Justin Yandell
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[Interview] 'Prodigy' Co-director Alex Haughey Talks About the Dangers of Preconceptions and Dehumanization
There are a couple of reasons I don’t ‘review’ a lot of movies day and date with (or in advance of) their release dates, preferring instead to delve into t → Read More
[SXSW Review] ‘The Ranger’ Is An Unabashedly Punk Slasher Throwback
The Ranger, is – on its surface – a vibrant, vicious throwback to 80’s slashers with a unique visual flair. This is like saying punk subculture is – on its → Read More
Why the Horror Trope of the Hard-Boiled Detective Protagonist Needs to End
I typically only write when I feel like I have something meaningful to say – a specific insight into a movie, a humble suggestion to make a franchise more → Read More
The ‘Cloverfield’ Problem: Has Cynicism Become the Series' Scariest Monster?
Be warned, this article contains spoilers for The Cloverfield Paradox, though the biggest one of all was foisted upon everyone who watched the 30-second te → Read More
See No Evil: The Prescience of 'The People Under the Stairs'
Wes Craven had a gift for reading the room. He was always in touch with where society was and made his movies accordingly. A Nightmare on Elm Street perfec → Read More
Breaking the 'Chain': It's Time for a Female Leatherface
Recently I had the audacity to suggest on the Twitter dot-coms – since we’re getting yet another Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot – the new Leatherface shoul → Read More
We Fed it After Midnight: What ‘Gremlins’ Says About Our Current Cultural Hellscape
I was about half-way through my annual Christmas Gremlins rewatch when I realized it all felt extra familiar this year. Something about the central theme o → Read More
'Resident Evil' and 'Until Dawn: Rush of Blood': PSVR Immersion Takes Horror to New Levels
Immersion is possibly one of the most important and intangible aspects of gaming. A first cousin to suspension of disbelief, immersion is what allows you t → Read More
[Review] "Friday the 13th: The Game" is a Killer Use of a Licensed Property
Fox is cornered in the barn. She’s the last one left. Everyone else is dead. Lightning flashes, followed by the crash of thunder. Harry Manfredini’s score → Read More
Cut Away: A Cancer Patient’s Reflection on the ‘Saw’ Franchise
I’ve never been an avid fan of the Saw series as a whole. Don’t get me wrong, I really liked the first three, but I checked out when Amanda – the most inte → Read More
“This is Appalling”: ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation’ as a Commentary on the State of Horror Circa 1993
There’s a certain perception that the horror genre declined in the very late 80’s and very early 90’s. Whether you agree or not is irrelevant, the percepti → Read More
Mutants and Mirages: Why Nothing in That ‘New Mutants’ Trailer May Be as It Seems
A lot of people were surprised or even put out when 20th Century Fox revealed the next movie in the X-Men cinematic universe, The New Mutants, would be a s → Read More
Cycle of Grief: The Missed Message at the Heart of 'Blair Witch'
Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett’s Blair Witch, the stealthily-created reboot/sequel to The Blair Witch Project, is – in my opinion – misunderstood and unfai → Read More