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.
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.
Grime
On Folies Meurtrieres, dir. Antoine Pellissier, 1984; 1000 Women in Horror, dir. Donna Davies, 2025; and Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, dir. Ariane Louis-Seize, 2023.
Argento's Insects
Thinking about Phenomena, dir. Dario Argento, 1985; Bodycam, dir. Brandon Christensen, 2025; and Old Soul by Susan Barker, 2025.
That Babadook Look
Thinking about The Babadook, dir. Jennifer Kent, 2014; Whistle, dir. Corin Hardy 2025; and Clearcut, dir. by Ryszard Bugajski, 1990.
Bleak, Cruel, & Perfect
Thinking about The Vanishing, dir. George Sluizer, 1988; Final Destination Bloodlines, dir. Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein, 2025; and When Evil Lurks, dir. by Demián Rugna, 2023.