Horror
The rise of dark romance and why we can’t get enough of beastly desire
The recent appetite for creature features reflects our long-held fascination with monstrous love.
- Guy Webster
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‘Our experiences are horror’: Why Aussie women make killer psychological horror movies
A new Australian horror movie has landed – and, like many of the hit local horrors before it, the film was brought to life by a team of women.
- Nell Geraets
‘It’s vegan-friendly’: Daisy Ridley on her zombie film with a twist
A zombie movie about grief? It was a strong enough hook to land the Star Wars actor – and drag her all the way to WA to make it.
- Karl Quinn
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Netflix’s monster hit Stranger Things is finally over. Was it worth it?
After five seasons, the sci-fi-horror-nostalgia series has wrapped at last. But did the Duffer Brothers stick the landing?
- Karl Quinn
- ★★★★
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Stranger Things’ final season is here – and it’s much darker than you imagined
There’s no escaping that the show has morphed into an allegory about child exploitation and sexual abuse.
- Karl Quinn
Stranger Things is finally about to end. But does anybody even care?
It was once the biggest show on streaming, but has the Netflix horror sci-fi series left its run too late?
- Karl Quinn
Now, where were we? All you need to know ahead of Stranger Things season 5
The final season of Netflix’s biggest ever show is almost upon us. But if you can’t remember your Vecna from your Mind Flayer, we’ve got you.
- Karl Quinn
When Nick met Night: The Hollywood meeting that begat a bestseller
Take one romance novelist (Nicholas Sparks), add one horror maestro (M. Night Shyamalan), and stir. What you get is Remain, perhaps the year’s most curious book.
- Karl Quinn
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Turns out, the best antidote to anxiety is a horror film
It may seem counterintuitive to deal with stress by making yourself more stressed. But box office data, and studies, suggest the cure for fear is the poison itself.
- Nell Geraets and Pablo Barnes
I watched 31 horror movies this month. This is what I learnt
Horror movies are having quite a moment, but are they as enjoyable when you have to watch one every day of the month?
- Nell Geraets