DEEP CUTS goes beneath the surface of horor to uncover the real fears hiding behidn the fiction. Through sharp analysis and a focus on subtext, we explore how horror helps us confront trauma, identity, and the darkest parts of the real world. 

 

(The Horrified Linguist) “THEY THOUGHT HE WAS FAMILY:” PRIMATE (2025)
2026-01-19 09:22 (The Horrified Linguist) "They Thought He was Family:" PRIMATE (2025) By. "Wise Up" Katie Weiss     Every day when I come home, my son (who happens to be a cat) is thrilled to greet me at the door....
Horror as Absence: When a Body Is Replaced by Memory in JENNIFER MURPHY STILL LIVES
2026-01-05 12:26 JENNIFER MURPHY STILL LIVES is a short experimental horror film written, produced, and edited by Damian K. Lahey and read by Danielle Harris. The piece presents an urban legend about a teenage girl wh...
(Pleatherface) Fresh Meat: Discovering Halloween III and the Horror of Consumerism
2025-12-26 08:34 Fresh Meat: Discovering HALLOWEEN III and the Horror of Consumerism By. Pleatherface My first foray into the horror genre is part of an IP that needs little introduction. The Halloween franchise s...
(25 Slays) The Weather Outside is Frightful: Snowbound Isolation and the Horror of Winter Horror 
2025-12-03 12:56 The Weather Outside is Frightful: Snowbound Isolation and the Horror of Winter Horror  By. Professor Horror   After returning to the Midwest following four years in Texas, I was quickly reminded of...