Horror essays

People Who Say Horror Doesn’t Scare Them Can Go to Hell

Antheny / November 3, 2025

Horror snobs who brag they’ve never been scared by a movie? Go to hell. Modern horror still works, it’s just waiting for you to meet it halfway. A raw look at why fear isn’t dead, audiences are just too numb to feel it.

Linda’s body arranged under Judith Myers’ gravestone in Halloween (1978), symbolizing Michael Myers’ ritual recreation of his first murder.

Blog, Horror Philosophy, Movie Analysis

When Halloween Outgrew John Carpenter

Antheny / November 1, 2025

Every movie outgrows its maker, but Halloween (1978) went further. Somewhere between Carpenter’s script and the final cut, it started saying things even he didn’t plan. This is a look at how that film, through accident, instinct, or something darker, became its own myth, its own boogeyman.