REVIEW: The Love Witch (2016) dir. Anna Biller
Since beginning my work here at the Hassle, I have gotten into the habit of keeping a running tally of new releases…
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Space is the Place (1974) dir. John Coney
When I sat down to write this piece at the beginning of November, I had a pretty easy tack to hang it…
PROFILE: John Campopiano: Filmmaker, Author, Cryptid
Few Bostonians are unfamiliar with the work of John Campopiano – even if they don’t realize it. If Campopiano’s name – or,…
The Pit (1981) dir. Lew Lehman
Of all the genre’s myriad hyper-specific subsets, “regional horror” is perhaps the most nebulous. Unlike more prominent subgenres — slasher flicks, monster…
BIG 3: Pam Grier at the HFA!
From #OscarsSoWhite to the proposed orientalization of Scarlett Johansson, representation in film has never been a hotter-button issue. It is remarkable, then,…
The International Pancake Film Festival: Tales from the Sea
Did you know that sailors once carried pancakes on their person at all times, both for good luck and to ward off…
Phantasm (1979) dir. Don Coscarelli
For a truly silly staple of the VHS horror era, Don Coscarelli’s 1979 spook show Phantasm has a lot to unpack. There’s…
Cannibal Holocaust (1980) dir. Ruggero Deodato
EDITOR’S NOTE: As you probably should have gathered by now, this is an article about a film called Cannibal Holocaust. Subsequently, subject…
Piranha II: The Spawning (1981) dir. James Cameron
For a director who’s been active and well-known for over three decades, James Cameron’s legacy has been far more fluid than most….
Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) dir. Robert Aldrich
The circumstances under which I first saw Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte, Robert Aldrich’s torrid follow-up to his gonzo camp classic What Ever…
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) dir. Jack Arnold
To use an unabashedly silly comparison, the Universal Monsters are the Rat Pack of horror. Like the Rat Pack, these monsters –…
BIG 3: @fter Midnite with the Boston Yeti
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