Today on Patreon: Grab your mother's locket and insist on your cup of stars because we're at the midway point of Mike Flanagan's THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, which means we're taking a look at the Nell-centric fifth episode "The Bent-Neck Lady".
Tomorrow on Patreon: we hit the halfway point of THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE.
It’s time to discuss episode five, “The Bent Neck Lady” 😭
Wrote this piece for @phantasmagpress.bsky.social in celebration of Black History Month! If you know me, then you know that there are MORE than 15 Black Queer Horror Characters in rotation & that we’ve got skin in the game. So read & reshare! Who are your faves?
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This was my first time checking out Alejandro Amenábar's (The Others) debut film #Thesis and MAN what a debut. Why did Joel Schumacher make 8MM when he could have just remade this?
A dark haired man in a black turtleneck touches the chin of a shorter dark haired woman wearing a red striped flannel shirt
Plus: Amenábar's queer and Franco fascism influences, 90s technology, and a sexy murder dream
A dark haired woman touches the image of a man on a TV screen
The snuff film thriller is led by an enterprising College student surrounded by hot men, any of whom might be the balacava-wearing killer seen on screen. And while the reveal isn't exactly a whodunnit, the 2+ hour film is never boring.
Hide your camcorder and don't drop out of film school because we're talking Spanish writer/director Alejandro Amenábar's 1996 feature film debut, Thesis (or Tesis)
Yessss
A woman in a white collared shirt and brown blazer stares down at a seated man, with a fuzzy projection on a large screen behind her
Tomorrow on the Main feed: we’re kicking off March with a look at THESIS, the feature film debut of Alejandro Amenábar (director of THE OTHERS), which is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
Don’t sleep on this one; it’s really good and readily available on Shudder!
Absolutely wild!
Plus: a full timeline of the complicated production; wanting more Gale & the Meeks-Martin twins; a rant about questionable marketing ties; and where Scream 8 should go.
Is this the weakest entry in the franchise? The critic scores say yes, but the opening weekend Box Office says no.
We're...somewhere in the middle: we love that first act, but the screenplay's lack of commentary on the genre and the predictable killer(s) reveal are shit.
Today on Patreon: Stock up on your Little Latte order because we are headed to Pine Grove to lure Sidney Prescott...er...Evans out of retirement with Kevin Williamson's #Scream7.
Not a rant, but definitely some issues
Tomorrow on Patreon: we're checking out SCREAM 7 and we have A LOT to say, so settle in for a supersized 2 hour 40 minute episode
OFFICIAL TRAILER: 1000 WOMEN IN HORROR premieres on Shudder (on X) March 20.
The documentary offers a deep dive into how women pioneers revolutionized horror cinema through their groundbreaking work as directors, actors, and creators.
The Greatest Films of All Time (According to Trans People)!
I polled more than 40 transgender and non-binary filmmakers, film critics, and cinephiles to find out which films trans folks connected to most. Check it out below!
ICYMI over the weekend
A green schedule with the following text inside: Horror Queers Patreon March 206 $1: Psycho Killer $3: The Bride! $5: Ready or Not: Here I Come $8: Scream 7 $10 Audio Commentary: Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon $15: The Haunting of Hill House Eps 5-8
Our March Patreon schedule has been revealed!
What are you most excited for?
It’s a new month, so I’ve got a new list of Tubi recommendations for you to check out (via @bloody-disgusting.com)
Nope!
Today on Patreon: It's time for Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Julian Hilliard to take center stage for The Haunting of Hill House's Luke-centric fourth episode, which isn’t quite as strong as the others.
I mean, they’re in that season of FARGO and she’s incredible in BIRDS OF PREY
Just that!
We’re a week and a smidge early, but yeah - next month
We’re a week and a smidge early, but yeah - next month
While Trace was away, Joe reunited with @joshuatonks.bsky.social to discuss Kevin Williamson's 1999 directorial debut.
With his return to the director's chair with Scream 7, expect plenty of speculation about both direction and script, which was notoriously toned down in the wake of Columbine.
Practice your sewing skills because we're moving into the bunker with Dan Trachtenberg's 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE (2016).
Starring a powerhouse trio, the spiritual sequel - or is it shared cinematic universe? - is a tense potboiler that we can easily see working as a play.
A brunette woman in a white tank top presses against a door as an older man peers through the tiny door window
Tomorrow on Patreon: our Feb audio commentary is an early celebration of the 10th anniversary of 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE
I’ve watched Scream VI many, many times since this recording and iirc, my main gripe with it back then was the killer reveal, which I now love. 🤷🏻♂️
