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Horror Quarter 3, 2021
I caught up with 28 new release horrors between July and September this year. Because of the high-quality horror television that has come...
Amanda Williams
Oct 3, 2021
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Horror Quarter 2, 2021
I caught up with 22 new release horrors between April and June this year. See below for my ratings (out of 5) and recommendations: The...
Amanda Williams
Jun 29, 2021
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Horror Quarter 1, 2021
I caught up with 18 new release horrors that came out between January and March this year. See below for my ratings (out of 5) and...
Amanda Williams
Apr 2, 2021
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Top 10 Horror Films of 2020
2020 was a surprisingly rich year for horror. Because of the pandemic and being stuck inside for many months, I was able to catch up with...
Amanda Williams
Dec 27, 2020
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The Ruins, 2008
Based on the 2006 novel of the same named by Scott Smith, who also wrote the screenplay, The Ruins was Carter Smith's (no relation)...
Amanda Williams
Oct 28, 2020
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The Last Winter, 2007
About his film The Last Winter Larry Fessenden said, "Ultimately I wanted to show how an individual's worldview affects how he or she...
Amanda Williams
Oct 18, 2020
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Black Sheep, 2006
I'm back from my hiatus and continuing on in my eco-horror marathon. Few subgenres of horror film are as prescient or important for...
Amanda Williams
Oct 14, 2020
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Horror Quarter 3, 2020
I caught up with 20 new releases from July to September. See below for my ratings (out of 5) and recommendations: Relic 4 The Beach House...
Amanda Williams
Oct 4, 2020
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Horror Quarter 2, 2020
#horrorquarter #list Despite the pandemic slowing down film releases generally, I found the second quarter of the year to be surprisingly...
Amanda Williams
Jul 5, 2020
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Deep Blue Sea, 1999
#ecohorror "Shark Escapes Testing Facility," reads a newspaper headline in the beginning of Renny Harlin's late-nineties eco-horror Deep...
Amanda Williams
May 25, 2020
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Mimic, 1997
#ecohorror Mimic was the only Guillermo del Toro film I had yet to see of his filmography, which is part of the reason I included it in...
Amanda Williams
May 19, 2020
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Wild Beasts, 1984
#ecohorror Wild Beasts, also known as Savage Beasts or Belve Feroci, opens with a quote from Francis Thrive, "Our madness engulfs...
Amanda Williams
May 15, 2020
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Razorback, 1984
#ecohorror Razorback brings us back to more traditional man vs. nature films like The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms where the natural...
Amanda Williams
May 9, 2020
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Prophecy, 1979
#ecohorror Cringeworthy is the first word that comes to mind when I think of John Frankenheimer's 1979 eco-horror, written by David...
Amanda Williams
May 1, 2020
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Long Weekend, 1978
#ecohorror A woman has an abortion. A mother duck is shot in the head while her babies swim away. A tattered barbie doll washes up on the...
Amanda Williams
Apr 27, 2020
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Phase IV, 1974
#ecohorror The only feature-length film Saul Bass ever directed happens to be an eco-horror, featuring killer ants, colorful sprays, many...
Amanda Williams
Apr 24, 2020
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The Birds, 1963
#ecohorror Preserved in the Library of Congress's National Film Registry for its "cultural, historical, and aesthetic significance" (LOC,...
Amanda Williams
Apr 16, 2020
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The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms, 1953
#ecohorror The military scientist turns to his colleague after testing an atomic bomb and says, "I feel like we're writing a new...
Amanda Williams
Apr 13, 2020
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Introduction to Eco-Horror
#ecohorror #list Eco-horror, sometimes called natural horror, is one of my favorite subgenres. It marries two things about which I am...
Amanda Williams
Apr 11, 2020
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Horror Quarter 1, 2020
#horrorquarter #list The beginning of 2020 has swept through with a fun mix of horror films. I was able to catch up with 12 new releases....
Amanda Williams
Mar 21, 2020
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Top 10 Horror Films of 2019
2019 was a beautiful year for horror. I was able to catch up with 74 new releases, which is a personal best. Just like last year, there...
Amanda Williams
Dec 23, 2019
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Closing Out Queer Horror
It's been something of a wild ride, making my way through such an eclectic group of films as those I chose for this horror exploration...
Amanda Williams
Sep 29, 2019
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B&B, 2017
Here we are folks at the last film in my queer horror exploration. With few exceptions, I’ve tried to choose films that not only were...
Amanda Williams
Sep 17, 2019
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HORROR QUARTER 3, 2019
The 16 new releases I was able to watch this quarter were particularly strong compared to the first two quarters of the year. From my...
Amanda Williams
Sep 4, 2019
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Pitchfork, 2016
Just to be completely transparent, I couldn’t finish this film. This is something that rarely happens to me. Typically, no matter the...
Amanda Williams
Aug 25, 2019
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Lyle, 2014
I actually caught a screening of Lyle at a Terror Tuesday event here in Austin a few months back. I’ve been looking forward to writing...
Amanda Williams
Aug 4, 2019
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All Cheerleaders Die, 2013
A remake of their 2001 film of the same name, All Cheerleaders Die was created by Lucky Mckee and Chris Sivertson. The film is a horror...
Amanda Williams
Jul 28, 2019
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Stranger by the Lake, 2013
Stranger by the Lake is a French thriller written and directed by Alain Guiraudie, who won the Best Director award at Cannes in 2013. The...
Amanda Williams
Jul 21, 2019
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Chillerama, 2011
Here we are at number 15 in my queer horror marathon. Excitement! For those who have been following along with me, you’ve likely noticed...
Amanda Williams
Jul 1, 2019
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Otto; or Up with Dead People, 2008
I want to preface this with the fact that I am not the best person to discuss a Bruce LaBruce film. I’ve never seen one before this, and...
Amanda Williams
Jun 16, 2019
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HORROR QUARTER 2, 2019
The second quarter of the year has brought together a weird pack of films for me, a gay, French giallo, a couple slashers, a survival...
Amanda Williams
Jun 6, 2019
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Hellbent, 2004
Written and directed by Paul Etheridge, Hellbent is billed as the first, true gay slasher film. Now, those that have been following along...
Amanda Williams
May 27, 2019
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Heavenly Creatures, 1994
One of Peter Jackson’s earlier films, Heavenly Creatures is a psychological-crime-fantasy film, and best of all, it’s queer. The story is...
Amanda Williams
May 13, 2019
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Nightbreed, 1990
Let’s be real. Clive Barker has several stories that, although not screaming queerness from the rooftop, have a queer sensibility to...
Amanda Williams
May 8, 2019
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, 1985
We’re at the halfway point here in my queer horror marathon, and this tenth film was an interesting rewatch for me. As my favorite...
Amanda Williams
Apr 28, 2019
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HORROR QUARTER 1, 2019
Instead of writing a single, whole review for every new release horror film I watch throughout the year, which comes out to be around 50...
Amanda Williams
Apr 21, 2019
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Pet Sematary, 2019
Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer wrote and directed one of my favorite horror movies ever, Starry Eyes, so I got excited knowing the duo...
Amanda Williams
Apr 16, 2019
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The Hunger, 1983
I’ve finally made it through all the vampire films in this marathon. THANK THE DARK LORD! I wish I could say I’m ending this vampire trip...
Amanda Williams
Apr 8, 2019
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Us, 2019
I think we can all agree that the horror genre has open arms for Mr. Peele, and for his Sophomore feature Us, most of us can give a full...
Amanda Williams
Mar 29, 2019
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Level 16, 2019
Canadian screenwriter, producer, and director Danishka Esterhazy’s latest film Level 16 is serving all gloom, doom, and gender politics...
Amanda Williams
Mar 24, 2019
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The Blood Spattered Bride, 1972
Carmilla the predatory lesbian vampire returns in Spanish filmmaker Vicente Aranda’s 1972 film La Novia Ensangrentada, otherwise known as...
Amanda Williams
Mar 22, 2019
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Piercing, 2019
Directed by Nicolas Pesce, whose 2016 film The Eyes of My Mother scarred us terribly with its intensity, is back with a new film this...
Amanda Williams
Mar 11, 2019
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Climax, 2019
Most people already have a sense whether or not they will like Climax before going into it. My wife, for example, is not a Gaspar Noé...
Amanda Williams
Mar 3, 2019
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The Hole in the Ground, 2019
Another strong horror release from Ireland, Lee Cronin’s The Hole in the Ground is a mash up of many things horror lovers enjoy. There is...
Amanda Williams
Mar 3, 2019
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Daughters of Darkness, 1971
Number 7. You know the drill. Let’s start with a brief history lesson. Here is Sara Century from Bitch Media: “Actually, the predominant...
Amanda Williams
Mar 3, 2019
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Happy Death Day 2U, 2019
I am a big fan of Happy Death Day, so when I saw that the sequel was playing nearby on Valentines Day, I dragged my wife with me....
Amanda Williams
Feb 21, 2019
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The Vampire Lovers, 1970
The Vampire Lovers was written, directed, and produced entirely by men. I wonder what could go wrong? Based on the Novella Carmilla, the...
Amanda Williams
Feb 14, 2019
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Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror, 2019
Directed by Xavier Burgin and written by Ashlee Blackwell and Danielle Burrows, Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror is a documentary...
Amanda Williams
Feb 10, 2019
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Velvet Buzzsaw, 2019
As a huge Jake Gyllenhaal fan, I was excited to hear he is featured in Dan Gilroy’s latest horror film Velvet Buzzsaw. Gilroy is better...
Amanda Williams
Feb 10, 2019
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The Haunting, 1963
I’m at number five in my exploration of queer horror, which puts us a quarter of the way through already! *sheds a single queer tear*...
Amanda Williams
Feb 6, 2019
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