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An Ode to The Opening Sequence of Weapons
Beware of Darkness. Watch out now. Take care, beware the thoughts that linger. This post is simply an ode to the opening sequence of Weapons (one of my favorite films of 2025.) I have an affinity for the use of popular music in film. (The Donnie Darko soundtrack, Dirty Dancing.)But the opening sequence of Weapons is masterful. The filmmakers pair George Harrison’s song Beware of Darkness from 1970, with footage of children running away from their homes in the middle of the n
Abby Brenker
Jan 272 min read


The Best of Winter Horror
We are deep into the winter months and it has been pretty hard. The nights are long and the days are cold. But look on the bright side, at least you're not freezing to death in the snow because a horrible monster is chasing you (at least I hope thats not happening to you). So here are some of the best winter horror films to remind you that things could be much much worse.

Kate Rotunda
Jan 133 min read


New York City's Rich History of Vampire Parties
Recently a friend asked me if I knew much about vampire history in New York. I didn’t. Mostly because there isn’t much from a historic perspective, the closest is the New England Vampire Panic . The Panic that hit the United States in the 1730s was largely a response to tuberculosis and normal human decay. But neither of those topics were broadly, or scientifically understood enough at the time. The fun fact is that Bram Stoker took more from the New England Vampire Panic and
Abby Brenker
Jan 55 min read
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