[Editorial] Disability and Horror: Fresh (2022)
It’s time we had a talk. The film I want to talk about, Fresh, was a major hit out of Sundance back in March…
[Editorial] Disability and Horror: Midnight (2021)
If you’ve seen Squid Game, you’re probably already familiar with Wi Ha-Joon, the persistent detective determined to find out the truth behind the deadly games…
[Editorial] Disability and Horror: Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break (2021)
Thirty-one years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed, in the hopes that by enforcing certain standards in business….
[Editorial] Disability and Horror: Run (2021)
Sarah Paulson and Kiera Allen star in Run, a title that dropped online at the end of 2020 and never saw as much press as expected given the rather serious marketing campaign…
[Editorial] Disability and Horror: A Quiet Place Part 2 (2021)
I eagerly looked forward to this follow-up from John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place, which introduced a different vision of the apocalypse…
[Editorial] Disability and Horror: Don’t Breathe (2016)
Fede Alvarez’s Don’t Breathe was a break-out indie horror hit upon its release in 2016, a fact somewhat remarkable given its premise, an old blind vet who is both victim and villain defending his home from good-looking burglars…
[Editorial] Disability and Horror: Introduction
Within the world of horror films, disability representation has had a fraught history, but one I’ve paid careful attention to all my life. I was born with a rare disease that took half my hearing, half my vision, and half my face…