Month: March 2026
Resident Evil: A Retrospective
by H.J. Dutton and Reese Hurd In 1989, Kiyoshi Kurosawa directed Sweet Home, a supernatural j-horror film in which a film crew visits a deceased artist’s estate and encounters the violent spirit of the man’s wife. Kurosawa disowned the project after producer Juzo Itami edited the final cut without Kurosawa’s permission. Today, people are likely
Women in Horror: Gaining Recognition for Exploring Sexual Diversity and Taboo
by Reese Hurd Women who write horror often have an affinity for taboo sexuality. They explore it in ways male writers usually don’t, maybe because they haven’t had to. Through violence and horror, women writers ask the questions about sex and sexuality that really matter. A prime example of a work of horror by a
Revisiting the Creepypasta
by H.J. Dutton “Creepypasta” is a spin on the term “copypasta,” which refers to a piece of text uploaded online that circulates through communities via copy-and-paste. Horror writers could share and circulate stories in this manner, which made them an all-consuming presence on the web, especially on cultural hubs like Reddit and YouTube. The phenomenon