“It scarred countless children—and allegedly left one dead. Many still believe it was all real. Some of it was.”
Horror
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When Hannibal Lecter Took Over
With “The Silence of the Lambs” hitting theaters, Orion wanted a hit. They didn’t anticipate an antihero.
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Days and Nights in Gaza
“Watching TV that first day, we awaited the roar of planes and the rumble of explosions. We didn’t have to wait long.”
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The Lessons of Lore
Ghost stories reveal our collective anxieties amid times of change.
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Elevate Me Later
“Highbrow horror cinema has won respectability—but sold its soul.”
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Fear as a Game
“What can the philosophy of games tell us about our odd impulse to scare ourselves?”
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The Evolutionary Reasons We Are Drawn to Horror Movies and Haunted Houses
“Scary play lets people—and other animals—rehearse coping skills for disturbing challenges in the real world.”
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When Horror Is the Truth-teller
“It is hard, in the era of the AR-15, to fear a vampire.”
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Final Girl, Terrible Place
I was expecting a handy theory. What I found was a way of seeing that would help me decode a script I’d been stuck in for much of my life.
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Finally, the Truth Behind the ‘Haunted’ Dybbuk Box Can Be Revealed
“The Dybbuk Box has captured the popular imagination, becoming the stuff of internet legend — and commerce.”