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How Scream Changed My Perspective

Last night a Scream documentary reminded me of the first real lesson the movie ever taught me: horror fans judge way too fast. At eleven years old, I thought Billy’s “death” looked fake, until the twist slapped me in the face and hooked me for life. Sometimes the best horror moments are the ones that prove us wrong.

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Earnest About Film Literacy

When my 14 year old kid and niece sat down to watch The Exorcist, I expected the same reaction they had a year earlier with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: boredom. Instead, they loved it. This is the story of how film literacy sneaks up on you, and why being earnest about cinema changes everything.

A nighttime view of Nell’s Diner from Phasmophobia’s new map, with neon lights, a police car, and Horror Dork branding in the corner.
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Phasmophobia Diner Map

The Phasmophobia Diner map looked small and harmless, until it smoked me on Professional mode. Between getting lost in the kitchen maze and dying to the slowest ghost imaginable, here are my honest (and humiliating) first impressions.

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