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Horror Blog
Reviews, reactions and recommendations from Canberra's horror community.
In Defence of Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice
A defence of Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice; a gloriously cor sequel packed with killer corn, ridiculous deaths, hammy performances and everything that makes low-budget horror so much fun.
Read the post →Horror is not a genre
What makes a movie horror? Is it monsters, blood and carnage... or simply the emotions it evokes? This article explores where the boundaries of horror really lie, and why defining the genre might be impossible.
Read the post →Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
I really wanted to like *Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma*. I enjoy horror movies about horror movies, I love a ridiculous 80s slasher, and I will always have time for a movie that takes something that looks trashy and disposable and asks why we become so emotionally attached to it. And this movie is VERY much about that.
Read the post →The Nicest People I Know Love Horror Movies. Science Says There's a Reason.
Horror fans are often stereotyped as desensitised or lacking empathy. Science says that the opposite is true. Drawing on psychological research, Stephen King's observations, and some of the genre's most iconic final girls and villains, this article explores why horror may only work because its audience cares so deeply.
Read the post →Saccharine
Hana meets up with an old friend who has lost a dramatic amount of weight, crediting a miracle weight-loss drug called Grey. Hana soon discovers the drug is nothing more than cremated human remains, so she does what any perfectly rational medical student would do: she makes her own batch from the cadaver she's studying on. As the kilos melt away, she's haunted by the spirit of the corpse she used.
Read the post →Evil Dead Burn
After the loss of her husband, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws. As one by one they transform into deadites, she comes to discover that the vows she took in life - survive even in death.
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