“Let me have time. Time to get over that feeling there’s something evil in me.” Few creatures on earth are so mysterious as the cat. These...
“You know who I am, Angel. Now, repeat after me: I love you, Mommy.” In all of horror, few characters remain so beloved as Laurie Strode....
“Can I rely on you not to get me killed?” What happens to our souls when we die? Do we return in another body to live...
“I killed Liz. I killed the teen dream. “Deal with it.” Every high school has them: the beautiful ones. Glamorous, popular, happy, and thriving, these teenage...
Most of us have a love-hate relationship with social media. Yes, our phones provide hours of entertainment and allow us to connect with the larger world,...
“Fuck that shit! Let’s kill this bastard.” Slashers are a staple of the horror genre. When we think about this lovably formulaic narrative trope we imagine...
“That’s what I am to you, isn’t it? Swamp trash, just like my mom.” We’ve all heard stories about Florida Man. Maybe he lost a wrestling...
“I wouldn’t mind just one bite.” When we think of zombie movies, we imagine deceased loved ones rising from hillside cemeteries, decaying walkers roaming the streets,...
“I’d have to be pretty stupid to write a book about killing and then kill him the way I described in my book. I’d be announcing...
“You know I don’t like blondes.” When referring to orgasm, the French use the term la petite mort which literally translates to “the little death.” At...
“The Queen must ride alone.” Grief is the great equalizer. No matter how hard we try to repress our pain after facing immense loss, sooner or...
“They’re not as nihilistic as they look on the internet. That’s just what they want you to think.” If there’s one thing Gen X and Elder...
“You see, I’ve always wanted a little girl.” School’s out for the summer and it’s time to roll up our sleeping bags, forge our physicals, put...
“A crying woman is a scheming woman.” Women are supposed to be natural caregivers. Once we become mothers, we’re expected to put aside our own physical...
“You killed my son! And, now, I kill you and I can’t think of anything more rational.” Compared to traditional slasher fare, there are many things...
“She’s mine, and I’m hers.” The prison movie is a cornerstone of the cinematic landscape. Often adjacent to horror, there’s something inherently horrific about a building...
“I’m an English teacher, not fucking Tomb Raider.” What does it mean to be a strong woman? Is it visible muscles à la Linda Hamilton in...
“Are we going to prom or to hell?” What’s the most important decision a teenager can make? Is it what to do with 5 million dollars...
“Words create lies. Pain can be trusted.” Few things in this world are more frightening than dating. In addition to the fear of getting stood up...
“If you ever come near my family again, I’ll kill you. Do you understand?” We’ve all heard the phrase “hell hath no fury like a woman...
“Don’t you want to be an urban legend, Nat? All your friends are now.” We heard from a friend of a friend of our roommate’s sister’s...
“Death of a loved one can lead people to do the strangest things.” Of all the female killers in the wide world of cinema, few strike...
“There’s someone in the house … absolutely trying to kill me, ya’know?” The Christmas season is upon us! The warm glow of twinkling lights fills the...
“You’re just in time to have your head cut off.” As the autumn days wear on, horror fans around the world mourn the passing of spooky...
