10/30/2018 – Vietnam: The Housemaid (2016) Directed by Derek Nguyen Our final country and fifty-fifth overall is Vietnam, a country that for most Americans continues to be defined by the Vietnam War.  The country itself has long been dominated by censorship … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Vietnam: The Housemaid

10/29/2018 – Coralie Fargeat: Revenge (2017) Directed by Coralie Fargeat We’ve finally reached the end of our look at female directors in horror.  This year we’ve looked at twelve female horror directors (or in one case, a directing duo) with five more to … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Coralie Fargeat: Revenge

10/28/2018 – 2010s: Unsane (2018) Directed by Steven Soderbergh It’s impossible to seriously look back at a decade with any clarity when we haven’t even finished it, so now I’m going to do just that.  While some trends may seem apparent thus far, … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – 2010s: Unsane

10/27/2018 – United Arab Emirates: Djinn (2013) Directed by Tobe Hooper Our second Middle Eastern country of the year is one with a far less extensive history.  The first film, Aber Sabeel, wasn’t made until 1988 and it was never released in … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – United Arab Emirates: Djinn

10/26/2018 – Anna Biller: The Love Witch (2016) Directed by Anna Biller For once I do not need to update what has happened with female directed films since I already covered 2016 last time.  Today’s director, Anna Biller, would receive a bachelor’s … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Anna Biller: The Love Witch

10/25/2018 – 2000s: Three… Extremes (Saam gaang yi) (2004) Directed by Fruit Chan, Park Chan-wook, and Takashi Miike Last decade, we witnessed the horror industry in a downturn quality wise after a stellar one before that.  Towards the end of the ’90s, the genre at … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – 2000s: Three… Extremes (Saam gaang yi)

10/24/2018 – Romania: Domnisoara Christina (1992) Directed by Viorel Sergovici Romania represents the twenty fourth European nation we’ve looked at (and final one this year) which means that nearly half the continent has been covered.  There’s been a distinct Euro-centric focus to this … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Romania: Domnisoara Christina

10/23/2018 – Sophia Takal: Always Shine (2016) Directed by Sophia Takal We again move one year closer to the present from our last installment in this section and even more so this year, we have a number of very well received titles.  Besides … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Sophia Takal: Always Shine

10/22/2018 – 1990s: eXistenZ (1999) Directed by David Cronenberg If the 1980s were marked by horror being at a peak while the rest of the film industry sunk around it, the 1990s saw the reverse trend.  There were numerous factors at … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – 1990s: eXistenZ

10/21/2018 – Philippines: ‘Wag Kang Lilingon (2006) Directed by Quark Henares and Jerry Lopez Sineneng The cinema of the Philippines is far more extensive than that of the others we’ve looked at this year.  Dating back to the silent era, the … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Philippines: ‘Wag Kang Lilingon

10/20/2018 – Karyn Kusama: The Invitation (2015) Directed by Karyn Kusama We are only advancing a year since our last female directed horror film and yet we still have a number of efforts to highlight.  Positive reviews were a common theme this … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Karyn Kusama: The Invitation

10/19/2018 – 1980s: The Lost Boys (1987) Directed by Joel Schumacher As the 1970s came to a close, the film industry as a whole was about to suffer a death in the family.  The beloved New Hollywood movement which had brought filmmaking … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – 1980s: The Lost Boys

10/18/2018 – Peru: We Are Not Alone (No estamos solos) (2016) Directed by Daniel Rodríguez I forgot to note it in the review itself, but with Nigeria, this feature officially crossed the fifty-country mark.  For fifty-one, we head back to South … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Peru: We Are Not Alone (No estamos solos)

10/17/2018 – Ana Lily Amirpour: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour As we get closer to the present day (and today’s movie was released the year I started writing these), the number of horror … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Ana Lily Amirpour: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

10/16/2018 – 1970s: Tales from the Crypt (1972) Directed by Freddie Francis If the 1960s saw the industry starting to expand and develop, the 1970s saw that fracturing increase exponentially.  The independent scene took hold as the New Hollywood movement developed … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – 1970s: Tales from the Crypt