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.
The spiraling shape will make you go insane
(Everyone wants to see that groovy thing)
But everyone wants to see that groovy thing
(Everyone wants to see that thing)
Every time I read Uzumaki, it makes me physically sick. Nothing else really gets me like that, but Uzumaki is a non-stop train of body horror and some psychological horror. The babies, the mothers with screws, the lighthouse light bulb, the whirlpool in the pond, the guy who buys the circular wooden tub. Everything is disgusting. Lovecraft wishes he was this good.
Can’t wait to watch the adaptation.
The spiraling shape will make you go insane
(Everyone wants to see that groovy thing)
But everyone wants to see that groovy thing
(Everyone wants to see that thing)
See also a short story by Patricia Highsmith, The Snail-Watcher.
Every time I read Uzumaki, it makes me physically sick. Nothing else really gets me like that, but Uzumaki is a non-stop train of body horror and some psychological horror. The babies, the mothers with screws, the lighthouse light bulb, the whirlpool in the pond, the guy who buys the circular wooden tub. Everything is disgusting. Lovecraft wishes he was this good.
Can’t wait to watch the adaptation.