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The Last Man (1826) – The Invention of Post-Apocalyptic Horror and the Terminal Annihilation of Hope The two preceding novels established Mary Shelley’s core thesis: the great horrors of humanity are self-inflicted, stemming from unchecked ambition and the ultimate failure to prioritize compassion and responsibility. With The Last Man, published in 1826, Shelley takes this…
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Mathilda (1820) – The Abyss of Guilt and the Horror of the Self If Frankenstein was Mary Shelley’s grand, thunderous statement on the dangers of scientific ambition, then Mathilda is her whispered, devastating confession about the failures of the human heart. Written just two years after the publication of her magnum opus, this 1820 novella…
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Frankenstein: The Spark of Being and the Birth of Modern Dread For too long, the story of Frankenstein has been trapped in the realm of bad costumes, green-painted foreheads, and B-movie screams, but that is an injustice that entirely misses the dark, vital truth: Mary Shelley didn’t just write a Gothic ghost story in 1818;…
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Alamo Drafthouse’s Fantastic Fest is less than a week away, and it’s time for us to reveal the ten films we’re pumped to see at the 20th edition of the Austin-based genre festival. First of all, there is an amazing array of talent on display here, filled with amazing motion pictures, both seen and unseen.…
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There is no shortage of post-apocalyptic indie dramas out there. Hell, at this point, I’m fairly certain you could find a Tubi subgenre dedicated to these films without going very deep into the subscription service. The idea of the end of the world is generationally compelling, and the plots tend to cater to small budgets.…
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The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie holds an important place in Looney Tunes history in multiple ways. It’s the first-ever theatrical, fully animated, feature-length Looney Tunes film (Past theatrical outings have been shorts, animation-live action hybrids, or feature-length compilations of (mostly) existing shorts). It’s a rare 2D-animated film, which is especially…
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! Today, we have a spectacular gift for you in interview form. Warren Skeels, director, producer, and co-writer of The Man in the White Van, sat down with us to discuss the theatrical release of his feature debut. The film is a harrowing slow-burn thriller that pits a fantastic…
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Yes, Wicked, the Broadway smash hit that has productions around the world and is always touring, all to packed audiences, has finally flown onto the big screen (pun intended). The script, music, lyrics, visuals, choreography, and performances immediately immerse you and sweep you up for a magical ride through Oz that will make you wonder…
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I don’t know about you, but I think The Demon Disorder is a great name for a horror movie. It’s short and to the point, and the alliteration makes it roll off the tongue with an almost poetic ease. It immediately caught my attention the first time I heard it, and when I saw the…
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As a horror movie critic, I’m pretty plugged into the horror world. I know about most of the new genre releases, whether they’re big theatrical films or smaller VOD movies, so it’s always nice to be pleasantly surprised by a title that completely slipped through the cracks for me. It’s one of my favorite things…