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Horror Lex® (https://t.co/Ajqow6ZRlG) is the home of academic horror. Explore our huge research database of scholarly, thoughtful writings on horror films. #horror
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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 to revisit the film's production and legacy. #openaccess
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RT @horrorhomeroom: A longer think piece by William Burns on Fritz Lang's M & its influence on representations of serial killers (Burns als…
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RT @Headpress: An excellent piece on Fritz Lang's M over at @horrorhomeroom. Author William Burns is also the mind behind our latest book,…
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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
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Another *free* ebook from @CambridgeUP'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.
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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
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Bonus note: The authors compare ATLANTIQUE (the feature-lenth version of Diop's two films) with John Carpenter's THE FOG (1980), including with some side-by-side screenshots. How did I not notice that similarity before??
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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 @EntsocAmerica
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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.
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We missed this over the holidays, but check it out --- SAW and vampires, SAW and philosophy, SAW traps as queer!
Oopsie daisy, look what I dropped: The sixth issue is OUT! #horror
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Data Note 6B: As a final caveat to this entire series, the indexing at Horror Lex is done by a human, not AI. Subjectiveness abounds. Also, we have access to the text of the vast majority of the 2024 works, but not 100%. Take all this data as trends, not hard science.
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Data Note 6A: These honorees on Twitter are: @FernandoPagnon3 @baconetti @dawnkeetley @StepfordDotter @TheProfRog @annodracula @HauntedKevin
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Data Note 5A: This is based on a small number of works, and almost all are articles/essays rather than books - but that's the point. Usu. it takes a few years for very new films to trickle into the zeitgeist, but these films were so hot, people have been writing about them ASAP.
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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!
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Data Note 3A: PSYCHO has held the overall most-discussed-film spot at Horror Lex since we began. Not surprising: it's both a key film in horror history AND people have had decades to write about it. Will be interesting to see if any film rivals it as the years go by.
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