Shayna MurphyOn Sex, Feminism And Growing Up With ‘Fast Times At Ridgemont High’There’s a moment in Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982), when the film — a beloved ’80s classic that helped launch the careers of many…Jul 27, 2017Jul 27, 2017
Shayna MurphyLonely Graves and the Madness of Despair in ‘Pet Sematary’Pet Sematary is one of the most terrifying novels Stephen King has ever written. After finishing it in 1978, King famously put the…Jan 12, 2017Jan 12, 2017
Shayna MurphyUnderstanding the Search for Identity in ‘The Long Kiss Goodnight’Who is the real Samantha Caine? It’s the question that looms over The Long Kiss Goodnight, the 1996 shoot-em-up written by Shane Black and…Jan 12, 2017Jan 12, 2017
Shayna MurphyinGlorious BirdsOn My Homemade EpisiotomyWhen I was six years old I had a freak accident and gave myself, as my mother later put it, “a homemade episiotomy.”May 20, 20163May 20, 20163
Shayna MurphyinThe CoffeeliciousLivin’ on a Prayer: My Life in Hair MetalI can’t remember the first time I listened to hair metal, but I’ll always remember the first song I ever learned all the lyrics to: Tesla’s…May 4, 20164May 4, 20164
Shayna MurphyI still don’t like therapy.“So what’s been bothering you?” inquires the therapist who I’ve just overheard in the lobby griping about having to fit another basket case…Nov 21, 2015Nov 21, 2015
Shayna MurphyDEATHGASM: Death to False Horror in Metalsploitation SplatterfestIf the dudes from Manowar all ran a train on Angela from Night of the Demons, their unholy spawn might come out looking an awful lot like…Oct 9, 2015Oct 9, 2015
Shayna MurphyFreddy Krueger ChristmasIt wasn’t until I was about eight years old that I finally got the chance to see a real horror movie.Oct 1, 2015Oct 1, 2015
Shayna MurphyThe monster at her heels: Exploring the shadow-self in ‘The Babadook’Monsters, mothers and the dark secrets we’re forced to keep, sometimes even from ourselves, are the focus of “The Babadook,” a film written…Dec 9, 2014Dec 9, 2014