In evolutionary biology, a phylogenetic tree shows physical or genetic relationships among species. And many gore-hounds forget that proto-slashers Black Christmas and Halloween share a common ancestor: A Bay of Blood. In 1971, Mario Bava might very well have birthed the first truly modern horror film. A Bay of Blood not only has all theContinue reading “A Bay of Blood”
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When a Stranger Calls
Equal parts Don’t Answer the Phone! and Barfly, When a Stranger Calls also puts seedy LA front and center. And it gets down to business with what’s now become a time-honored horror trope, one exploited by Wes Craven in Scream: the woman home alone receiving threatening phone calls originating from the basement. Here, it’s Jill (CarolContinue reading “When a Stranger Calls”
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