Horror
	B Movie Extravaganza (2001) Angels' Wild Women: A Rather Dull Female Biker Gang Outing Director Al Adamson is much like a 60s version of Ed Wood. While his films are ineptly directed, badly acted, and make little logical sense in the end, they have a certain appeal that attracts viewers to seek them out. For me, they have become as addictive as sugar pills; every film I see makes me . . . More		Scopophilia: The Morbid Urge of Peeping Tom (1997) The horror genre is an extreme example of the stimulating use of conflict in narrative cinema, offering its audience the voyeuristic thrill of a sadistic monster-figure preying upon its victims. Michael Powell's Peeping Tom (1960) is a horror film that sets up scenarios for sadistic-voyeuristic enjoyment but at the same time, condemns its audience for this enjoyment. By making these . . . More
	The Wildest Dreams: Brechtian Aesthetics and a Marxist Subtext in A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1997) To be frank, It is surprising that Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), the fourth installment in a repetitive and somewhat stagnated series, was successful at all. The fact that it had the highest grossing opening weekend of any . . . More		Night of the Living Dead: A Film of Psychological Terror (1991) It's a new year. The semester is half over and we're all waiting for hot summer nights to come to us again. But sooner than we think it will be changing leaves and black cats. For some, the spirit of Halloween lasts year round. But was anybody really and appropriately frightened by any of last year's crop of Halloween scare films? Or was it just another year to go and see Chucky swear his little plastic head off . . . More
	More articles on horror . . .
	The True Origin of the Horror Film (1990) A look at the origins of and early examples of horror films.		Who's Laughing Now?: Tricksters in the Evil Dead Trilogy (1996) Analyzing the main character in the Evil Dead movies as a trickster.
	The Splitting of Peyton Westlake (1996) An expressionistic take on Darkman.		Frogs, Snails, and Puppy Dogs' Tails (1997) A fascinating article exploring the sub-genres of horror films and the role of women in them.
	For the Purity of Our Bodily Fluids: An Essay of Eroticism in Vampire Films (2000) A look at eroticism, sex, and sexuality in vampire films		Danger of Being Free(ling) in America: The Monster Politics of Poltergeist (2002) A look at Poltergeist and its relations with the nuclear family, materialism, and the American dream.
	Absurd: An Original Script (1996) An original script about violence, horror, and absurdity.		Spilled Blood (1993) A look at Bram Stoker's Dracula and its connections with sexuality and AIDS.
	Director's Profile: John Carpenter (1990) A profile of director John Carpenter.		Director's Profile: David Cronenberg (1990) A profile of director David Cronenberg and his films.
	The Evolution of David Cronenberg (1989) Examines the evolution of director David Cronenberg's career, from Scanners to Dead Ringers.		Portrait of a Cult Classic (1990) A look at the cult films of Sam Raimi, particularly the Evil Dead series.