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  1. The slow deterioration in Julia Ducournau's RawJulia Ducournau’s Raw begins with the controlled discomfort of a university initiation and gradually slips into something much more disturbing. Justine, a…
  2. Crypto Casino Altcoins Through A Genre Film LensCryptocurrency casinos occupy an unusual space between finance, entertainment, and digital culture. Altcoins bring an added layer of choice to the experience,…
  3. The Practical Effects Behind John Carpenter’s The FogJohn Carpenter’s The Fog is built from simple physical ingredients: smoke, painted light, wet streets, old timber, make-up, miniatures and actors moving…
  4. The House That Jack Built and the Terror of Artistic EgoLars von Trier’s The House That Jack Built is a horror film about a serial killer who wants to be understood as an artist. Its violence is lurid, its humour is…
  5. The Environmental Horror of The RuinsCarter Smith’s The Ruins turns a holiday landmark into a trap with no safe edge. Released in 2008 and adapted from Scott Smith’s novel, the film follows a…
  6. The Cinematic Language of Tetsuo: The Iron ManShinya Tsukamoto’s Tetsuo: The Iron Man is less a conventional narrative than a violent audiovisual system. Released in 1989, this Japanese cyberpunk…
  7. Ancient Gods in The RitualThe Ritual uses Norse mythology for modern horror by making ancient belief feel less like homework than a physical presence in the forest. The Jötun,…
  8. The sparse score of Under the Skin and its alien perspectiveJonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin is often described through its images: a white van moving through Glasgow, a naked figure beneath a black surface, a nightclub…
  9. How Berberian Sound Studio explores the art of foleysPeter Strickland’s 2022 chamber piece turns an analogue recording studio into both sanctuary and trap. Berberian Sound Studio follows an archivist arriving at…
  10. The Stop-Motion Nightmares of The Nightmare Before ChristmasHenry Selick’s The Nightmare Before Christmas remains one of the strangest family films ever to become a seasonal tradition. Released in 1993, it turns…