Horror Movies

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Masters of Darkness: Asian Female Directors of Horror Films

A few years ago, Rolling Stone magazine claimed that we were experiencing a rise of modern female horror filmmakers, arguing that a new wave of "female-directed horror films have helped elevate the genre by opening the door to stories that unsettle audiences in new and different ways. " This does not mean that the irruption of women behind the cameras (or in the script) is something exclusive to the present times and to Western horror filmmakers.
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Sacred Mexican Monsters Arrive in Hollywood

The creatures that walk the screen in the series, “Mexico Maleficarum: Resurrecting the 20th Century Mexican Horror Cinema,” have passed Customs from Mexico to the United States to be appreciated by fans and the curious in the heart of Los Angeles, California. Now running through October 27, 20 double programs that take place at the Academy Museum highlight the series made up of films that mostly have B cinema aesthetics, with monsters that do not deny their low-budget bill, coming from either beyond the grave, from outer space or from hell itself.