Sam LuedtkeJun 7, 20203 min readI Spit on Your GraveWhen reading and discussing ideas of penetration, castration, the phallus, and other Freudian concepts in relation to horror films, and...
Sam LuedtkeMay 31, 20202 min readReligion as Abjection in Hereditary"You didn't kill her, Annie." Hereditary is another widely acclaimed modern horror film that follows in the footsteps of The Babadook and...
Sam LuedtkeMay 24, 20202 min readCreature from the Black Lagoon"It's easy to use, all you do is aim it and squeeze." While Creature from the Black Lagoon is not a supernatural horror film in the same...
Sam LuedtkeMay 24, 20203 min readThe Shining (of the Slasher's Spotlight)"How are things going, Mr. Torrance?" Ah yes, The Shining. Stanley Kubrick’s “masterpiece of modern horror,” while also among Stephen...
Sam LuedtkeMay 10, 20203 min readGanja and Hess"Are you always cold?" In the most recent bi-weekly moodle response that we had to do for this class, we were supposed to discuss the...
Sam LuedtkeMay 6, 20203 min readHuman Roast Pork Beans: Empty Calories"I'm glad I didn't have any of those." Oh boy, this was a tough one to get through. Human Roast Pork Buns was never quite scary, but...
Sam LuedtkeApr 27, 20203 min readBurton and ExpressionismI decided to write a companion piece to my Nosferatu post to further unpack the connections and differences I see among German...
Sam LuedtkeApr 26, 20203 min readThe Babadook and It Follows: Modern "Masterpieces" of Horror"Why can't you just be normal?" I distinctly remember when Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook had its limited release back in 2014. Everyone...
Sam LuedtkeApr 19, 20204 min readNosferatu, German Expressionism, and Goth CultureIs German Expressionism one of the oldest ancestors of goth culture? I cannot be the only one who thinks that, right? I may have started...
Sam LuedtkeApr 8, 20204 min readThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre“The old way... with a sledge! You see, that way's better. They die better that way.” Loosely inspired by the crimes of Ed Gein that took...