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Why “The Conjuring 3” is Damned and Why I Won’t Be Seeing It in Theaters

  • by Your Intrepid Host
  • Posted on June 4, 2021June 4, 2021

Horror is exploitation. But there are limits. Blaming the devil for a vicious real-life murder? That’s the limit. Learn about the true, tragic tale behind “The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It.” A tale the wrong people are telling and going to profit off of.

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‘In the Earth’ and In the Theater: Returning to Horror at the Cinema

  • by Your Intrepid Host
  • Posted on May 17, 2021May 18, 2021

After over a year, Your Intrepid Host has finally seen a new release in an actual theater: ‘In The Earth,’ a film made over 2 weeks during COVID. Find out about this new film and why the theater experience is essential to horror movies.

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Why It’s A Classic: ‘A Christmas Carol’

  • by Your Intrepid Host
  • Posted on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020

Ghosts, chains, eternal torment, and visions of death: why A Christmas Carol is a great horror and social justice read for any time of year.

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Black Lives Matter in Horror

  • by Your Intrepid Host
  • Posted on June 13, 2020February 5, 2021

In horror, how can Black Lives Matter if the ‘Black Dude Dies First’? Horror genre has much to answer for and is starting to change for the better.

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How a Horror Nerd Copes in Crisis

  • by Your Intrepid Host
  • Posted on April 27, 2020April 27, 2020

Horror is something I truly love. It gives me an escape. It makes me think. It gives me catharsis. It gives me a creative buzz. But currently, it’s tremendously psychologically difficult to engage with.

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Why Write a Blog about Horror?

  • by Your Intrepid Host
  • Posted on September 25, 2019November 11, 2020

These stories are ancient, have their own flavors of terror, act as morality tales, mirror real life problems and… well they’re also pretty fun to listen to.

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