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The Ghoul’s Gaze: Horror and Anime reviews by a Woman Who Loves Fear
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From Final Girl to Vulnerable Men
As we kick off spooky season rather than a review I want to look at some recent trends in horror. Especially when it comes to casting and the new Final Man. Men have taken center stage in horror. In the beginning there was the Final Girl. This archetype was created so men and women could have…
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Buffet Infinity: What Did I Watch?
Buffet Infinity embraces non-traditional storytelling, opting to unravel their narrative through a series of low-budget commercials. There is a larger story that unravels between the note-perfect ads for law firms, pawn shops, and restaurants. On the surface, it would be easy to write Buffet Infinity off as short attention span theater. It is, in fact,…
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Resident Evil : Damnation and Beyond
I love Resident Evil. Besides the nostalgia factor, the games managed to hit on the perfect combination of survival horror and over-the-top action movie dialogue, especially when Leon is concerned. And yeah, we’re gonna talk about Leon a lot, so consider this a content warning. One of the reasons I spent a lazy Labor Day watching Resident Evil: Damnation is…
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Passenger: A Mild Ride
Passenger could have been a good movie. The bones are there, especially after a pretty great opening sequence. But there’s no meat on them. In fact, Passenger is as “unelevated” as a ghost story can get. The good news is that there are some sequences that totally work for it. The bad news is it feels like this…