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Monster Land
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This blog is dedicated to my obsession with monsters and horror films. From James Whale's The Bride of Frankenstein to American Psycho, I have always been intrigued by the figure of the monster and his/her/its symbolic place in popular culture. This blog will be an outlet for exploring the folkloric and literary origins of monsters, film and book reviews, and anything else that catches my fancy.
- Added on: Jul 13th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Jeanette
- Listed in: Film Television
- Tags: universal classics horror films monsters scary movies
Recent Posts
Sex, Power and Hard Candy
And then there she wasLike double cherry pieYeah there she wasLike disco superflyI smell sex and candy here…Mama this surely is a dream—Sex and Candy“Playtime is over. It’s time to wake up.”—Hayley, Hard CandyWhile it may be taboo for a g...
Graduation Day for the Class of 2009
Today I graduate with a masters in English and to celebrate I'm presenting a video smorgasbord from the 80s Slasher flick Graduation Day (1981). After the success of slashers like Halloween and Friday the 13th, Hollywood cranked out a slasher film fo...
Chan-wook Park Cuts to the Quick
Chan-wook Park’s Cut opens up on a vampiress with long black hair and flowing robes sucking on the neck of her unfortunate victim, who is frozen in place. Finishing her meal, she answers her cell phone and is suddenly ill. With a flourish, she thro...
The Twelve Deaths of Black X-mas
To ring in the holiday season, I’m bringing you 12 deaths of the Black Christmas remake. As far as remakes go, this one is pretty godawful, but it has more deaths than the original so it meets my 12-death quota.For the 1st death of Christmas, Billy...
The Horror of Finals Week
The horror of finals week is here and my head wants to explode. As a grad student, finals week means something slightly different to me than it does to other college students. Instead of terrifying scan trons and multiple choice tests, I get to writ...
Kennedy Center Honors Mel Brooks and Robert De Niro
The Kennedy Center honored Mel Brooks and Robert De Niro with lifetime achievement awards, along with musician Bruce Springsteen, opera singer Grace Bumbry and jazz prodigy Dave Brubeck.The Kennedy Center Honors are given to performers who have chang...
