Film Analyses

The Importance of Dystopia in Sci-fi / Horror

Turning on the news, what takes over is a... disheartening presentiment about the future. Questionable governments, selfish, narrow-minded masses voting for these governments, sociological...

Asylums: Factual Mental Illness vs Artistically Deranged Projection (Podcast)

Tonight, I'm interviewing Michelle Satchwell. After shedding some new light on why kids are portrayed in certain ways in horror films, Michelle is coming...

Powerful Sequences, Defining Soundtracks

After watching a film, you leave the cinema or turn the TV off. While thinking about whether you liked it, do you break down...

The Psychology of Horror: Preparedness and Purpose (Podcast)

Tonight, I'm interviewing Dr. Mathias Clasen. Mathias, among other things, is an associate professor at Aarhus University, teaches at the School of Communication and...

Silent Era: The Foundation of Cinematic Horror (Podcast)

Tonight, I'm interviewing Rob Byrne. Mr. Byrne is a film restorer of silent films and President of the Board of the San Francisco Silent...

Found Footage: The Beginning, the Escalation, and its Societal Impact (Podcast)

Tonight, Erik Kristopher Myers (ekm) talks about the roots of the found footage subgenre, its evolution, its contribution to the cinema, and its effects...

The Horror Inside Us: Leading Anxieties and False Certainties (Podcast)

Tonight, Dr. Michael Lee discusses the horror inside us and why and how one's inner certainties and anxieties can make the everyday person monstrous....

Directors and Horror Films (Podcast)

Ashley Scott Meyers is a writer, producer and director and owns the blog sellingyourscreenplay.com, where you can find practical tips and advice on how...

Kids in Horror: Source of Evil vs Source of Resolution (Podcast)

Michelle Satchwell is Head of the Social Sciences Department at a large school in Derbyshire, UK. She analyses kids' use in horror films and...

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