horror
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Horror, everyone agrees, is a fundamental part of the VHS community.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
Horror is filled with trend-hopping and mimicry — the genre itself holds a mirror to our cultural anxieties, replicating them with chilling, hyperbolic intensity.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
The documentary by director Donna Davies—based on “1000 Women in Horror, 1895-2018,” by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, who wrote the script—isn’t labeling any particular film as good or bad.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
The Welsh actor is set to star in the revival of The Rocky Horror Picture Show as Dr Frank-N-Furter, almost 30 years after a song from the musical helped launch his career.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
Mary Elizabeth is in charge of it, just like she is in charge of the local Rocky Horror Picture Show showings.
From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
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