SAW: DECADE OF DREAD IN THE MAZE OF MACABRE INGENUITY
A Cut Above: Celebrating a Decade of ‘Saw’ “Live or die. Make your choice.” These chilling words encapsulate the dread-filled atmosphere of the 2004 breakout horror flick ‘Saw’, which has since stained the fabric of modern cinema with its innovative storytelling and visceral terror. Directed by James Wan, ‘Saw’ unleashed a new kind of fear…
THE GRUDGE: ECHOES OF A CURSE THAT BINDS PAST TO PRESENT HORROR
When the Past Refuses to Die: A Look at “The Grudge” (2004) “When someone dies in the grip of a powerful rage… a curse is born.” These bone-chilling words set the tone for “The Grudge,” a 2004 American supernatural horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu. Shimizu, who also helmed the original Japanese version, “Ju-On,” made…
Shaun of the Dead: A Bloody Brilliant Twist on the Zom-Com Genre
“You’ve Got Red on You” – The Unconventional Chill of Shaun of the Dead In the filmic universe of horror, comedies usually sit at the kids’ table—seldom taken seriously and rarely acknowledged for the ingenuity they can bring to the genre. Edgar Wright’s 2004 masterpiece, Shaun of the Dead, shatters this glass ceiling with a…