Essays Posts
Aug. 13, 2024
Why I love Scout Taylor-Compton’s Laurie Strode: Celebrating 15 Years of Rob Zombie’s 'Halloween II' (2009)
This month marks the 15th anniversary of Rob Zombie’s Halloween II releasing in theaters. Over the years, I’ve grown quite fond of Scout Taylor-Compton’s portrayal of Laurie Strode. In fact, I’d go as far as to say she’…
Oct. 13, 2023
Flashback Friday: IT (2017)
(As written in October 2017)The 2017 coming of IT was 135 minutes of sheer modern-horror brilliance, and I don’t say that lightly.I saw the 2017 film within it’s first week in theaters, and in the time that’s passed I’ve …
July 10, 2022
Why does the horror genre exist?
No matter what you tell yourself, we all love a good scare. A reminder that safe may not be so safe. That the things which bring us comfort can easily turn against us. That the things we dismiss — movement spotted from the corner of our eye &m…