Dressing For Dread: Ellison Oswalt’s Costumes in SINISTER (2012) ft. Designer Abby O’Sullivan
Welcome to Dressing For Dread, a style analysis focusing on key characters in horror films. Every few years, it seems a filmmaker is contractually obligated to make a horror film revolving around a writer. In 2012, the task was assigned to Scott Derrickson, who gave us a fantastically creepy view into a true crime writer’s…
Dressing For Dread: Julia Cotton’s Costumes in HELLRAISER (1987)
Welcome to Dressing For Dread, a style analysis focusing on key characters in horror films. Clive Barker’s HELLRAISER needs virtually no introduction. But for the sake of this post, lets shift the focus away from the iconic BDSM-inspired costumes of the Cenobites towards the film’s most endearing human villain. Dashing antagonist Julia Cotton (Clare Higgins)…
My Most Anticipated Horror Book Releases of 2026
Reading for pleasure is a precious commodity these days. Pleasure reading isn’t keeping up with the latest BookTok riffraff, or curing your FOMO over what your coworkers are chatting about. It’s about choosing a book that you want to read, that appeals to you, and helps you escape reality one chapter at a time. I…
Haunted by Deadlines 