With the recent release of The Long Walk (2025) I wondered, young people in a totalitarian government’s televised competition where only one contestant can survive, where have I seen that before? The Long Walk, a novel written by Stephen King and published in 1979. describes a dystopian survival thriller. Fifty boys in an annual televised… Continue reading Walking in Circles
Transformation isn't horror. It's heartbreak John Landis' An American Werewolf in London is a genre-defying howl of a film - equal parts body horror, dark comedy and tragic myth. It follows David, a young American backpacker bitten on the Moors and cursed to transform under the full moon. What unfolds is a cinematic metamorphosis: grotesque,… Continue reading The Cinematic Genius of An American Werewolf in London
This watchlist is stitched from blood, velvet and longing. Vampires aren't just creatures in the night - they're metaphors for desire, memory and emotional ruin. From gothic romance to deadpan satire, these films explore the myth of immortality through style, silence and shadow. We're curating a cinematic bloodline: candlelit crypts, crimson lips, existential sighs. Featured… Continue reading The Velvet Hunger Watchlist
Welcome to Santa Carla! Joel Schumacher's The Lost Boys isn't just a vampire film - it's a cultural artifact. Released in 1987, it fused horror with teen rebellion, gothic myth with MTV swagger. Set in the fictional town of Santa Carla ("the murder capital of the world"), the film follows two brothers who discover that… Continue reading The Lost Boys: A Vampire Classic Revisited
Director: Craig Zobel Action - Horror - Satire - Thriller Cast: Betty Gilpin * Hilary Swank * Ike Barinholtz * Wayne Duvall A social media misunderstanding results in 12 people kidnapped and fighting for their life. A satire about the American class system. It kind of bumbled along, it was refreshing to see a female… Continue reading The Hunt (2020)
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