There’s a sequence in this film where the camera bounces between extreme close ups of our protagonist - her screaming mouth, her bloodshot eyes - and her would-be killers, laughing and mimicking her distress. 

There is something about that, the idea of being so close to death that all you can do is scream and scream and scream… and yet, somehow, in your anguish, you are being mocked. We’re all afraid of being laughed at. But being laughed at in…

I’ve been excited for this one for a long time now and I’m so glad it was made. There’s a great range of speakers here and some really iconic films and literature being talked about. 

That being said, it felt like there were some glaring omissions. For example, covering early DRACULA in the first episode but not CARMILLA (an even earlier vampire novel with definite queer subtext). Or somehow not mentioning SLEEPAWAY CAMP or NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2 in the whole…

At the beginning of this film, a wounded man grunts and groans while he pours whiskey over his injuries and heats a needle to stitch himself back together. I think this is supposed to make me think he is cool and rugged. It actually just made me think he was an idiot for not going to the hospital.

Characters continue to behave this nonsensically for the entire film. The sheriff risks the job she supposedly cares about and attempts to…