Film Southbound Review (Film, 2016) #31DaysOfHorror Southbound is an interconnected horror/weird fiction anthology all set around abandoned highway in the middle of nowhere.
Books/Print Spookier Times Episode 16: Slice of Life Fantasy, Roald Dahl, and Matilda More contemporary fantasy styles can use one thing slightly out of the ordinary to explore dark and complex issues in a way that still feels magical. Roald Dahl was a master at this, and Matilda tackled a slew of important social issues with a little girl that could literally fight back with her bra
Film Hungerford Review (Film, 2014) Hungerford is a post-Cloverfield found footage sci-fi/horror film about young people filming the results of an unnatural natural disaster.
Film The 94th Annual Academy Awards Takeaways The 94th Annual Academy Awards took some huge risks in their presentation because of the global pandemic. Here are the highlights and…not so great moments.
Film The Dark and the Wicked Review (Film, 2020) The Dark and the Wicked is the new horror film from writer/director Bryan Bertino. A family reunites to say their final goodbyes to the father, only to discover something evil has taken over the farm.
Film Spookier Times Episode 14: Killer Fashion & Slaxx Killer Fashion is a subgenre of the paranormal slasher where a fashion item--a dress, shoes, hair extensions, an accessory, etc.--gains the ability to kill.
Announcements Announcing SD Media Digest Hey everyone. I’m really excited to announce a new quarterly publication from Sketching Details.
Film The Block Island Sound Review (Film, 2021) The Block Island Sound is terrifying because of its tone, but perhaps a bit muddled by too many competing ideas.
Film The United States vs. Billie Holiday Review (Film, 2021) The United States vs. Billie Holiday is an overwhelming exploration of a dark chapter in American history.
Film Slaxx Review (Film, 2021) Slaxx is a cursed fashion object film that points the satire at the corporation, not the consumers.
Film Promising Young Woman & Defining Genre Promising Young Woman appears to have broken the record for how quickly a horror film can be rebranded as anything but thanks to awards attention. So let's dig into defining genre, shall we?
Film 93rd Annual Academy Award Nominations Here’s a rundown of the 93rd annual Academy Award nominations announced today, 15 March 2021.
Film Tentacles Review (Film, 2021) Tentacles is a psycho-sexual horror film, heavy on the former and light on the latter.
Film The Ranger Review (Film, 2018) The Ranger is a slasher film that actually spends the time to build the world and character relationships so the shift to violence leading into the climax actually has meaning.
Film Teaching Jake about the Camcorder, Jan ’97 Review (Short Film, 2021) Teaching Jake about the Camcorder, Jan '97 is an experimental short horror film from Brian David Gilbert. Someone keeps rewinding a replaying a short home movie about a father teaching his son to use a camcorder.
Film 12 Hour Shift Review (Film, 2020) 12 Hour Shift is a horror/dark comedy film about an organ trade ring getting their supplies out of a hospital. I’ve never seen anything quite like it before.
Film Sound of Metal Review (Film, 2020) Sound of Metal tells the story of a heavy metal drummer who suddenly becomes deaf. There’s a lot to dig into about representation, disability, addiction, and metaphor.
Film Shook Review (Film, 2021) Shook is a slasher/deadly game film with some interesting style choices. Your enjoyment is going to come down to your tolerance for simulated animal cruelty, which dominates the opening sequences of the film.
Film The Outer Limits: S1E05 "The Sixth Finger" This week, we take a look at The Outer Limits episode “The Sixth Finger.” This is a hard sci-fi narrative about genetic research used to unlock the genes with the potential to evolve humankind thousands of years into the future. Read the full article at The Avocado [https://the-avocado.org/2021/02/2
Film No Escape Room Review (Film, 2018) No Escape Room is a made for TV movie playing on the escape room trends in the context of a haunted house story.
Film Nomadland Review (Film, 2021) Nomadland is a meditative drama about the year in the life of a woman who lives in a van working whatever seasonal jobs he can find in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
Film A Nightmare Wakes Review (Film, 2021) Writer/director Nora Unkel’s debut feature-length film uses the story of Mary Shelley writing Frankenstein to craft a horror film about the expected roles of women in society.
