Tag: Suspiria

  • The Most Satanic Film of All Time Preys on Our Deepest Fears

    The Most Satanic Film of All Time Preys on Our Deepest Fears

    While it’s hard to pin down a singular “golden period” in the history of Hollywood cinema, the 1970s were certainly responsible for many of the classic horror films often cited as being influential today. The rise of the “New Hollywood” era allowed a younger generation of filmmakers, international auteurs, and maverick independent directors reach a…

  • ‘The Omen’ Is Everything That Makes ’70s Horror Great

    ‘The Omen’ Is Everything That Makes ’70s Horror Great

    The 1970s unleashed a wave of classics upon the movie-going world. Indisputably a momentous era in the history of cinema across the world at large, the decade’s abundance of creative horror outings is similarly undeniable. Some of the movies hailing from the timeframe became overnight, epoch-defining sensations — instant classics lapped up by casual audiences…

  • The Best Witch Movies, from ‘Suspiria’ to ‘Hocus Pocus’ to ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’

    The Best Witch Movies, from ‘Suspiria’ to ‘Hocus Pocus’ to ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’

    From an evil queen pondering “Mirror, mirror on the wall: Who is the fairest of them all?” to Three Weird Sisters chanting “Double, double toil and trouble! Fire burn, and cauldron bubble,” witchcraft has been something of a skeleton key across centuries of storytelling on screen and in print. As old as ghost stories themselves,…

  • These Are the Scariest 5 Minutes in Any Giallo Horror Movie

    These Are the Scariest 5 Minutes in Any Giallo Horror Movie

    Before horror’s slasher craze of the 1980s came another subgenre that took over the imagination of fright fans: giallo. The Italian style of horror, which had its heyday during the late ’60s and into the mid -’70s, didn’t have the popularity of later American slasher films, but its uniqueness helped to inspire what was to…

  • While You Wait for the Zendaya-led Sports Drama ‘Challengers,’ Watch This Tennis Rom-Com

    While You Wait for the Zendaya-led Sports Drama ‘Challengers,’ Watch This Tennis Rom-Com

    The excitement continues to build for the release of Luca Guadagnino’s sports-romance movie Challengers. Its recent trailer shows Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist embroiled in a decades-long love triangle that centers around their tennis careers, and it’s already clear we’re in for a heated and drama-filled treat. Guadagnino’s recent successes with Suspiria and Bones…

  • ‘Challengers’ Trailer: Zendaya Is A Tennis Prodigy In The Sports Drama From Luca Guadagnino

    ‘Challengers’ Trailer: Zendaya Is A Tennis Prodigy In The Sports Drama From Luca Guadagnino

    After incredible, award-winning success with his film, “Call Me By Your Name,” filmmaker Luca Guadagnino has been happily toiling away in the horror film genre with his last two movies, “Suspiria” and “Bones & All.” Now, it appears the filmmaker is leaving the gore behind for something new—a sports drama titled “Challengers.”Read More: The 100…

  • ‘The Omen’ Is Everything That Makes ’70s Horror Great

    ‘The Omen’ Is Everything That Makes ’70s Horror Great

    The 1970s unleashed a wave of classics upon the movie-going world. Indisputably a momentous era in the history of cinema across the world at large, the decade’s abundance of creative horror outings is similarly undeniable. Some of the movies hailing from the timeframe became overnight, epoch-defining sensations — instant classics lapped up by casual audiences…

  • 2018’s Suspiria Ending Explained: Who Is Susie, Actually?

    2018’s Suspiria Ending Explained: Who Is Susie, Actually?

    Suspiria is a 2018 supernatural horror film directed by Luca Guadagnino. The film is a re-imagining of the 1977 Italian horror classic of the same name. The plot of the film revolves around a young American dancer named Susie Bannion (played by Dakota Johnson) who travels to Berlin to join a prestigious dance academy run…

  • The Omen Is Peak 70s Horror

    The Omen Is Peak 70s Horror

    The 1970s unleashed a wave of classics upon the movie-going world. Indisputably a momentous era in the history of cinema across the world at large, the decade’s abundance of creative horror outings is similarly undeniable. Some of the movies hailing from the timeframe became overnight, epoch-defining sensations — instant classics lapped up by casual audiences…

  • How the ‘Bones and All’ Cannibal Scenes Were Brought to Life: A Baby Bottle, Syrup and Brownies

    How the ‘Bones and All’ Cannibal Scenes Were Brought to Life: A Baby Bottle, Syrup and Brownies

    Luca Guadagnino’s latest cinematic release, “Bones and All,” is a grisly return to the horror genre for the director, whose last hair-raising feature was 2018’s “Suspiria.” But in order to bring the film’s sickening cannibal scenes to life, Guadagnino heavily relied upon the talents of his long-time make-up department head and close friend Fernanda Perez.“I…