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In the posts, you'll find:

In-depth horror reviews that go beyond ratings to uncover meanings, myths, historical context, truths, rage, grief, and lessons
Essays on horror topics like character archetypes, cannibalism, and genre deep-dives like Feminine Coming-of-Rage and Universal Monsters
Creative nonfiction including franchise deep dives, personal projects, and a guide to 2024 horror movies

Content warning: All posts contain strong language, descriptions of graphic imagery or content and discussion of NSFW topics—if that isn't your jam that is okay. This is a space about fear, the things that terrify, and what that could mean. Spoiler warnings are provided in most posts but please proceed with caution.

Final Destination Franchise Marathon

The first 5 films followed the original’s 2000 release with subsequent releases in 2003, 2006, 2009, and 2011, about 2-3 years between each one. The first follows a group of teenagers who get off of a plane right before it crashes and are then chased by an invisible force, Death, seeking to restore balance by ending the survivors in order of when they would have died on the plane.

FRANCHISE MARATHONS

May 27

Final Destination 3 (2006)

Directed by James Wong and written by Glen Morgan and James Wong the 3rd installment of Final Destination follows a similar formula to the first 2 films. In the review of the first film I went over the first film which was inspired by Jeffrey Reddick’s spooky experience while traveling. Jump to the third film however and we are following a completely disconnected group of high schoolers, seemingly random as far as the franchise is concerned.

May 14