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(4/6) The Horror Lex 2024 Year in Review continues! #HorrorLex2024 Second, what films were not just talked about but heating up? We looked at just those films that were the sole/primary focus of a particular work. Note what changed & what didn't - including a swap of Candymans!

We missed this over the holidays, but check it out --- SAW and vampires, SAW and philosophy, SAW traps as queer!

A fascinating exploration of a 1960 #horror film shot thru w/Mexico's socio-political turmoil. Read Raúl Rodríguez-Hernández & Claudia Schaefer's "Orlak, The Hell of Frankenstein: Screen Monsters and Mexican Modernity" #openaccess in Transmodernity. doi.org/10.5070/T4.208…

The cover story of this Winter's American Entomologist asks: "Are Entomologists Mad Scientists (According to #Horror Movies)?" Maybe--I've seen PHENOMENA, and that McGregor guy is sketch. Author Edwin Harris / access via Oxford Academic Entomological Society of America doi.org/10.1093/ae/tma…

When we think of an '80s teen icon, why is it Ferris Bueller and not Freddy Krueger? Cullen Wade asks a good question and crunches the box office numbers at @HorrorHomeroom #openaccess #horror horrorhomeroom.com/brats-vs-splat…

Another *free* ebook from Cambridge University Press's gothic series, from the venerable @maishawester. "African American Gothic in the Era of Black Lives Matter" looks to GET OUT, CANDYMAN '21, LOVECRAFT COUNTRY and more, w/in the movement that helped define our times. doi.org/10.1017/978100…

In the wake of David Lynch's death, those inspired to write about his signature real-as-surreal style should check out our blog. We've pulled together 75+ books & essays about Lynch and his films that are **FREE** to read/download. #davidlynch #openaccess horrorlex.com/blog/david-lyn…

A longer think piece by William Burns on Fritz Lang's M & its influence on representations of serial killers (Burns also wrote the brilliant Ghost of an Idea: Hauntology, Folk Horror and the Spectre of Nostalgia, from Headpress) headpress.com/product/ghost-… horrorhomeroom.com/the-art-of-mur…

An excellent piece on Fritz Lang's M over at Horror Homeroom. Author William Burns is also the mind behind our latest book, Ghost of an Idea: Hauntology, Folk Horror and the Spectre of Nostalgia. #fritzlang #peterlorre #serialkillers #cultfilm horrorhomeroom.com/the-art-of-mur…

We agree with William Burns that CRUISING (1980) is an "underrated, misunderstood masterpiece" about a serial killer lurking in the S&M shadows. Read his new essay in BLFJ (Bright Lights Film Journal) to revisit the film's production and legacy. #openaccess brightlightsfilm.com/cruising-the-b…