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Watcher and The Invisible Man: The Violence of Voyeurism
Watcher and The Invisible Man: The Violence of Voyeurism
Part One: Don’t Trust Your Husband
Joan Tierney
Feb 3
The Evolution of the Lesbian Slasher
The Evolution of the Lesbian Slasher
Horror as a genre is no stranger to lesbianism–in fact, women and the women who love them have been woven into the genre practically since…
Joan Tierney
Jul 29, 2023
Freddy and Pennywise: Memory Loss and the Personification of Childhood Trauma
Freddy and Pennywise: Memory Loss and the Personification of Childhood Trauma
Edna St. Vincent Millay said “Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies.”
Joan Tierney
Jul 10, 2022
Coraline, The House, & La Casa Lobo: Haunted Houses in Stop Motion
Coraline, The House, & La Casa Lobo: Haunted Houses in Stop Motion
PART ONE: A HISTORY OF MOTION & THE HAUNTED HOUSE
Joan Tierney
Feb 14, 2022
Vampires and Exorcisms: Catholicism in Modern Horror
Vampires and Exorcisms: Catholicism in Modern Horror
In Roger Ebert’s review of John Carpenter’s Vampires, he said “When it comes to fighting vampires and performing exorcisms, the Roman…
Joan Tierney
Dec 18, 2021
27 Nightmares Before Christmas
27 Nightmares Before Christmas
A lot of people know the It’s A Wonderful Life story by now; how it was a box office bomb in the 40s and then, due to a clerical issue…
Joan Tierney
Oct 31, 2020
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