The unwavering theme of love has permeated throughout popular culture and media since the ages. Love in all its forms is revered and explored: from romantic to platonic, enduring, to a love lost, from passionate and lustful to philautia – a self-love. May (2002) is an incisive character study of a woman who deeply yearns

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Creepshow’s triumphant return for Season 3 brings an amplified dose of gore, exhilarating fun, and spine-chilling monsters. This season elevates the creature features to new heights, promising an intensified thrill ride for the audience. Here at Grimoire of Horror, we have ranked our top three episodes of the season!  #1 The Last Tsubaraya   The

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The Creepshow anthology series came back with a bang for Season 2, with fresh explorations of the modern age of technology and current socio-political landscapes, along with the well-known and loved camp homage to the original Creepshow and classic horror films such as Night of the Living Dead. We at Grimoire of Horror have ranked

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Creepshow has been a cult classic since its emergence in the 1980s as a beloved film featuring shorts that display a specific charm due to their campy nature and gory stories surrounding questions of morality. The original film and subsequent TV show revival have a unique spin in that they weave aspects of comic books

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Raging Grace outlines the exploitation and fetishisation of undocumented immigrants whilst simultaneously celebrating distinctive Filipino traditions and cultural heritage. Paris Zarcilla’s incisive directorial debut follows single mother Joy as she struggles to work two underpaid jobs to provide for her daughter Grace. The heart of Raging Grace lies in Maxene Eigenmann’s nuanced portrayal of Joy.

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Ari Aster. Jordan Peele. Robert Eggers. These modern-day directors have transformed and elevated current horror trends by pouring clear passion, love, and vision into each film. Danny and Michael Philippou’s names can now be added to this list as their debut feature-length film Talk to Me has blown away horror fans and producing studios alike,

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The original electrifying Evil Dead burst onto the horror scene in 1981 and wrapped its spindly tendrils around the throat of passionate horror fans worldwide, keeping us on the edge of our seats and our hearts racing. Since then, the franchise hasn’t given up steam and has continued to prove its deserved stake in the

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TikTok dances emanate eerily around you, a cacophony of booming cackles emit from influencers as they forcefully push their latest merch (that was most likely made in some far-off, exploitative sweatshop factory), internet challenges beckon you to push your physical and mental health to the brink for ‘views’…welcome to 2023. In recent years, the found

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Sadomasochism (noun) : the derivation of sexual gratification from the infliction of physical pain or humiliation either on another person or on oneself. The term “sadism” has its origin in the name of the Marquis de Sade (1740–1814), who not only practiced sexual sadism but also wrote novels about these practices, of which the best known is

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