The Exorcist: The Crucifix Scene Few horror films contain such a vivid anecdotal history upon its release than The Exorcist. The collective memory of its 1973 theatrical run is heavily embellished, but overall, people were seriously traumatized. We've all heard how theater goers ran from the their seats crying. How...

The Northman by Robert Eggers: What to Expect Robert Eggers is the true definition of the auteur director in an industry that has systematically exterminated them in favor of glorified project managers. His vision is incredibly unique and challenging in this new age of passive entertainment. He and Ari Aster...

The Platform: Jesus, Don Quixote and Dante By Brian Robert Oliver Who the hell would bring a book here? That's the ultimate question Imoguiri asks our hero, Goreng in the second act. In a social experiment resembling a prison with two to a cell inside a giant brutalist tower containing...

Looking Back at The Texas Chainsaw Massacre �� The story revolves around a young woman named Sally, her disabled brother, and three friends who road trip through a desolate Texas town. Expecting a simple, brief trip, the group find themselves victim to a masked psychopath wielding a chainsaw. Though its...

Who is the Central Character of The Exorcist?� The Exorcist will forever be considered one of the greatest horror films ever made, and for good reason; it set a benchmark for horror films at the time and is still very much a consequential addition to the genre. Still, nearly fifty...

The Witch: The Language of Horror   Any filmmaker worth his weight in gold understands that it is not only the acting, the lighting, framing, script, or design that make a scene work, but an amalgamation of all these elements working together to truly form the ever evolving language of...

�Candyman Remake: Looking Back and Forward By 1992 the slasher sub-genre had worn out its welcome, yet companies still continued to pump out sequel after sequel to any quasi successful franchise. Then there was Candyman, a film based off of a short story by horror icon, Clive Barker. Written and...