New Horror 2023 – Day 2

“Rather this old boat, rather a deserted grave under the stars, for my home!”

“The Canal” by Everil Worrell (1927)

Hey that was something. A bit of cosmic horror vibes in there, but really just that same tack with coming to grips with unfathomable terror. And eventually it’s not something as wild as alien god things, but still a good buildup to a familiar horror in a different sort of environment.

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“To remember Drakulon is the sorrow I bear.”

“The Origin of Vampirella” by Budd Lewis & Jose Gonzalez (1981)

Vampirella is one of those characters that gets mixed up in my head along with others like Lady Death and Elvira, but I never knew a thing about her other than the slinky red outfit. Did you know she’s an alien? This origin is an interesting exploration of that and a recontextualization of the vampire mythos.

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“Oh, they’re nice as pie until they’ve had their way with you.”

The Company of Wolves dir. Neil Jordan (1984)

I felt like I’d been duped into watching a kids’ fantasy movie until Things start to happen in some especially gruesome ways. These sorts of fantasy-horror stories also find their way into my annual viewing and I’m all for bringing those classic fairytale terrors back around. All of today’s stories had that seductiveness of the darkness and unknown, so big ups to the recurrence of the theme.