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Tigers Are Not Afraid Returns Fairy Tales to Their Gory Glory [Steelbook Review]

Issa López’s Tigers Are Not Afraid opens with a shocking set of juxtapositions. White text on a black background tells audiences that, “Since the beginning of the drug war in 2006, 160,000 have been k...

Pan's Labyrinth

Not Quite Horror: Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

Horror is evolving as a genre. Although your local multiplex is still loaded with the usual contenders, look a bit closer and you’ll find the latest drama, thriller, or crime offering is closer to hor...

Tale of Tales

Advance Review: Tale of Tales is Beautiful, Bizarre, and Disturbing

Directed by Matteo Garrone, Tale of Tales (Il racconto dei racconti) is a European fantasy-horror film adapted from Giambattista Basile’s seventeenth-century fairy tale collection, the Pentamerone. Th...

Weaknesses Grimm & Grimy: Fairy Tale Based Horror Movies We Can't Help But Like

Grimm & Grimy: Fairy Tale Based Horror Movies We Can’t Help But Like

Fairy tales are a deeply ingrained part of our culture. They’re primal stories, for one, that deal with the most basic human experiences. At the same time, they’re also some of the first stories we ev...

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Cult Corner: Grim (1995)

Welcome to Cult Corner where we dive through the bargain bins to determine if a movie is trash or treasure. Today’s pick… Paul Matthews’ Grim. Grim centers around a group of spelunkers bei...