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‘Days Bewitched’: An interview with director Kier-La Janisse [SXSW Online 2021]
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Fall under the spell of ‘Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched’ [SXSW Online 2021 Review]
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[Sitges 2020] ‘The Old Ways’ brings something new to folk horror
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‘Midsommar’ Drags Grief and Horror into Broad Daylight [Review]
Just over a year ago, Ari Aster burst onto the horror scene. Hereditary was an astonishingly assured feature debut. Aster explored the nature of grief and loss using the framework …
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