative personality disorder. The film follows three girls...

Creepy crawly cinema

Written on September 26, 2014. Posted in Arts.

With October looming, it’s primetime for scary movies, and Kingston’s Slimebone City Horror Film Festival is just around the corner. “The festival is totally dedicated to horror, and this is only the second year we’ve done it through a grant from the city,” said Liz Strange, the festival’s communications...

The undead rise to the occasion

Written on October 30, 2012. Posted in Lifestyle.

In case of a zombie apocalypse, Mark Asfar would use a crowbar, useful for opening doors, to apply blunt force trauma to a zombie head. “You don’t want to make loud noises in a world where people are trying to eat you,” he said referring to the minimal noise which results from utilizing a crowbar. Asfar,...

Tag: horror

Piecing the puzzle together: Society’s fascination with serial killers

Jordan Peele’s brilliance makes horror accessible

‘The Haunting of Bly Manor’ falls eerily flat

Serial Killers in television reflect a hostile society

American Horror Story: Apocalypse succeeds as a comedy without trying to be funny

Film Screening Boneyard challenges horror genre cliches

A film geek’s guide to Canadian horror movies

Horror movie causes 'Split' between expectations and reality

Creepy crawly cinema

The undead rise to the occasion

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