January 2020 - Tor Nightfire

Movie Review: Luz, a Lucid Nightmare of ’80s Euro-horror

Posted on January 31, 2020 (January 5, 2024) by Sam Reader

Our review of Luz, a nightmarish, visually striking ’80s throwback horror movie you can stream right now. […]

January 31, 2020 On Screen

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Scary Tales: Seven Dark Fairy Tale Retellings

Posted on January 31, 2020 (January 5, 2024) by Emily Hughes

The fairy tales we tell children are often full of death & suffering – in these seven collections & novels, those stories get a decidedly darker treatment. […]

January 31, 2020 Books

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War is Hell: 8 Military Horror Books

Posted on January 23, 2020 (January 5, 2024) by Emily Hughes

sample heading When I left a screening of Sam Mendes’s World War I epic 1917 last week, I found myself thinking that, more than anything else, he’d made a horror Read More » […]

January 23, 2020 Books

The Horror of Ambiguity: Paul Tremblay’s The Cabin at the End of the World

Posted on January 17, 2020 (December 21, 2023) by Theresa DeLucci

The Cabin at the End of the World, Tremblay’s tale of a family vacation gone very wrong, will have you second-guessing reality, morality, and identity. […]

January 17, 2020 Books

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The Kids Are Not All Right: Brian Evenson on Making Monstrous Children

Posted on January 15, 2020 (January 5, 2024) by Brian Evenson

Author Brian Evenson lists ten of the creepiest children in horror, from Shirley Jackson and Stephen King to Josh Malerman and Zoje Stage. […]

January 15, 2020 Books

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Five Lightly Creepy Movies on Disney+ for the Burgeoning Horror Fan

Posted on January 14, 2020 (January 3, 2024) by Jordan Hanley

Five mildly to moderately creepy movies currently streaming on Disney+ that helped us become the horror fans we are today. […]

January 14, 2020 On Screen

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Six Works of Meta-Horror That Break All the Rules

Posted on January 10, 2020 (January 5, 2024) by Sam Reader

Horror is one of those genres that loves to comment on itself and its tropes – here are six works of meta-horror that break the rules and the fourth wall. […]

January 10, 2020 Books