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thomasprice's review against another edition
dark
funny
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Some of the essays were wonderful. However too many were tangentially about horror, as if the writer was shoehorning the topic in because it was part of the assignment.
bridge_to_narnia's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
3.75
The connection that people had to various horror movies and their sense of self was extremely interesting. I love dissecting films into different meanings, but on my own watch through I can never think of any of the hidden meanings. Seeing other people's autopsies of their favorite movie is just a real treat.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Dysphoria, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Transphobia, Medical trauma, and Pedophilia
apollo0325's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Solid collection of essays and analyses of horror, queerness, and the inherent queerness of horror. Lots of solid ones, some middling, and very few that left no real impression on me. Would love to revisit by watching all of the movies especially the foreign ones.
priceliketag's review against another edition
slow-paced
0.5
75% of these are huge stretches on being even related to their chosen horror movie and all of them are weak queer navelgazing.
There's not a single standout because strangely they’re all the written with a similar cadence.
I will say the low-point was definitely the story where the author admits they never watched the original The Blob in an essay about The Blob and in which they shit-talk the original The Blob.
Laziest writing I’ve seen in a while. Remember just because something means well doesn’t mean it’s done well.
There's not a single standout because strangely they’re all the written with a similar cadence.
I will say the low-point was definitely the story where the author admits they never watched the original The Blob in an essay about The Blob and in which they shit-talk the original The Blob.
Laziest writing I’ve seen in a while. Remember just because something means well doesn’t mean it’s done well.
marisacarpico's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
A full collection of interesting work. Some stronger than others of course, but nothing here that didn’t convey an interesting perspective or relay something really personal in a way that still engaged with the films or genre as a whole. I did balk at the lack of intellectual rigor of the writer who analyzed the newer Blob while bragging they’d never seen the original, but if you wanna embarrass yourself in the permanent record, go ahead, I guess. Otherwise maybe the most thought-provoking essay in the collection. The one on The Birds also excellent.
nheller's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
One of my favorite books I’ve read so far this year!