Both cool and warm, natural and unnatural, life and death, green is unlike any other color. From sick rooms to existentially vast forests, here’s how horror uses the color green.
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Shannon Lewis
Things that scare me: needles and lumps
The Meaning of Yellow in Horror
From The Yellow Wallpaper to that trope of kids in horror wearing the same yellow raincoat, yellow follows horror wherever it goes. Here’s why.
The Meaning of Orange in Horror
From Halloween and Day of the Dead to ritualistic fire scenes in cult horror, the color orange has a unique role in the horror community. Learn more.
The Meaning of Red in Horror
From Edgar Allan Poe to Belgian cannibal horror Raw, red has a unique role in horror. Read more to see what it is.
The Meaning of Color in Horror
Color is all around us, ascribed a primal meaning that preexists rational thought. Here’s an overview of how horror uses color, from blood red to organ pink.
WandaVision is My Favorite Horror from 2021… so far
Find out how WandaVison offers some of the most interesting horror in 2021, from the uncanny to suburban horror (despite not being a horror show)
The Symbolism of Mushrooms
Fungus: neither plant nor animal. A little of both, a little of neither. What do they mean and how can you use them (as symbols in your writing… this isn’t a recipe)?
The Horror of Suburbia: What is “Universal” Horror?
From the slashers of the 70s and 80s to the social horror of the 2010s, suburbia has been a feature of the horror landscape for quite a while. But how has the changed? What does it mean? What exactly is suburban horror?
What is Household Horror?
From Get Out to Nightmare on Elm Street, The Yellow Wallpaper to Hereditary, household horror threatens the ground on which we walk every day, warping the familiar into the terrible.
Hell Hath No Fury: Cam, Neon Demon, and Promising Young Woman
Despite featuring women in lead roles for centuries, horror has always had a fraught relationship with gender. Cam, Neon Demon, and Promising Young Woman offer a unique perspective by framing their narratives with feminine signifiers.
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