Is living with the results of the 2024 election as painful as cutting off your own foot with a rusty saw in a grimy bathroom? No, and that’s a weird analogy? Horror columnist Niko Kay Smith SC ’25 doesn’t care, and explains why “Saw” (2004) provided the escapist self care he needed the weekend after election day.
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Girl Power: The consequences of female body horror in ‘The Substance’
“The Substance” uses body horror towards feminist ends — but does its graphic imagery also inadvertently create a spectacle out of female pain? Anna Peterson SC ’25 discusses this difficult tension.
A Nightmare on 6th St: The brilliant, doomed marketing of ‘Longlegs’
If you were brave enough to call the phone number on a mysterious Los Angeles billboard this summer, you would’ve heard the voice of a serial killer singing “Happy Birthday.” Horror columnist Niko Kay Smith SC ’25 unpacks “Longlegs” (2024), the movie behind this stunt, and explains how this incredible viral marketing set the film up to disappoint.
A Nightmare on 6th St: How horror movie exposure therapy eased my anxiety
Does the idea of watching a horror movie this Halloween give you the shivers? Horror columnist Niko Kay Smith SC ‘25 shares tips she learned on her journey from scaredy cat to a horror fan, and shares how scary movies helped her confront her anxiety.
A Nightmare on 6th St: How ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ uses your memories against you
When is a movie not just a movie? Horror columnist Niko Kay Smith dives deep into the trans phenomenon of Jane Schoenbrun’s recent coming-of-age horror film “I Saw The TV Glow” and the ways it demands participation from its audience.
A Nightmare on 6th St: A sincere defense of ‘Dream Warriors’ and 80s cheese
Horror columnist Niko Kay Smith (SC ‘25) risks their reputation as a critic to passionately defend “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors” (1987). Jam packed with see-it-to-believe-it 80s absurdity, the film also proves surprisingly relatable for Gen Z living through the nightmare that is the 2020s.
OPINION: Don’t be scared, embrace the nuanced art of horror films
American horror films are Tess McHugh’s PO `25 dream, and she understands that the gore isn’t for everyone. But, McHugh argues that it should be.
Horror Hour: The found footage phenomenon in “Creep”
Horror movies have evolved into fodder for the masses, promising cheap thrills and empty storylines to give audiences a quick jump-scare. A horror sub-genre that makes room for innovation, writes horror columnist Anna Peterson SC ’25, is the found footage horror.
Frame Rating: Baby Cronenberg makes his wet debut with “Infinity Pool”
For better of worse, Brandon Cronenberg’s first horror film, “Infinity Pool” is the wettest movie of 2022.
Anti Film-Bro: How M3gan reigns over true-crime villains
Have you ever cheered on a dog’s cinematic death? Watching newly released horror film, “M3gan,” film columnist Eliza Powers PO ’25 experienced this first. Yet subverting this American movie trope is just one of ways in which “M3gan” challenges the film industry.