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Dressing For Dread: Jan White’s Costumes in SEASON OF THE WITCH (1972)
Welcome to Dressing For Dread, a style analysis focusing on key characters in horror films. An unsung hero in George A. Romero’s filmography, SEASON OF THE WITCH (originally released as HUNGRY WIVES,) is a bit less of a traditional horror film than audiences might have liked. Billed as a sleazy, softcore suburban housewife-gone-bored story, the… Read more
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Dressing For Dread: Mia Goth’s Costumes in MaXXXine (2024)
Welcome to Dressing For Dread, a style analysis focusing on key characters in horror films. We all know Maxine Minx wants the good life. We know the hardships and nightmares she survived in X to get where she is now in MAXXXINE. Even though she’s in sunny Los Angeles, her world is still bleak and… Read more
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Dressing For Dread: Ethan Hawke’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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