The best horrors seem to imitate the fragile, visceral quality of your worst nightmares, some of which were spawned in your youth; transcending reality and making us feel like no other genre does. And ‘the scary place’ plays into that fear brilliantly. Film Critic Mark Kermode The place that Kermode refers to here can come … Continue reading Horror in Store, Part 2: The Art of Terror
Month: May 2021
Horror in Store, Part 1: Dracula’s Influence
With a mocking smile, he placed one hand upon my shoulder and, holding me tight, bared my throat with the other, saying as he did so: 'First, a little refreshment to reward my exertions...' And oh, my God, my God, pity me! He placed his reeking lips upon my throat! Mina Harker narrates in Bram … Continue reading Horror in Store, Part 1: Dracula’s Influence