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 …
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) …
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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 …
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There are more than a few bucket list locations for die-hard horror fans. Monroeville, PA is one of them. Considered to be the birthplace of the zombie, the Evans City/ Pittsburgh/Monroeville area was the stomping (and filming) grounds for director George A. Romero. His legacy includes Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, …
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From sleazy 90s paperback thriller to sleazy early 2000s slasher movie, Valentine is that soft spot in your heart that just won't harden. Valentine's Day and horror make such a pretty pair. Red roses and red blood. Pink hearts and pink guts. Passionate devotion and sadistic obsession. It doesn't take much to twist the romantic …
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I hate to say I hate things. Hate is the ultimate diss after all, isn't it? When you say you hate something, you really don't give a shit what happens to it. You don't care if you never see or hear it ever again. That's the force, the gravitas, of that word. It's a word …
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