sexual violence
Looking Back on the Forgotten Zebra Horror Paperback ‘Smoke’
*The following post includes discussion of racism and sexual abuse* Notorious among horror fiction aficionados are the horror novels published by Zebra in the 1980s. Just hearing the name is enough to...
Take Back the Night Proves the Real Monsters Are Human [Review]
One of the most frequently asked, and infuriating, questions when a woman reveals she was a victim a sexual assault, is why didn’t she speak up sooner? Or, worse yet, why didn’t she just...
Looking Back on Underrated Magical Girl Series Uta∽Kata
It’s a misconception that Puella Magi Madoka Magica was the first genre-defying horror magical girl series. There were multiple magical girl stories delving into darker elements created yea...
(Exclusive) Nicolas Winding Refn on ‘The Neon Demon’: Inspiration, Extremes, and the Purpose of Cinema
Nicolas Winding Refn is no stranger to the close-knit relationship between love and violence. In Bronson, the filmmaker breathed life into the brutal and titular inmate portrayed by Tom Hardy. Dr...