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Emma Clement | Graphic Artist

How I learned to fear the horror streaming bubble | You Scared Me!

Josh Rosenthal October 16, 2024
The streaming era of horror is starting to wear me down. With Halloween looming closer, both the Sarah Paulson-led “Hold Your Breath” and body-swap blast “It’s What’s Inside” debuted exclusively on Hulu and Netflix, respectively, this October — despite holding their world premieres at Toronto International Film Festival and Sundance. This furthers a recent trend of horror movies bypassing theaters altogether and getting sent straight to streaming — making a select few festival audiences some of the only people to experience these films on the big screen.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Why should we care about horror? | You Scared Me!

Josh Rosenthal October 22, 2023
I find horror films to be a wonderful merchant of empathy and understanding. Even through all the gore and terror, they still serve as a way for viewers to feel seen and heard, as well as supplying some much-needed escapism every now and then.
Ewan McGregor, shown in 2012, stars in the thriller “Doctor Sleep,” which was released Friday and is based off of Stephen King's novel of the same name. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Review: “Doctor Sleep” starts tired, wakes up in second half

David Simon November 10, 2019

The movie "Doctor Sleep" is an exercise in withstanding a sluggish first half for a solidly suspenseful second half.  The story follows a grown-up Dan Torrance (Ewan McGregor), who clearly remains...

Bill Skarsgård at the 2018 Comic Con hosted at the San Diego Convention Center. Skarsgård reprises his role as evil clown Pennywise in “IT Chapter Two,” the sequel to the 2017 film “It” based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name. COURTESY OF GAGE SKIDMORE VIA FLICKR

Review: “It Chapter Two” delivers in scares, lacks in substance

Johnathan D. Kindall September 8, 2019
When “It” hit theaters two years ago, it quickly became a critical and commercial success, becoming the highest grossing horror movie of all time. When it was revealed that the 2017 film would only be the first installment in a two-part series, fans began anxiously awaiting the sequel.
Dani Chaum, right, stars with Olivia Pastore in BU On Broadway's production of Carrie: The Musical. VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU On Broadway partners with local feminine health nonprofit for “Carrie” production

Karla Leon November 1, 2018
A bloodbath will ensue onstage at the the Tsai Performance Center as one 16-year-old straight from a popular horror novel faces the trials and tribulations of puberty and teenagedom. BU On Broadway performs the musical tale “Carrie” from Thursday to Saturday.
Art Attack: The past is not better

Art Attack: The past is not better

Patrick Reid November 10, 2017

In ninth grade, I wanted to write a book about real life. I must have been tired of UFOs and werewolves and happy things in general — I was suddenly preoccupied with somber scenes set to somber music,...

Art Attack: Advanced nostalgia

Art Attack: Advanced nostalgia

Patrick Reid October 17, 2017

I have no idea why the movie “It” came out this fall. With other movies, I can usually at least accept the release date without question (although maybe it’s best to question these, too). But something...

Hulu premiered on Monday its new series “11.22.63," which is based on the Stephen King novel “11/22/63.” The series stars James Franco as a man given the chance to reverse the JFK assassination. PHOTO COURTESY SVEN FRENZEL/HULU

REVIEW: “11.22.63” addresses politics, culture in Stephen King fashion

Shivani Singh February 18, 2016

In the tradition of “Carrie” and “The Shining,” Stephen King brings us another thrilling narrative in which an ordinary, unsuspecting person navigates through a grotesque alternate reality. “11.22.63,”...

A bronze life-size statue of Edgar Allen Poe created by Stephanie Rocknack was unveiled during a ceremony Sunday at the corner of Boylston Street and Charles Street South. PHOTO BY WILLA RUSOWICZ-ORAZEM/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Edgar Allan Poe statue unveiled in Boston

Sara Boutorabi October 6, 2014

In commemoration of the 165th anniversary of Boston native Edgar Allan Poe’s death, the Edgar Allan Poe Foundation of Boston unveiled a life size statue of the poet Sunday at the intersection of Boylston...

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