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VIDEO ESSAY: Our Scary Summer: 1979

I’ve often been asked why I have such an affinity for the horror genre. My answer is always this: Because it reflects the fears that are currently haunting society. There is simply... The post VIDEO...

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The Cultural Impact of ‘The Exorcist’

I’m not sure if we’ll ever see this level of intensity again. Though, The Blair Witch Project created quite a stir, albeit for different reasons. via The Film Stage: Thanks to inflation, box-office......

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What Movies Are You Watching This Weekend?

Do any of you Disinfonauts have movie plans for the weekend? Two films I’ve been highly anticipating are opening tonight: The Zero Theorem by Terry Gilliam and Tusk by Kevin Smith. Though, I’m not sure...

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[Poll] Favorite Film Genre

Happy Halloween, Disnfonauts. I hope you all have a good and safe weekend. We’re starting a new poll today, a little bit different than some of the others–and definitely more mundane. With... The post...

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The Psychology of a Horror Movie Fan

via Pacific Standard Magazine: Scientists have tried to figure out the appeal of axe murderers and creepy dolls, but it mostly remains a spooky mystery. Earlier this year, the horror movie genre... The...

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Corpses! Armed Robberies! Southern (California) Death Cults! It’s the PIFF...

Genre fiction can be given short shrift in serious cinephile circles. Major award ceremonies like the Oscars and Golden Globes regularly overlook top-shelf horror and science-fiction (no doubt Westerns...

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Piff After Dark: The (Agony) And Ecstasy Of Gold – Let The Corpses Tan movie...

O cursed hunger of pernicious gold! What bands of faith can impious lucre hold? — Aeneas, The Aeneid, Book III Gold is a complicated metal, symbolically speaking. It can be used to... The post Piff...

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