31 Days of Fright: A Field in England
“Open up and let the devil in!” I truly have no frame of reference for a film like A Field in England. The only comparisons that spring to mind are….
Author: T. Dawson
Trevor Dawson is the Executive Editor of GAMbIT Magazine. He is a musician, an award-winning short story author, and a big fan of scotch. His work has appeared in Statement, Levels Below, Robbed of Sleep vols. 3 and 4, Amygdala, Mosaic, and Mangrove. Trevor lives in Denver, CO.
31 Days of Fright: Kill List
“They were bad people. They deserve to suffer.” No one makes movies like Ben Wheatley. He has no regard for the conventions of whatever genre he’s nominally operating in; in….
31 Days of Fright: Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
“Sometimes I think that the best view of God is from Hell.” Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist has an opening scene that’s impossible to beat. It’s a sequence of bravura….
31 Days of Fright: Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
“Burkittsville isn’t a haunted place.” There’s a curious phenomena that seems to mainly affect the horror genre: movies that don’t need (or warrant) sequels being given them anyway. It’s not….
31 Days of Fright: Raw
“Any animal that’s tasted human flesh isn’t safe.” I am never going to watch Raw again. That’s not because it isn’t good – in fact, it’s exceptionally well-made. But it….
31 Days of Fright: Banshee Chapter
“I don’t like this. It can see me.” Your mileage with Banshee Chapter will vary depending on how you respond to ekphrastic work. If you didn’t waste your time in….
31 Days of Fright: Splice
“Do you think it’s in pain?” Some stories so acutely tap into our collective consciousness that they become part of the narrative firmament, something so fundamental and universal that the….
31 Days of Fright: The Invitation
“Tonight is the night our faith is made real.” I adore horror movies that can conceivably work as plays. Think of Funny Games, or Bug (which actually started as a….
31 Days of Fright: Hellraiser
“No tears, please. It’s a waste of good suffering.” How does anyone take Clive Barker seriously? He is possessed of a child’s sense of horror, a “more is more” approach….
31 Days of Fright: An Announcement and an Apology
Despite what last year’s piss-poor showing might have led you to believe, 31 Days of Fright is very much still happening. I only got around to 4 of last year’s….
American Horror Story: 1984: “Mr. Jingles”
Well, that was a lot, wasn’t it? In terms of place-setting episodes, you’re not likely to find one as entertaining and engrossing as “Mr. Jingles.” But it would be understandable….
American Horror Story: 1984: “Camp Redwood”
Anthology series, by their very nature, are a mixed bag. American Horror Story is the longest-running of these, and thus makes for a perfect case study. The show is at….