Category Archives: horror

Transcultural Undeadness: Histories and Incarnations of Multiethnic Hauntings and Horror

May 31st, 2012 | Posted in call for papers, horror, undead

TRANSCULTURAL UNDEADNESS: HISTORIES AND INCARNATIONS OF MULTIETHNIC HAUNTINGS AND HORROR The Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the Unites States (MELUS) contact email: eandersd@gmu.edu, bussecj@mcmaster.ca MELUS 2013 March 14-17, 2013 Downtown Pittsburgh Deadline: October 20, 2012 Panel co-organizers: Eric Gary Anderson and Cassel Busse. One point of departure for this session is […]

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The Cabin in the Woods: Appreciation of the Monstrous and the Mythos of the Old Ones

April 21st, 2012 | Posted in H. P. Lovecraft, horror, Joss Whedon

Joss Whedon’s latest film, The Cabin in the Woods, has been out in theaters long enough now for a significant amount of reviews and commentary to be published on it. With few exceptions, the reviews have been positive, if not glowing. In this post I will supplement some of the commentary previously offered, and present […]

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Ghost Images: Cinema of the Afterlife

April 12th, 2012 | Posted in ghost, horror, paranormal

Some recent research turned up a book title that I found helpful, Ghost Images: Cinema of the Afterlife by Tom Ruffles (McFarland, 2004). The back cover of the book describes Ruffles as a teacher in communication skills and film studies in the United Kingdom, but the promotional materials from the publisher indicate another interesting facet […]

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Hellraiser and Popular Esotericism

March 12th, 2012 | Posted in Clive Barker, Hellraiser, horror, Western esotericism

The Academic Study of Magic list recently included a fascinating scholarly paper abstract that dovetails with the interests of TheoFantastique. Leon Marvell of Deakin University will be presenting at the International Conference on Esotericism, Culture and Religion at UC Davis with a paper titled “Under the Sign of Baphomet: Hellraiser and Popular Esotericism.” Here is […]

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Sarah Juliet Lauro – Better Off Dead: The Evolution of the Zombie as Post-Human

March 4th, 2012 | Posted in horror, posthuman, zombie, zombie walks

Zombie studies continues to see the addition of new academic analyses as a part of the broader area of horror studies. One of the most recent and valuable additions is Better Off Dead: The Evolution of the Zombie as Post-Human, edited by Deborah Christie and Sarah Juliet Lauro (Fordham University Press, 2011). From the back […]

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Scott Derrickson Seminar on “Transcendent Darkness”

February 15th, 2012 | Posted in film, horror, Scott Derrickson

Scott Derrickson is a film director and writer with a love for horror films. This has been demonstrated in his work on Hellraiser: Inferno (2000), Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000), The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005), as well as his work in science fiction with The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008). Scott is leading […]

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TheoFantastique Nominated for a Rondo Award

February 13th, 2012 | Posted in horror, Rondo Awards

I received notification this morning that the ballot for the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards is now available online. The Rondo is going on ten years, and it was created for “recognizing the best in monster research, creativity and film preservation.” As I scrolled down the list through the various categories, I was very surprised […]

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Super Bowl XLVI Commercials of the Fantastic

February 5th, 2012 | Posted in fantasy, horror, television, Uncategorized

The intersection of the fantastic and popular culture was evident at the Super Bowl with the following commercials:

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Wetmore on Romero Zombies as Markers of Their Times

January 29th, 2012 | Posted in 9/11, horror, Kevin Wetmore, zombie, zombie walks

Zombies are more than the monsters of the moment. While their popularity is at an all time high in popular culture, they have been with us decades, and their meaning changes as our cultural fears evolve. In the following interview, Kevin Wetmore discusses his exploration of the shifting meanings related to Romero’s zombies that he […]

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Psychology Today: What is it That Fascinates Us About Exorcism and Demonic Possession?

January 19th, 2012 | Posted in demonic, devil in film, horror, possession, Satan

A series of bad reviews by film critics, echoed by many rank and file moviegoers, didn’t stop The Devil Inside from doing extremely well at the box office. The film is but the latest in a string of films with the theme of demonic possession, forming a horror subgenre in their own right. This includes […]

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