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Carrie Stephen king
December 26, 2023
Stephen King doesn't just write the horrific. He also writes moments of love and peace. Jenn Adams looks at a…
Black Christmas
December 7, 2023
In the latest Femme Fatales, Jenn Adams looks at the 2006 'Black Christmas' and its seeming disdain for women.
Stephen King
November 16, 2023
These 10 short stories by Stephen King are just begging to be read around a campfire or enjoyed in a…
November 15, 2023
Jenn Adams examines Madeline Usher from Mike Flanagan's 'The Fall of The House of Usher' and her complex motivations.
October 11, 2023
Jenn Adams explains how 'The Ring' becomes a study of sacrifice and the harrowing story of two doomed mothers.
October 6, 2023
Jenn Adams looks at Mary Lambert's 'Pet Sematary' and how it beautifully balances bone-chilling scares with heart-breaking emotional beats.
September 6, 2023
In that latest Fatal Femmes, Jenn Adams looks at Carrie White, her violent legacy, and why she's the pinnacle of…
The Conjuring Bathesheba
August 1, 2023
Jenn Adams examines 'The Conjuring' villain Bathsheba and the fascinating intricacies of her character. Read more now on Dread Central.
Pamela Voorhees Friday the 13th
July 1, 2023
With nature seeming to work as her accomplice, Mrs. Voorhees embodies the brutality of a mother bear determined to enact…
June 1, 2023
By clinging to the man as the story’s ultimate victim, both versions of 'Fatal Attraction' conclude that women are more…
Inside
May 3, 2023
With Mother's Day approaching, Jenn Adams looks at New French Extremity film 'Inside' and its nuanced portrayals of motherhood.
April 4, 2023
The power of 'Calvaire' lies in placing a male character in the types of victimizing roles that we've accepted as…