A comparison of standalone slashers and how they incorporate common slasher clichés. Overview After watching (lucky number) 13 popular slasher franchises for my classic and modern (1 & 2) slasher awards, it seemed time to compare a set of standalone…
Taking a look at They/Them (2022) through my POV as a non-binary horror fan. ***Contains Spoilers*** Overview They/Them is a slasher film set at a gay conversion camp. Most of the campers are there because they are gay, but there’s…
Four years after Halloween Kills (2021), Michael’s legacy continues to wreak havoc in Haddonfield, but it’s all coming to an end – once and for all **CONTENT WARNING: Violence, death, disturbing images** Synopsis It’s been four years since Michael was…
A second set of modern slashers, this time with a focus on slasher entities rather than slasher icons. Overview Following up my comparisons of classic and modern slashers, this time around I’m looking at several modern slasher series where the…
The pros and cons of season three of American Horror Story. Synopsis In New Orleans, a coven of witches run a school for young witches (“Bitchcraft“). Their number has dwindled over the decades, and now there are only four students…
The witches participate in the seven wonders to see which of them will become the next supreme. **CONTENT WARNING: Violence, death** Synopsis The coven partakes of one last dinner before the trials of the seven wonders begins. Myrtle somberly reminds…
Preparations are made to select the next supreme. **CONTENT WARNING: Violence, death** Synopsis An instructional video explains the seven wonders, a dangerous test that proves who is worthy to become the supreme. The seven categories are telekinesis, concilium (control of…
Cordelia takes a desperate step to restore her powers while Fiona and Laveau put an end to the witch hunters. **CONTENT WARNING: Violence, torture, death** Synopsis The coven attends Nan’s funeral and are interrupted by Queenie’s return. She’s magically restored…
Marie Laveau’s immortality comes at a price, one Fiona is willing to give. **CONTENT WARNING: Violence, child death** Synopsis Laveau shares a heart to heart with Fiona as she takes refuge under her roof. That night, Papa Legba (Lance Reddick)…
Laveau pressures Hank to finally kill the witches once and for all. **CONTENT WARNING: Violence, death** Synopsis In 1991, Hank’s father takes him hunting in the woods, but their prey is witches, not wildlife. In the present, Myrtle makes sure…