I select a thematically appropriate horror movie for each day of the year and tell you about it.
Why?
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
How do you get to decide what qualifies as a horror movie and where each one goes on the calendar?
I am the Mayor of Horror Movies.
Are all these movies good?
Oh gosh no. But I recommend all of them to the adventurous viewer.
What’s with the CWs?
In horror movies, disturbing material is part of the entertainment package. But for some viewers, elements like sexual violence or bigotry ruin the fun. For those folks, I include content warnings. That said, the warnings are based on my personal reactions and should not be expected to cover all potential cinematic skeeviness, so proceed with caution.
Who are you, aside from the mayor?
I’m Shaenon K. Garrity. I’m mostly a cartoonist. I watch a lot of scary movies while I draw cartoons.
I never appreciated that the guy who causes the mess blames the woman for Kong’s death, which makes me contemplate viewing the whole move from a Marxist/Feminist perspective…
One of the less well known things about this movie is that its sequel (“Son of Kong”) begins by confronting the mess that Kong made of New York. Naturally, the “hero” responds to the lawsuits and charges of criminal irresponsibility by running away.
I never appreciated that the guy who causes the mess blames the woman for Kong’s death, which makes me contemplate viewing the whole move from a Marxist/Feminist perspective…
One of the less well known things about this movie is that its sequel (“Son of Kong”) begins by confronting the mess that Kong made of New York. Naturally, the “hero” responds to the lawsuits and charges of criminal irresponsibility by running away.
Still one of the great horror movies. It is amazing how much sympathy Kong himself generates by the end of it
“‘Twas beauty killed the beast.”
“No it wasn’t, it was hitting the ground like that.”
Moving Pictures, Terry Pratchett