Texas Forever
On The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, dir. Tobe Hooper, 1974; Undertone, dir. Ian Tuason, 2025; and By Chance or Providence, by Becky Cloonan, 2017.
Morbid Energy
On Stoker, dir. Park Chan-wook, 2013; Leviticus, dir. Adrian Chiarella, 2026; and Salt Lake City, Sacred Parasite Art Series, by Brian Evenson with artwork by Torsten Bohm, 2025.
Bleak Week: Despair Feels Good in a Place Like This
Notes on Bleak Week: Elle, dir. Paul Verhoeven, 2016; Sweet Country, dir. Warwick Thornton, 2017; Come and See, dir. Elem Klimov, 1985; Mother Joan of the Angels, dir. Jerzy Kawalerowicz, 1961; The Devil, Probably, dir. Robert Bresson, 1977.
Fantasies, Dreams, & Legends
On The Blood Spattered Bride, dir. Vicente Aranda, 1972; Hokum, dir. Damian McCarthy, 2026; and Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, by V. E. Schwab, 2025.
Gothic Beach
On Byzantium, dir. Neil Jordan, 2012; Exit 8, dir. Genki Kawamura, 2025; and Crossroads Issue 1: The Long Decade, ed. Candice Bailey and Gavin Lees, 2026.
