Tag Archives: horror comedy

Now Fear This: All Cheerleaders Die

Satire is a tightrope. Go too far in one direction, and all subtlety, and more importantly the teeth, is gone. Go too far in the other, and you’re just parroting the point of view of whatever it is you’re poking … Continue reading

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Now Fear This: Killer Klowns from Outer Space

The way I watched television as a kid no longer really exists. Back then, you had maybe a couple cable channels and if you were lucky four movie channels. Rather than turning on the TV and selecting the exact episode … Continue reading

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A Now Fear This Roundup

I’m planning to spend most of this week digesting, and frankly, that gets in the way of long, rambling, and expletive-filled reviews. Fortunately, in the four years Now Fear This has been alive and well, I’ve written a lot of … Continue reading

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Now Fear This: Bad Milo!

As it turns out, we humans are really obsessed with our junk. Most horror movies have a readily made Freudian interpretation about the importance or muddling of gender roles. The classic reading of slasher movies goes like this: virginal young … Continue reading

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