By the Pricking of Our Thumbs...
For the longest time, I didn't quite think I was a big horror kid but, looking back, it was always there. In the basement, we had bookcases lined with VHS tapes of classic horror, proto-grindhouse 1950s drive-in fare, the gothic horror soap opera Dark Shadows . This was the relatively early days of basic cable too, so I would catch movies I probably shouldn't have while my parents were at work or running errands. Horror, I think, more than just riding that cheap thrill celluloid, offers us the chance to confront some of the fears and anxieties we have through cinematic proxy; at least, it's how I kind of approach it. And sometimes it's just fun to paint with darker colors. Normally in October, I go for lighter, more comedic movie to alleviate and punctuate the proceedings; at the end of the day, this is all supposed to be fun, right? But this is also 2020 so this year I wanted to go darker and take away that safety net a bit. That meant there'd be no Ghostbusters or