Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho is long considered one of the horror genre’s grandest achievements, so much that in 1992, it was deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the Library of Congress. The level of talent […]
Rutger Hauer: The Nostradamus of Cyberpunk Cinema
Rutger Hauer started his acting career as “the Dutch Robert Redford.” He was a leading man but lurking beneath the surface was a limitless reservoir of talent and an uncanny ability to tap into the […]
BHYH: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE SOUNDS OF GIMETZCO!
This week’s BHYH has been taken over by site Art Director, Andrew Bargeron. Read on, listen, and stay tuned for more staff music recommendations on the next edition of BHYH! It was my birthday this […]
DEAR JOHN: THE BROKEN HEART OF “PROWLER” SHERIFF GEORGE FRASER
Any good slasher movie worth its salt gives us a villain that has some traumatic event that sets off their murderous frenzy – their “trigger,” if you will. Sometimes it’s horrifically tragic, sometimes it’s tragically […]
STUCK IN THE ’90S: UNSUNG FILM HERO HAL HARTLEY AND THE DIY APPEAL OF AMATEUR
There’s much to love from the the 1990s, pop culture wise (I could write a Masters thesis on the brilliance of low-fi indie rock, like a sad Pavement fan who still wakes up each day […]
LET’S THINK TWICE BEFORE ABOLISHING THE HORROR COMMUNITY: A REBUTTAL
The very question “should we abolish the Horror Community?” asked in our last editorial continues to elicit the best and worst reactions from all of us. In the interest of open dialogue and fair criticism, […]
THE “DON’T CALL IT NOSTALGIA” MIX
This week’s edition of BHYH features a maybe less-than-familiar horror-tinged hip hop anthem, an absolute banger of a classic hip hop album you may have forgotten about, a sexy soundtrack number from the underdog of […]
PRETTY PARTS, UGLY WHOLES: SEX, LONELINESS, AND INCEL PANIC IN MAY
By now you’re assuredly at least somewhat familiar with the term “incel.” An abbreviation of “involuntarily celibate,” the word refers to a group of people – mostly young, mostly male – united by extreme difficulty […]
MIXTAPE: SUMMERTIME HIP-HOP (NO, NOT THAT FRESH PRINCE SONG)
By mid-June we’re all reasonably starting to feel the heat of the summer sun. Undoubtedly it’s time for chilling in the shade with our besties, enjoying some (very) cold drinks, and cranking up the volume […]
SHOULD WE ABOLISH THE HORROR COMMUNITY?
Recent antagonism running rampant in the online Horror Community has led some of us to wonder why this group of like-minded individuals has taken to eating itself. Is the only peaceful solution to rid ourselves […]
THE “BEYOND THE VALLEY OF NORMAL” MIX
This week’s BHYH is again eclectic (sorry, we can’t help it), with a range of recommendations from slammin’ summer hip-hop, chainsaw-wielding adrenaline boosters, a whole slew of alternative black voices, unifying ska sounds, and a […]
SIMPLE CONFUSION VS. COMPLEX CONFUSION, OR HOW ALIEN IS A BETTER MOVIE THAN UNDERWATER
Have you ever been in a car accident? It doesn’t have to be anything dramatic; it can just have been a little bump while you were sitting at a red light or someone trying to […]
TRAUMA BEGETS TRAUMA: THE MOTIVATION OF PAMELA VOORHEES
Any good slasher movie worth its salt gives us a villain WHO has some traumatic event that sets off their murderous frenzy – their trigger, if you will. Sometimes it’s horrifically tragic, sometimes it’s tragically […]
HOME IS WHERE THE HORROR IS IN PETER TSCHERKASSKY’S OUTER SPACE
Experimental cinema is a strange beast. Often treated as something different to more conventional styles of film, it can feel like a sub-genre that’s drowned in the academic, made impenetrable or unable to be understood […]
THE “DO THIS SH*T MY WAY” MIX
This week’s BHYH is an eclectic mix of soda pop doo wop suited for the most John Waters-y of us, a well-crafted DJ/rap track that reminds us of the King of Cartoons, a dip into […]