Let me tell you a story. It’s about the abandoned house in the woods behind the camp. They say someone lives there; well, not someone. Something. It starts with the dreams. First, you see him staring at you from the woods, a mere shadow. Then the next night you see his jagged smile and dark,... Continue Reading →
The Lizzie Borden House and Salem Through a Psychic Lens
I don't normally go to haunted places on purpose; I'm clairaudient (clear hearing), claircognizant (clear knowing), clairsentient (clear feeling), and a geomantic (feeling the energy of cities/the earth) psychic with a little mind reading on the side. I've had it my whole life, passed down from my mother who has the same abilites, but in... Continue Reading →
Gretel & Hansel: The Path of a Witch
Beautifully shot movie with a shot of Halloween colors in most shots; shows the ravenous nature of reality, how in history, women must often sell oneself to eat, that darkness lurks in the world more often sometimes than good.
The Haunted Mansion: Disney-ifying Racism
I also love this movie (the imagery, the feeling of mansion), but I'm first to point out how weird this movie deals with telling a racially-charged story. The movie opens with a story of a man and a woman; she's writing a letter and we see her poison herself. The man is inconsolable and eventually... Continue Reading →
Pearl (2022): Mrs. Murder Mayhem
Pearl is a gorgeous, technicolor daydream of a lonely, unloved girl who desperately wants to be a star so she can be loved by the entire world. She's also aware that something is deeply wrong with her; Pearl enjoys murder-first animals and then graduating to people who reject her in some way. The first person... Continue Reading →
