DEEP CUTS goes beneath the surface of horor to uncover the real fears hiding behidn the fiction. Through sharp analysis and a focus on subtext, we explore how horror helps us confront trauma, identity, and the darkest parts of the real world. 

 

(Pleatherface) JAWS and the Birth of the Summer Blockbuster
2026-08-04 13:53 (Pleatherface) JAWS and the Birth of the Summer Blockbuster By. Pleatherface   Summer is in full swing, the heat exacerbating a self-inflicted energy cost crisis. There is no better time to head ...
(Deep Cuts) HOUSE OF WAX (2005) & the Millennial Crash Out of the Mid-2000s
2026-07-21 08:18 (Deep Cuts) HOUSE OF WAX (2005) & the Millennial Crash Out of the Mid-2000s By. Bee Delores  A Huffington Post piece from 2019 opens with this cutting line: “Like everyone in my generation, I am f...
(Deep Cuts) Who Believes the Patient? GOTHIKA and the Horror of Medical Dismissal
2026-07-05 08:33 (Deep Cuts) Who Believes the Patient? GOTHIKA and the Horror of Medical Dismissal By. Davalyn Baker   In 2003, Halle Berry starred in the psychological horror film Gothika. Berry stars as Dr. Mir...
(Pleatherface) Dark Castle, The Art of Remaking Versus the Lack of Creativity 
2026-07-03 19:07 (Pleatherface) Dark Castle...The Art of Remaking Versus the Lack of Creativity By. Pleatherface Around the late 1990’s, a small group of producers and filmmakers got together to create Dark Castle...