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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… Read more
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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)… Read more
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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… Read more
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Dressing For Dread: Lee Harker’s Costumes in LONGLEGS (2024)
Welcome to Dressing For Dread, a style analysis focusing on key characters in horror films. The distant, forsaken atmosphere of Oz Perkins’ LONGLEGS dominates every aspect of the film, including the costumes. Heroine and protagonist Agent Lee Harker (Maika Monroe) survives in this world by using her wardrobe as a barrier. It shields her from… Read more
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Three New Kid-Friendly Horror Novels That Are Actually Scary
Goosebumps may have been “the training bra for Stephen King,” but the treasured R.L. Stine series also paved the way for whole subgenres to flourish. Middle Grade and Young Adult horror novels are booming and have been for awhile. Unlike novels from past decades, modern genre titles for kids aren’t necessarily afraid to be scary… Read more
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Grave Sightings: Andy Warhol (PA)
In Grave Sightings, we visit graves of interest and curiosity to pay respects and ponder about life, death, and the bizarre things in between. In the packed rolodex of Pennsylvanian history, there are many cards that warrant a special thank you for its contribution to American culture. Here lies a titan of American identity, one that… Read more
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