An original coming-of-age novella with a melancholic and idyllic touch that discovers young love through a haunted house.
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A horror drama that uses surrealism and symbolism to address grief and loss, but mostly hope and the love that mother and daughter have for each other.
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The Surrender is a psychological occult horror film about grief and family relationships that uses a ritual as an allegory.
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Brand New Cherry Flavor is a weird fiction mini series but offers a lot more than deadly revenge.
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It Follows offers a fresh new spin on the horror genre with original scares and imagery.
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His House (2020) Explained
His House is a supernatural horror film with social commentary, where the supernatural elements and the realistic horrors are both intertwined into a horrifying tale of trauma and survivor’s guilt. Let’s discuss what His House means and tells us.
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Movie Review: Boys in the Trees (2016)
Boys in the Trees is a magical dark fairytale that embodies nostalgia and Halloween.
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Something Wicked This Way Comes tells a beautiful allegory wrapped in a delightful dark fairytale.
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Movie Review: Don’t Look Now (1973)
Don’t Look Now is an impressionistic kaleidoscope filled with images of dread and grief.
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It Stains the Sands Red is more than just a quirky out-of-the-box post-apocalyptic zombie horror movie. It’s a character-piece allegory with social commentary. It’s weird, it’s comical and multiple themes can be deciphered, which I will discuss in this article.
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It Stains the Sands Red is a quirky allegory about adulthood and a stalking zombie.
Continue readingAmulet (2020) Explained
Amulet seems to be a straightforward film, with supernatural tropes of a scary decrepit house and something demonic hiding in the attic, but things aren’t always what they seem. So, let’s discuss Amulet, its big revelation and what it was really about.
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Black Spot/Zone Blanche Explained: Who is Cernunnos
While the first season of Black Spot/Zone Blanche appeared to be a French crime series, the second season turned out to be much more supernatural than expected. Which left us with many questions. So, what is the second season all about and who is Cernunnos?
Continue readingChannel Zero Season 4: The Dream Door Explained
Channel Zero Season 4: The Dream Door is maybe the least mysterious or complicated story of this anthology series. Still, there are some things to discuss and more importantly praise the hero/villain of the story Pretzel Jack played by the gifted Troy James.
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Channel Zero: The Dream Door turns a marriage into a mind and body bending nightmare.
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Channel Zero Butcher’s Block deals with some pretty weird monsters and a very strange family and at the same time it deals with a very serious mental illness that has a life changing impact. In this article these themes and creatures will be connected.
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Channel Zero: Butcher’s Block is a tour de force of mental and physical horror within a most surreal tale.
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Although No End House might seem to be a straightforward story, there are some things that are a bit mysterious. So let’s discuss the main themes and some weird unexplained events.
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Starfish (2018) Explained
Starfish is a very elusive film that speaks on a highly emotional level. Although the main theme is clear and is about grief, guilt and forgiveness, what lies underneath might be more difficult to grasp. In this article I will discuss how the events can be viewed from different perspectives.
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Starfish is a cosmic apocalyptic tale about grief and guilt, that is of stunning visual beauty.
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Channel Zero Season 1 Candle Cove is a very elusive and mysterious story that plays out on a visceral level without explaining explicitly what is happening. In this article I will discuss the Tooth Child, the tv show Candle Cove and the events that followed.
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Channel Zero: Candle Cove is a surreal nightmare come to life in a unique and brilliant way.
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Movie Review: Phantasm (1979)
Phantasm is a wondrously weird coming of age tale that mixes pure nightmare horror with a big heart.
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Carnival of Souls delivers a surreal mysterious horror vibe resulting in a cult classic.
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Russian Doll is an emotional rollercoaster and a time loop mind-bending masterpiece.
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In Fabric (2018) Explained
If you want to watch a totally weird film, this is it. With a luscious hypnotizing style, this film is gorgeous to look at, but maybe harder to understand.
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Horse Girl (2020) Explained
The big question after watching Horse Girl is of course, did it all happen in her head, is she mentally ill or was it all real?
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Movie Review: Gretel & Hansel (2020)
Gretel & Hansel is a dark reimagined cautionary fairytale that puts you under a spell.
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Wounds (2019) Explained
If you just saw Wounds you might feel a little confused or disappointed. You think what the heck did I just watch? This movie had no story, was pointless and hollow. So let’s take a look at what the film really was all about.
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