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Abandoned Places | Horror Movie Essays

George R. Galuschak

Horror movies as a way to talk about anything, anywhere, anytime. Just add monsters.

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Lake Mungo (2008)

Source: IMDB.

If ghosts exist, they hide in corners.

My mother passed away two years ago. Last summer I heard her speak in Orvieto, Italy. She said ‘hi, George!’ It was her voice. There is no doubt about that. There is also no doubt that...

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Session 9 (2001)

Source: IMDB.

When I was still a kid, dwelling in a suburb in Northern New Jersey, I lived near a local mom & pop store. Think 7-11 in the early 1980s, except this place also sold soda pop and light snacks that you could eat at a counter w...

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Psycho (1960)

Source: IMDB.

Is Norman Bates insane, or is he possessed by the spirit of his dead mother? Or is there a third explanation? When Marion Crane gives Norman her real name and destination at the end of their dinner chat, he looks up the name...

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The Lighthouse (2019)

Source: IMDB.

I watched The Lighthouse at 4am on a dreary Monday morning. Having seen Eggers’ The VVitch, I felt like I was prepared for anything. I was ready to be frightened, disgusted, upset, heartbroken, enlightened. Except I wasn’t re...

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The Haunting (1963)

Source: Wikipedia. Spoilers.

I would not call Eleanor, the main character of The Haunting, insane. I would call her frayed. She has spent all her adult life caring for an unpleasant old woman who also happens to be her mother.

Thanks for...

23 days ago
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    Horror happens when things break. Horror movies are a way to talk about it. Anything, anywhere, anytime. Just add monsters, and it's all fair game.

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