MARRIAGE IS A PRISON
Héloïse d'Argenteuil, 12th century trailblazer and philosopher, once wrote, “I preferred love to wedlock, freedom to a bond.” Radical! She’d probably like these movies.
Confrontation on Vacation
Pretty much anytime friends travel somewhere together in a horror movie, things are going to unravel. These movies are on the fun side of this subgenre (sorry, The Descent and The Ritual - you’re not fun or queer enough for this list).
Power, Gender, and pregnancy
If you're squeamish about childbirth, avert your eyes, coward.
Schlocky 4th Installments with Surprisingly Big Stars
For whatever reason, a surprising number of fourth-in-franchise horror movies have inexplicably huge stars in main roles. For some of them, it was relatively early in their career, which makes some sense. But for others, they had already made it, so it begs the question - what are they doing here? The list is presented from least to most bonkers.
Tortured Religious Fanaticism, for Women!
The horror genre has always been full of freaky female religious zealots. These two movies take a more grounded approach to spiritual trauma
For the Nihilistic Masochists
Or the Masochistic Nihilists
Actually maybe don't watch these?
Cult Candy cum Caveats
Movies that require a bit of explanation before you recommend them to friends
Nightmare Logic
I don’t mean movies lacking logic through bad writing (a la Plan 9 From Outer Space), I mean movies employing the weird, lawless logic of actual nightmares. In this list we’re moving from relatively more coherent story lines to less.