Girl Meets Freak
A horror blog where an expert and a newbie discuss films from the canon.
National Film Registry
Movie Discussion: Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979)
Girl Meets Context: Alien was the second feature directed by Ridley Scott, and instantly became a cultural phenomenon. Critics praised it, audiences flocked to it, and the film won a slew of awards, including an Oscar for Special Effects, a Hugo and a bunch of Saturn Awards. The film was infamous, like Psycho and The Exorcist in years prior, … Continue reading
Movie Discussion: George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Girl Meets Context: On January 7, 2012 Kristine at long last got to see the original “flesh-eating zombies” movie. How much context is really needed for the arguably most significant American horror movie of the modern era (rivaled only by John Carpenter’s Halloween, I’d say)? Night of the Living Dead was made on a shoestring budget and … Continue reading
