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Our run of summertime slasher flicks and creature features now behind us, we decided to switch things up a little for our first September episode. This time around, we're looking at psychological horror, and on the docket is a pair of films that take VERY different approaches to somewhat similar narrative setups. Our modern pick is 2018's Possum, a British film that's light on dialogue but heavy on oppressive atmosphere, grungy production design, and (we know you've seen that utterly terrifying poster) nightmare-inducing imagery. Then, we step back in time to review the 1982 "Oz-sploitation" film Next of Kin, a movie that's a favorite of Quentin Tarantino's and features an unusually chipper and heroic appearance by famed Wolf Creek villain John Jarratt. Plus, a few literary recommendations for your Halloween horror-reading pleasure, and some thoughts about what films actually qualify as psychological horror -- and what films in that category have scarred us for life!
By Christopher Oliphant, Nick Rocco ScaliaOur run of summertime slasher flicks and creature features now behind us, we decided to switch things up a little for our first September episode. This time around, we're looking at psychological horror, and on the docket is a pair of films that take VERY different approaches to somewhat similar narrative setups. Our modern pick is 2018's Possum, a British film that's light on dialogue but heavy on oppressive atmosphere, grungy production design, and (we know you've seen that utterly terrifying poster) nightmare-inducing imagery. Then, we step back in time to review the 1982 "Oz-sploitation" film Next of Kin, a movie that's a favorite of Quentin Tarantino's and features an unusually chipper and heroic appearance by famed Wolf Creek villain John Jarratt. Plus, a few literary recommendations for your Halloween horror-reading pleasure, and some thoughts about what films actually qualify as psychological horror -- and what films in that category have scarred us for life!