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.

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.
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.
What is more terrifying: the dark or the vast? According to Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves, it’s both. Here’s why.
Looking for horror that really scratches that pandemic itch? Here are 16 of the best pieces of horror to read, watch, or otherwise consume during Covid-19.
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Long gone are the days when filming in black and white was the only practical option for directors Still, modern filmmakers sometimes choose to shoot their stories in B&W. Here’s why.
I’m sure you’ve seen the memes. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, “Mac and Dennis Move to the Suburbs.” A screencap of the episode ran through a black-and-white filter. The caption: The Lighthouse (2019).
You are standing at the edge. It is dark. Oh God what was that? A rustle of leaf. That thump: a footstep soft against the dirt or your own pulse twitching? Is there something out there? You need to know.
You’re walking down the street on your lunch break. It’s a nice day: sunny with an impish breeze. You turn the corner to the park, the one with your favorite bench; it’s where you go to relax. Then you see it. There. On the ground. A dead crow.
You saw something move. You swear. Right there, at the edge of the room. It was a… something. It’s been bothering you for days but every time you try to track it down, it dissipates like morning mist.