Treading the line between gruesome home invasion and dark comedy, Jenn Wexler’s second feature, The Sacrifice Game, is a welcome addition to the Yuletide horror subgenre. Set during Christmas 1971 at the ominously named Blackvale Catholic girls’ boarding school, The Sacrifice Game follows Samantha (Madison Baines), and school outcast Clara […]
Clelia McElroy
Clelia McElroy is the founder and director of Monstrous Flesh, a multi-disciplinary venture exploring the representation of women in the horror genre and the origin of tropes with a feminist lens, through curated film courses, screenings, talks and a podcast.
Give Me Pity! (2022) – Fear and loathing rolled in glitter (Review)
Amanda Kramer’s new reverie Give me Pity! is a strange and unsettling affair. At once a parody and an ode to 70s and 80s TV variety shows, the film – on its glitzy surface at least – focuses on Sissy St Claire (played by U.S. actress and daughter of Bette […]