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Kassian Rye

I write about horror film, linking the medium to larger social contexts and artistic movements

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Shock! Theatre

In the early 1900s, the only way to watch movies was at a large theater or with a small peep-show box device.

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2 years ago

The Man of a Thousand Faces

During the silent film era, some American movie stars curated a performance personality that film writers wrote around. Think Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp character, who, with his bumbling sweet personality and oversized clothes, featured...

2 years ago

The First Horror Film

The film on The Internet Archive.

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While we did not use the term "horror film" at the time, tales of terror and intrigue have been put on film as long as the medium has existed.

Regardless of genre, all early film loo...

2 years ago

A Brief Introduction to German Expressionism

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Expressionism was an artistic movement across mediums during the 1920s. This was a sort of artistic rebellion to positivist and enlightenment philosophy at the time, which sought to rationalize the world. For many folks in an...

2 years ago

The Hays Code

If you have delved into cinema history you have doubtlessly heard of the Motion Picture Production Code AKA The Hays Code AKA The Code. Today, I’d like to delve into the Hays Code, explain its implementation, restrictions, and ultimate down...

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