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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 …

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Attack of the Adaptation: Valentine by Tom Savage vs Valentine (2001)

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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