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The Man of a Thousand Faces
"See! Feast your eyes, glut your soul on my cursed ugliness! Look at Erik’s face! Now you know the face of the voice! You were not content to hear me…
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The First Horror Film
While we did not use the term "horror film" at the time, tales of terror and intrigue have been put on film as long as the medium has existed…
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A Brief Introduction to German Expressionism
What is this thing and why do people talk about it
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The Hays Code
The real villain was corporate corruption (and not naked people)
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Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
“It's a perfect night for mystery and horror. The air itself is filled with monsters.”
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The Invisible Man (1933)
The Invisible Man, as a character, has fascinated me since I first saw The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. He just looks really cool, and putting the…
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The Old Dark House (1932)
“I will give you a toast that you will not appreciate, being young--I give you illusion.”
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I write about horror film, linking the medium to larger social contexts and artistic movements

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