Professor Horror
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At Professor Horror, we don't just watch horror: we live it, study it, and celebrate it. Run by writers, critics, and scholars who've made horror both a passion and a career, our mission is to explore the genre in all its bloody brillance.
What on earth did Davalyn Baker
just watch? POSSESSION turns one spectacularly toxic divorce into body horror, doppelgängers, and apocalypse. But beneath the chaos, a divided marriage begins to look a lot like the divided Berlin surrounding it. tinyurl.com/mktev42a
just watch? POSSESSION turns one spectacularly toxic divorce into body horror, doppelgängers, and apocalypse. But beneath the chaos, a divided marriage begins to look a lot like the divided Berlin surrounding it. tinyurl.com/mktev42a
(Deep Cuts) POSSESSION: Divorce, Doppelgängers, and a Marriage Divided by the Berlin Wall
Andrzej Żuławski’s POSSESSION turns a collapsing marriage into surreal body horror, using divorce, doppelgängers, and divided Berlin to explore love, control, and separation.
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September 18, 2026 at 10:36 PM
What on earth did Davalyn Baker
just watch? POSSESSION turns one spectacularly toxic divorce into body horror, doppelgängers, and apocalypse. But beneath the chaos, a divided marriage begins to look a lot like the divided Berlin surrounding it. tinyurl.com/mktev42a
just watch? POSSESSION turns one spectacularly toxic divorce into body horror, doppelgängers, and apocalypse. But beneath the chaos, a divided marriage begins to look a lot like the divided Berlin surrounding it. tinyurl.com/mktev42a
LAKE PLACID may not be great horror, but a giant crocodile and Betty White go a long way. Pleatherface revisits this creature feature and asks a good question: how do streaming services decide which forgotten horror movies get another chance to find us? tinyurl.com/8esau4ne
(Pleatherface) LAKE PLACID Is a Perfectly Funny, Not-Quite-Scary Horror Jaunt
Pleatherface revisits LAKE PLACID, its uneven mix of creature horror and comedy, and how streaming services like Tubi give overlooked horror films another chance to find an audience.
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September 17, 2026 at 2:10 PM
LAKE PLACID may not be great horror, but a giant crocodile and Betty White go a long way. Pleatherface revisits this creature feature and asks a good question: how do streaming services decide which forgotten horror movies get another chance to find us? tinyurl.com/8esau4ne
What makes a great video game movie? @zcregger #ResidentEVil has an answer. Forget recreating a game beat for beat. Capture how it feels to play, then fill Raccoon City with limited resources, escalating threats, and some wonderfully grotesque monsters. tinyurl.com/3yp4htxh
(Review) RESIDENT EVIL Gets the Video Game Movie Right with Monsters, Mayhem, and One Very Unlucky Everyman
Zach Cregger’s RESIDENT EVIL gets the video game movie right with an unlucky everyman, grotesque monsters, bloody horror, and plenty of Raccoon City mayhem.
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September 17, 2026 at 2:06 PM
What makes a great video game movie? @zcregger #ResidentEVil has an answer. Forget recreating a game beat for beat. Capture how it feels to play, then fill Raccoon City with limited resources, escalating threats, and some wonderfully grotesque monsters. tinyurl.com/3yp4htxh
Bad singing has consequences! At #FrightFest, Professor Horror grabs the mic for BAD KARAOKE, where a possessed karaoke machine judges your performance...and if you bomb badly enough, you get to choose how you die. tinyurl.com/3frrr7ht
(Fright Fest UK 2026) BAD KARAOKE Hits all the Right Wrong Notes...and Some Butts Pay the Price
BAD KARAOKE turns performance anxiety into a bloody survival game as a possessed karaoke machine punishes bad singers with increasingly outrageous deaths.
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September 15, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Bad singing has consequences! At #FrightFest, Professor Horror grabs the mic for BAD KARAOKE, where a possessed karaoke machine judges your performance...and if you bomb badly enough, you get to choose how you die. tinyurl.com/3frrr7ht
Does anyone know how to check on Bee Delores? I don’t know anyone who lives near them. Please share this post.
September 15, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Does anyone know how to check on Bee Delores? I don’t know anyone who lives near them. Please share this post.
Starvation. Colonial hubris. An ancient hunger in the Canadian wilderness. What could go wrong? At #FrightFest, ITHAQUA has all the ingredients for a vicious folk-horror feast, but this Hammer revival leaves Professor Horror wishing it had more bite. tinyurl.com/5fycw846
(Fright Fest UK 2026) ITHAQUA Has Plenty of Hunger, but Not Enough Bite
Hammer returns to horror with ITHAQUA, a snowy survival tale of colonial violence, starvation, and folklore that struggles to turn isolation into terror.
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September 13, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Starvation. Colonial hubris. An ancient hunger in the Canadian wilderness. What could go wrong? At #FrightFest, ITHAQUA has all the ingredients for a vicious folk-horror feast, but this Hammer revival leaves Professor Horror wishing it had more bite. tinyurl.com/5fycw846
No helmets. Questionable survival decisions. A drop that makes your stomach relocate somewhere around your knees. Radek Velička reviews FALL 2: DEADPOINT, a bigger, more predictable sequel that proves sometimes you just need to stop asking questions and look down. tinyurl.com/yybhxm9s
(Review) FALL 2: DEADPOINT: Bigger Heights, Fewer Surprises
FALL 2: DEADPOINT trades the tower for Thailand’s cliffs, delivering bigger heights and gorgeous scenery even when its twists are easy to see coming.
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September 13, 2026 at 7:39 PM
No helmets. Questionable survival decisions. A drop that makes your stomach relocate somewhere around your knees. Radek Velička reviews FALL 2: DEADPOINT, a bigger, more predictable sequel that proves sometimes you just need to stop asking questions and look down. tinyurl.com/yybhxm9s
The giant man in the baby mask may not be the biggest baby in the movie. Professor Horror reviews Spider One’s #BIGBABY at Fright Fest UK, a bloody meta-slasher about writer’s block, bruised egos, killer criticism, and creativity throwing a tantrum. tinyurl.com/37wat4d6
(Fright Fest Uk 2026) BIG BABY Throws a Tantrum Over Writer's Block...and the Body Count is Growing
Spider One’s BIG BABY turns writer’s block into a bloody meta-slasher about criticism, artistic insecurity, and a killer creation throwing a tantrum.
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September 13, 2026 at 7:39 PM
The giant man in the baby mask may not be the biggest baby in the movie. Professor Horror reviews Spider One’s #BIGBABY at Fright Fest UK, a bloody meta-slasher about writer’s block, bruised egos, killer criticism, and creativity throwing a tantrum. tinyurl.com/37wat4d6
How much more do zombies have to do to be original? Yeon Sang-ho returns to zombie horror with #Colony where the infected learn, communicate, and move as one. Radek Velicka asks whether the genre is out of ideas...or critics just expect too much. tinyurl.com/y69khd2v
(Fright Fest Uk 2026) COLONY: What Else do Zombies Have to Do to Be Considered Original?
Yeon Sang-ho returns to zombie horror with COLONY, a tense Fantasia 2026 thriller whose infected learn, communicate, adapt, and move as one.
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September 9, 2026 at 1:46 PM
How much more do zombies have to do to be original? Yeon Sang-ho returns to zombie horror with #Colony where the infected learn, communicate, and move as one. Radek Velicka asks whether the genre is out of ideas...or critics just expect too much. tinyurl.com/y69khd2v
Pleatherface visits Stepford, where the lawns are perfect, the wives are obedient, and domestic bliss comes at a horrifying price. We revisit THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975) and the patriarchal nightmare hiding beneath its picture-perfect suburbia. tinyurl.com/mry4a6bt
STEPFORD WIVES: How Domestication Can be Seen as Horrific
Pleatherface revisits The Stepford Wives (1975) and its chilling satire of misogyny, domesticity, patriarchal control, and the destruction of female autonomy.
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September 3, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Pleatherface visits Stepford, where the lawns are perfect, the wives are obedient, and domestic bliss comes at a horrifying price. We revisit THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975) and the patriarchal nightmare hiding beneath its picture-perfect suburbia. tinyurl.com/mry4a6bt
Who is the Gill-man? As summer slips into spooky season, The Horrified Linguist dives into #CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon, the mystery of its iconic monster & the two uncredited performers, Ricou Browning and Ben Chapman, who brought him to life. tinyurl.com/mv68umpu
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954): Who is the Gill-man?
The Horrified Linguist dives into CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954) and the mystery behind the Gill-man, including the uncredited performances of Ricou Browning and Ben Chapman.
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September 2, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Who is the Gill-man? As summer slips into spooky season, The Horrified Linguist dives into #CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon, the mystery of its iconic monster & the two uncredited performers, Ricou Browning and Ben Chapman, who brought him to life. tinyurl.com/mv68umpu
Pennywise. Frank-N-Furter. Wadsworth. Rooster. We all met Tim Curry somewhere different, but for generations of horror fans, queer kids, and misfits, he made being weird feel like something worth celebrating. Davalyn Baker remembers an irreplaceable icon. tinyurl.com/ms574ehc
Remembering Tim Curry: The Man Who made it Sexy to be Weird.
Remembering Tim Curry and the unforgettable characters that defined generations, from Pennywise and Frank-N-Furter to Rooster, Wadsworth, and his wonderfully weird horror legacy.
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August 28, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Pennywise. Frank-N-Furter. Wadsworth. Rooster. We all met Tim Curry somewhere different, but for generations of horror fans, queer kids, and misfits, he made being weird feel like something worth celebrating. Davalyn Baker remembers an irreplaceable icon. tinyurl.com/ms574ehc
Campfires. Canoes. Cropsy. And one of the greatest slasher kills ever put on screen. Bee Delores revisits THE BURNING (1981), its infamous raft massacre, Tom Savini’s glorious practical gore & the anything-goes insanity of ’80s summer horror. tinyurl.com/4aeuysa3
THE BURNING (1981) And One of the Greatest Kills of All Time
Bee Delores revisits THE BURNING (1981), the cult summer-camp slasher packed with Tom Savini gore, Cropsy’s garden shears, and one of horror’s greatest kill sequences.
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August 28, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Campfires. Canoes. Cropsy. And one of the greatest slasher kills ever put on screen. Bee Delores revisits THE BURNING (1981), its infamous raft massacre, Tom Savini’s glorious practical gore & the anything-goes insanity of ’80s summer horror. tinyurl.com/4aeuysa3
Forget logic. Grab your jellybean and enjoy the ride. HOT SPOT creates a drought-ravaged future ruled by an all-seeing AI, then piles on cyber witches, retro-futurism & glorious weirdness. It doesn’t always make sense...but maybe it shouldn’t. tinyurl.com/mtadafdx
(Review) HOT SPOT Asks You to Stop Thinking and Start Feeling, Jellybean in Hand
Professor Horror reviews HOT SPOT, Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s surreal sci-fi thriller starring Noomi Rapace, where AI surveillance, drought, cyber witches, and retro-futurist chaos collide.
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August 25, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Forget logic. Grab your jellybean and enjoy the ride. HOT SPOT creates a drought-ravaged future ruled by an all-seeing AI, then piles on cyber witches, retro-futurism & glorious weirdness. It doesn’t always make sense...but maybe it shouldn’t. tinyurl.com/mtadafdx
Motherhood becomes a nightmare in NIGHTBORN. Radek takes on Hanna Bergholm’s @FantasiaFest Grand Prize winner, a dark Finnish fairy tale of postpartum isolation, bodily transformation & the unsettling idea that something is very wrong with the baby. tinyurl.com/3yhjk8ex
(Fantasia Fest 2026) NIGHTBORN (2026): When Motherhood Turns Into a Nordic Nightmare
Radek Velicka reviews NIGHTBORN, Hanna Bergholm’s Fantasia 2026 Grand Prize winner, a Finnish motherhood nightmare blending postpartum alienation, practical creature effects, and dark folkloric horror...
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August 21, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Motherhood becomes a nightmare in NIGHTBORN. Radek takes on Hanna Bergholm’s @FantasiaFest Grand Prize winner, a dark Finnish fairy tale of postpartum isolation, bodily transformation & the unsettling idea that something is very wrong with the baby. tinyurl.com/3yhjk8ex
What does CARNIVAL OF SOULS have to say about the queer experience? Bee Delores revisits Herk Harvey’s 1962 classic through Mary Henry’s isolation, compulsory heterosexuality, invisibility & the terrifying journey toward seeing yourself clearly. tinyurl.com/cwwcxr75
(Deep Cuts) What Herk Harvey's CARNIVAL OF SOULS Says About Queerness
Bee Delores revisits CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962) through a queer lens, exploring Mary Henry's isolation, unwanted male attention, invisibility, and struggle toward self-recognition in Herk Harvey's haunt...
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August 21, 2026 at 3:07 PM
What does CARNIVAL OF SOULS have to say about the queer experience? Bee Delores revisits Herk Harvey’s 1962 classic through Mary Henry’s isolation, compulsory heterosexuality, invisibility & the terrifying journey toward seeing yourself clearly. tinyurl.com/cwwcxr75
Why is Nikki’s “no, no, no, no, no” in OBSESSION so unsettling? The Horrified Linguist gets linguistic with one of the year’s best horror films, exploring how repetition makes familiar speech uncanny...and makes Inde Navarrette’s performance even scarier. tinyurl.com/ycxeh7ns
(Horrified Linguist) No, no, no, no, no! Uncanny Repetition in OBSESSION
The Horrified Linguist examines OBSESSION through the uncanny language of possessed Nikki, exploring how repetition turns ordinary expressions of love, panic, and desire into something deeply unsettli...
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August 18, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Why is Nikki’s “no, no, no, no, no” in OBSESSION so unsettling? The Horrified Linguist gets linguistic with one of the year’s best horror films, exploring how repetition makes familiar speech uncanny...and makes Inde Navarrette’s performance even scarier. tinyurl.com/ycxeh7ns
Radek found his favorite film of @fantasiafestival.com #Sicko starts with a fake medical scam and black comedy before spiraling into violence, toxic obsession & complete moral collapse. One of the year's best thriller, so #Obsession finally has competition. tinyurl.com/32vvxwc9
(Fantasia Fest 2026) SICKO (2025)...Obsession Has Competition. One of the Year's Best Thrillers Comes from Kazakhstan
Radek Velicka reviews SICKO, a brutal Kazakh thriller that transforms from black comedy into horror as an online medical scam spirals into violence, obsession, and moral collapse.
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August 18, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Radek found his favorite film of @fantasiafestival.com #Sicko starts with a fake medical scam and black comedy before spiraling into violence, toxic obsession & complete moral collapse. One of the year's best thriller, so #Obsession finally has competition. tinyurl.com/32vvxwc9
We say goodbye to the incomparable Sam Neill by revisiting one of his darkest performances. Pleatherface dives into EVENT HORIZON, Neill's descent into hell, its gothic design, and the beautifully imperfect space nightmare that became a cult classic tinyurl.com/265pnzby
(Fresh Meat) EVENT HORIZON: The Beautifully Imperfect Trip to Hell That Hollywood Almost Ruined
Pleatherface revisits EVENT HORIZON, Paul W.S. Anderson's once-maligned space horror classic, exploring its nightmarish production design, Sam Neill's terrifying performance, troubled production, and ...
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August 14, 2026 at 9:35 PM
We say goodbye to the incomparable Sam Neill by revisiting one of his darkest performances. Pleatherface dives into EVENT HORIZON, Neill's descent into hell, its gothic design, and the beautifully imperfect space nightmare that became a cult classic tinyurl.com/265pnzby
What's YOUR favorite dinosaur? @EndofOakStreet drops an ordinary 1982 suburb into a prehistoric nightmare full of creatures you rarely see on screen. It's brutal, weird, wildly fun, and the best dinosaur movie since #JurassicPark. tinyurl.com/msnpxzsd
(Review) THE END OF OAK STREET: Dinosaurs Have Invaded the Cul-de-Sac, and Suburbia Is Screwed
THE END OF OAK STREET unleashes dinosaurs on 1982 suburbia in David Robert Mitchell's wildly entertaining creature feature starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor. It's brutal, surprising, and the be...
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August 14, 2026 at 9:32 PM
What's YOUR favorite dinosaur? @EndofOakStreet drops an ordinary 1982 suburb into a prehistoric nightmare full of creatures you rarely see on screen. It's brutal, weird, wildly fun, and the best dinosaur movie since #JurassicPark. tinyurl.com/msnpxzsd
Kathryn Newton heads into Thailand's flooded caves in The Devil's Mouth, where sharks, claustrophobia, and one spectacularly toxic friendship are all competing to kill you. tinyurl.com/t446t28p
(Review) Jawing at the Mouth: THE DEVIL’S MOUTH Bites Into Sharks, Caves, and Toxic Bestiehood
THE DEVIL'S MOUTH review: Kathryn Newton leads this Thailand-set survival horror that blends sharks, underwater caves, and toxic friendships into a tense summer thriller with plenty of bite.
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August 7, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Kathryn Newton heads into Thailand's flooded caves in The Devil's Mouth, where sharks, claustrophobia, and one spectacularly toxic friendship are all competing to kill you. tinyurl.com/t446t28p
The summer months might be winding, but we are just starting our Summer Horror series with the film that started it all. Pleatherface revisits #Jaws, exploring how Spielberg's classic transformed horror, Hollywood, and the birth of the modern blockbuster. tinyurl.com/yd63c4n5
(Pleatherface) JAWS and the Birth of the Summer Blockbuster
How did JAWS transform Hollywood? Pleatherface explores Steven Spielberg's landmark film, arguing that its greatest legacy isn't just terrifying audiences—it's creating the modern summer blockbuster a...
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August 5, 2026 at 10:57 PM
The summer months might be winding, but we are just starting our Summer Horror series with the film that started it all. Pleatherface revisits #Jaws, exploring how Spielberg's classic transformed horror, Hollywood, and the birth of the modern blockbuster. tinyurl.com/yd63c4n5
Influencer horror is growing up. As part of our Chatt Fest coverage, @24thdoctor.bsky.social examines #Lenore alongside Allison Gunn's upcoming novel #HiveMind, exploring how both dissect parasocial obsession, internet fame, and who gets to control a woman's story. tinyurl.com/cy39dywa
(Chatt Fest 2026) LENORE and Allison Gunn's HIVE MIND: Investigating Trauma in the Age of Influencers
Influencer horror is evolving. Katelyn examines David Ward's LENORE and Allison Gunn's HIVE MIND, exploring how horror uses social media, parasocial obsession, and the fight for narrative control to e...
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August 4, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Influencer horror is growing up. As part of our Chatt Fest coverage, @24thdoctor.bsky.social examines #Lenore alongside Allison Gunn's upcoming novel #HiveMind, exploring how both dissect parasocial obsession, internet fame, and who gets to control a woman's story. tinyurl.com/cy39dywa
How do you film two people talking through different movies? Radek Velicka goes behind the scenes of #YouAreTheFilm, revealing Makoto Ueda's production diary and the three-day shoot behind one unforgettable scene. @FantasiaFest tinyurl.com/ynxvnyfh
(Fantasia Fest 2026) The Making of YOU ARE THE FILM: Three days for a Single Conversation
Discover how YOU ARE THE FILM was made in this Fantasia 2026 behind-the-scenes feature. Radek Velicka explores Makoto Ueda's production diary, revealing the three-day conversation shoot, the 45-seat c...
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August 3, 2026 at 9:23 PM
How do you film two people talking through different movies? Radek Velicka goes behind the scenes of #YouAreTheFilm, revealing Makoto Ueda's production diary and the three-day shoot behind one unforgettable scene. @FantasiaFest tinyurl.com/ynxvnyfh
My favorite film at Sundance is finally getting some love, so please check out my review for #WICKER. A heartfelt fairy tale about love, autonomy, and choosing your happily ever after. Olivia Colman and one devoted wicker husband stole my heart. tinyurl.com/3jpmjjws
(Sundance Film Festival) Once You Go WICKER: Love, Autonomy, and Fairy-Tale Defiance
Wicker Than Fiction: Love Without Ownership — WICKER, premiering at Sundance, reimagines the fairy tale as a romance built on agency, devotion, and refusal to be owned. Olivia Colman stars in a story ...
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August 3, 2026 at 9:18 PM
My favorite film at Sundance is finally getting some love, so please check out my review for #WICKER. A heartfelt fairy tale about love, autonomy, and choosing your happily ever after. Olivia Colman and one devoted wicker husband stole my heart. tinyurl.com/3jpmjjws